smith@mcclb0.med.nyu.edu (03/17/90)
USENET sequence distribution. ============================= In order to use this data feed, software is needed to automatically extract the news items (sequences) and load them into a database usable by the local bank search software. Two groups, one at the Public Health Research Institute and the other at New York University Medical Center are collaborating with Genbank to provide software to furnish this service. We expect to publish a short account of it in the near future. We have finished the preliminary testing of the VMS code to process this newsfeed, and therefore announce the availability of a distribution for public use. The VMS code is available from our MAILSERVer immediately. In order to get the distribution send mail to: MAILSERV@NYUMED.BITNET or MAILSERV@mcclb0.med.nyu.edu with a single line in the body of the message reading "SEND NIGHTLY.1" The distribution is VMS_SHAREd. We will attempt to keep distributions of the s/w on our machine for general access which are free of known bugs. We will agressively fix known problems with the software as it is run on our own system: we can not guarantee functionallity on other systems or configurations. Our software is distributed for use in the public domain. It is not to be distributed as a commercial product. The authors/developers names appear in the code, and should not be removed. Individuals who modify the code are encouraged to document their changes and to return the software to the source institution for inclusion in the general distribution for the benefit of all. DISCLAIMER (Oops!) ---------- We emphasize that neither the authors nor our institution (NYU) warrant or guarantee this software to be fit for any purpose or perform any function. The end-user accepts full responsibility for the consequences of running this software on his computer including the possibility of loss of data and the corruption of databases. +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Ross Smith, Cell Biology, NYU Medical Center, 550 First Ave., NYC, 10016| |Phone: (212) 340-5356: FAX: (212) 340-8139 (Alternate NYUMC) (212) 340-7190| |E-Mail: SMITH@NYUMED.BITNET (BITNET), SMITH@MCCLB0.MED.NYU.EDU (Internet)| +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+