davison@UHNIX2.UH.EDU (Dan Davison) (12/01/89)
The University of Houston GenBank-Server now distributes molecular biology software, as announced earlier this month by Rainer Fuchs (EMBL File Server) and Dan Davison and Jack Chappelear (UH GenBank-Server). The server has software for DOS, Mac, Unix, and VAX/VMS machines. A brief summary of commands follows. In the next few weeks, we will be adding (1) the Toolpack Fortran programming tools, and (2) daily updates of the GenBank-Server. We also may have anonymous FTP access some time next spring. We intend to have a common command set with the EMBL File Server. At the moment the commands are close, but are not yet identical. Commands for GenBank entries: HELP SEND INDEX SEND LOCUS <locusname> <locusname> ... SEND ACCESSION <accession number> <accession number> Software commands: SEND DOS INDEX SEND MAC INDEX SEND UNIX INDEX SEND VMS INDEX SEND DOS HELP SEND MAC HELP SEND UNIX HELP SEND VMS HELP SEND DOS <filename.uue> <filename.uue> ... SEND MAC <filename.hqx> <filename.hqx> ... SEND UNIX <filename> <filename> SEND VMS <filename> <filename> Commands to the server can be in upper, lower or mixed case. They can appear in the Subject: line or in the body of the message. If they appear in both you will get two copies. Software notes: - The DOS files require some decoding; see the DOS HELP message. - The Mac files require Stuffit 1.5.1 or later, which is not available on the server at the moment. (BinHex 4.0 or later may also work). - The Unix files will be delivered as "shar" files. Internet address: genbank-server@uhnix2.uh.edu BITNET address: genbank-server%uhnix2.uh.edu@CUNYVM UUCP: genbank-server@uhnix2.UUCP The server has been successfully accessed from most networks around the world. Questions or problems can be directed to davison@uh.edu, Internet, or DAVISON@UHOU, BITNET. dan davison -- dr. dan davison/dept. of biochemical and biophysical sciences/univ. of Houston/4800 Calhoun/Houston,TX 77054-5500/davison@uh.edu/DAVISON@UHOU Disclaimer: As always, I speak only for myself, and, usually, only to myself. GenBank is a trademark of the National Institutes of Health.