rich@eddie.MIT.EDU (Richard Caloggero) (02/24/88)
I'm not sure where to post this, so feel free to complain... I recently was informed of the existance of the "netlib server", a program which responds to requests sent to it via e-mail. The program maintains a database of a wide variety of sources for various numerically-oriented packages (such as linpack), and some other odds and ends. For those interested, send e-mail to "netlib@anl-mcs.arpa". Send a message containing the line "send index" to the server. I'm not sure of other paths to the machine -- sorry. Having said this, I would like to know if there are other similar facilities available on usenet. I do know about this thing called the lyrics server "lyrics@umass.bitnet", which maintains a database of song lyrics by author and/or album title. Send a message containing the single word "help" to the formentioned address for more. Are there other such things out there? Is there a list of addresses and cescriptions of purpose available somewhere? -- -- Rich (rich@eddie.mit.edu). The circle is open, but unbroken. Merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again.
slocum@hi-csc.UUCP (Brett Slocum) (02/25/88)
I'm aware of two other mail servers: ...decwrl!archive-server which has a list a recipes and software (including the archive server), and archive-server@plaid.sun.com which has the back issues of Other Realms, an electronic (and paper) magazine of SF & fantasy fiction reviews (excellent quality, including reviews by Chuq von Roshpach, ed., Charles deLint, and others). P.S. I don't know where this should be netwise, either. -- --Brett Slocum "Never bet with a Sicilian where Death is involved." UUCP: ...{uunet,ihnp4!umn-cs}!hi-csc!slocum Arpa: hi-csc!slocum@umn-cs.arpa