John Stanley <73765.1026@compuserve.com> (09/24/90)
Help. I am looking for a cheap PC package that does UUCP mail and news. I have a free one that does mail, but no news. Vortex has a $335 package that does both, but fails the cheap condition. I am getting really tired of Compuserve time charges, but want NEWS! I already have set up contact with a UUCP source (cheap, mail to info@psi.com), now I need the receiving end. Any ideas/names?
grb@mtuxo.att.com (Gary Becker) (09/26/90)
John, Read the comp.sys.ibm.pc and comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest newsgroups. An article describing USEnet PC Access is posted or requested every few weeks. I seem to recall articles that said public domain USEnet PC software is available from SIMTEL. Please ask on that newsgroup about access to SIMTEL. I've not personally retrieved software from the SIMTEL archives, and so am not the best person to go to for advice on it. If you find cheap, but not public domain, uucp software I'd be interested in the source. My employer has a policy, to prevent viruses, of no use of public domain software on company PC's. Gary Becker
roy@cs.umn.edu (Roy M. Silvernail) (09/28/90)
grb@mtuxo.att.com (Gary Becker) writes: > If you find cheap, but not public domain, uucp software I'd be > interested in the source. My employer has a policy, to prevent > viruses, of no use of public domain software on company PC's. I have written to the original poster, but it appears this may have some general interest. Waffle is a PC (and Unix) netmail/netnews/UUCP package. I use it for my node, and find it quite robust. Source is available, as well. (I think it's about $120 for PC source) It's shareware, not public domain. The shareware executable distribution is available on SIMTEL as PD2:<MSDOS2.BBS>WAF163.ZIP. One caveat: if you want to take 16-bit compressed batches of news, you'll need a different version of compress than the one supplied. OB disclaimer ... I didn't write it (Tom Dell did, and a fine job it is!), I just use it and like it. Roy M. Silvernail |+| roy%cybrspc@cs.umn.edu
harrism@omhftre.raidernet.com (Mark Harris) (09/28/90)
73765.1026@compuserve.com (John Stanley) writes: > Help. I am looking for a cheap PC package that does UUCP mail and > news. I already have set up contact with a UUCP source (cheap, mail to > info@psi.com), now I need the receiving end. Any ideas/names? Try the Waffle BBS system. Dial 408-245-7726. It works. It's good. It's worth the registration of around $30. Mark Harris UUCP: ...!uunet!mjbtn!raider!omhftre!harrism Domain: harrism@omhftre.raidernet.com
cambler@polyslo.calpoly.edu (Fubar) (10/04/90)
FSUUCP Version 1.1 release 5 is the most current version of FSUUCP. FSUUCP implements a UUCP/Usenet transfer protocol for MSDOS based machines. It comes complete with a full 7 window uucico, uuxqt with rnews and rmail capability, mail, readnews, postnews, uuq, uusnap, and news utilities like batcher and expire. Unlike other packages, FSUUCP implements these programmes as DOS commands directly. By putting the executables on your PATH, and setting an environment variable pointing to your configuration file, you can have UNIX mail and news on your MSDOS machine from the prompt, just like UNIX. To get a copy of FSUUCP: 1. Get it via anonymous FTP from polyslo.calpoly.edu. The file name will be fsuu11r5.zip. The current naming convention is fsuu[VV]r[R].zip, where VV is the version number in V.V format, and R is the release number. In this case, fsuu11r5 means version 1.1, release 5. Check occasionally on polyslo to be sure you have the latest version. 2. Mail us the $35 shareware registration and we will mail you back a disk with a registered copy. Please specify: A. 3.5" 720K B. 5.25" 1.2Meg 3. Mail us a self-addressed stamped disk mailer with either formatted 5.25" 1.2 Meg or 3.5" 720K or 1.44Meg disk. ***NO 360K DISKS!!!*** Registered users remain registered through all major revisions, or for a full year from time of registering, whichever is longer. That is, if you register your copy of 1.1, you are still registered through 1.2, 1.3, ..., 1.x, and all releases of these versions, and you are also still registered regardless of the version for a full year. Note that if you choose method 3, you DO NOT need to send the registration until/if you decide to use FSUUCP. And, as always, any bug reports or wishlists will be addressed for future releases. Coming Soon: FSBBS 2.0, Fubar Systems BBS with FSUUCP 1.x integrated into the package, plus local boards, DYM, games, files, textfiles, complete full-screen sysop utilities, termcap capability, scheduler, complete development package available, fully expandable, pant pant pant. All this, and shareware too. ADDRESS FOR SENDING DISK: Fubar Systems FSUUCP Request 1525 Mill #6 San Luis Obispo, Ca 93401-2543 (805) 54-FUBAR -- BBS (FSBBS 2.0 prototype system) (805) 544-9234 -- Voice support For more information, send mail to: support@fubarsys.com ++Christopher(); --- cambler@polyslo.calpoly.edu --- chris@fubarsys.com