hv@uwasa.fi (Harri Valkama) (03/05/91)
I have now added a feature to our mail server to download files from
our other directories as well as our PC directory. This came necessary
when we have made arrangements in our directory hierarchy. It is
necessary to add one more subdirectory level sooner or later. So our
mailserver can now serve also unix and mac directories.
So, what have this to do with you, our normal mail server user. Yes,
one more directory name in front of your file request. If you want for
example a file from our PC directory you must now on request it like
this:
send pc/arcers/arce.com
If you want a file from our unix directory:
send unix/sc/sc6.10.tar.Z
and from our mac directory:
send mac/appl/melt.sit
And here is the new HELP file.
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x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x
x Welcome to University of Vaasa, Finland x
x garbo.uwasa.fi x
x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x
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1. MAIL SERVER INFORMATION
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garbo-request PC-PD archive mail server
This is the help file for the mail server located at garbo.uwasa.fi
This file can be requested by sending a 'send help' message, or a null
message, to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi with a subject line of
'garbo-request'. (Don't include the quotes '').
It is now possible to get files from our other directories, too. Like
unix, mac etc. Just put the subdir in front of your request.
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* TO REPEAT: The Subject-line of the message MUST say *
* 'garbo-request'. If it does not, I will get the mail *
* and I will send you this file the first time, and *
* delete your mail if it happens again. *
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The server recognizes six commands. They are:
path <path to your machine>
If you want to use a different mail address to return
the requests you must specify it using this command.
You should contact your system administrator to get
the optimized path especially if you are using UUCP or
BANG paths to get your mail delivered to us. Our mail
server checks the mail queue every 15 minutes so if
you don't get response in a reasonable time you'd
better check this one out with a little help from your
friends. You can use this command with or without the
corner characters.
AND: do remember to use your common sense when testing
various addresses; because it might be a boomerang try
to request a smaller ones because it is not very
clever to jam the net with two mega requests which
travels (at worst) two times over the Atlantic and
still not get to the one who asked it. AND it can
make several PostMasters unhappy while it travels.
send help sends you this message.
send pc/index sends you a list of available PC files with descriptions
mac/index would send Mac files list
send dir/file this sends the file 'file' from the index. Remember to
use filepath name if you are requesting a file from a
subdirectory. That is if you want a file called
fv133.zip from arcers directory you must use request
'send pc/arcers/fv133.zip'
Other example:
'send unix/sc/sc6.10.tar.Z'
And still:
'send mac/appl/melt.sit'
The format for the file name when using ANONYMOUS FTP
is e.g.
/pc/arcers/fv133.zip
This FTP format is used in most of our news
announcements.
IMPORTANT!!! The format for the MAIL SERVER is
shorter:
pc/arcers/fv133.zip
In other words omit / from the path when using our
mail server.
quit As a general rule, it is advisable to exclude your
signature from your request to the mail-server or use
this 'quit' command. 'quit' is useful if you have
something in your .signature that might be interpreted
as a server command.
So if you wanted to retrieve 'pc/_files.in' from garbo.uwasa.fi you could
send mail with 'garbo-request' as the subject-line with the body of
the message being the text 'send pc/_files.in'.
For example: (using standard Unix-mail; Subject is prompted - don't use
it in the message body, it won't work)
% mail mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi
Subject: garbo-request
send pc/_files.in
^D
%
How to extract:
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The files are sent using 'mailsplit' that takes care of the
uuencoding, splitting and sending.
Save all the parts on the same file in the right order and then remove
the mail headers from the file and its parts. Run uudecode and you
should have the binary file.
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This server is based on the KISS package provided by Bill Wells
(bill@twwells.com) and Jon Granrose (odin@pilot.njin.net). Many
thanks for a fine package.
I have included the MailSplit utilization to this package. I like to
thank M F Wyle and H. Yamanaka for the wonderful program. It gave this
server ability to deliver also binary files.
Harri Valkama (hv@garbo.uwasa.fi)
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2. FTP and GENERAL INFORMATION
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Files you find in this directory and its subdirectories are archived
files. They are made by using PKPAK, PKZIP, PAK, LHARC or ZOO programs
which you find also in /pc/arcers or /pc/pd2 in executable forms.
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PAK251.EXE, PKZ110EU.EXE, ZOO201.EXE, LH113DE.COM and PK361.EXE
LHA210E.EXE
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are self-extracting programs which produce several programs by which
these archive files are made. These EXE-files contain also
documentation that helps you to use these programs.
If you transfer new programs to us, use directories called 'incoming'
and preferably use subdirectories like pc/incoming and mac/incoming.
If your files are archived by some other program than the normal
please transfer also the archiving program in such a form that others
can also use your programs. Incoming is unreadable BUT writable. So
you are able to 'cd' into that directory and 'put' the files in. And
remember to use 'binary' when uploading binary files.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! And please drop me a mail for that I can contact the sender if I !
! have any problems with uploaded files and/or just to thank him/her.!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See also files in directories /pc/pd2, /pc/ts, /mac and /unix
See contents listing in file 'INDEX' and in 'ts' and 'pd2'
subdirectories there are 0dir-ts and 0dir-pd2. Most files in pd2 are
also found in other directories because I have now made links to
proper categories.
If you have suggestions concerning improvements of this archive site
(or problems) please drop me a mail.
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The directories /pc/ts and /pc/pd2 are moderated by
Timo Salmi (email : ts@uwasa.fi)
University of Vaasa
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Directory /unix and /vms are moderated by
Hannu Hirvonen (email : hh@macavity.uwasa.fi)
University of Vaasa
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You can find a short description of the programs in this directory in
the file
INDEX
and directory listing in the file called
_dir.lst and
_file.lst
There are also files called _files.in and _files.out which show you
the names of the files that are either new (in) or that have gone
(out) since 1st of the very month.
For the detailed contents of the files in /pc/ts directory get the
file tsarc117.txt (or whatever is the latest version). See 0news-ts
file for the latest news about the files in /pc/ts.
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== Harri Valkama, University of Vaasa, Finland ===========================
P.O. Box 700, 65101 VAASA, Finland (tel:+358 61 248426 fax:+358 61 248465)
email: hv@garbo.uwasa.fi hv@nic.funet.fi hv@finfiles.bitnet
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