argv@sun.com (Dan Heller) (01/01/91)
Submitted-by: Dan Heller <argv@sun.com> Posting-number: Volume 11, Info 2 Archive-name: .junk1 This is the second of two introductory postings for comp.sources.x. It contains a list of the currently available archive sites that have been archiving X sources posted to this newsgroup (some may have additional stuff not posted here; check with them). If you collect comp.sources.x postings and are willing and able to make your collection available to other people, please let me know. Benefits include the undying gratitude of your colleagues. -------------------- Subject: Accessing the archives The complete archives are fairly large; an average volume is three to four megabytes. There are several active archive sites around the net. Archive sites in the U.K., Canada, and Switzerland are set up, and it may be extended to provide full European coverage. If you are interested please contact me. Some sites below will send tapes through the mail. For those sites, send a 1/2" mag tape WITH RETURN POSTAGE and RETURN MAILER. Tapes without postage or mailer will not be returned. No other methods (COD, etc.) are available; please don't ask. At the present time, I do not have ready access to the archives, nor the support of my employer to do this. Please don't ask me for missing issues, unless you are sure you are reporting a net-wide problem of propagation. At the end are detailed instructions on how to access the archives. More sites will be listed there in the future. -------------------- Subject: Listing of archive sites in no particular order Here is what each field means: Site: The name of the site nice enough to act as an archive site. Contact: The name of the person to contact and their mail address Location: The general area of the world the site is located in. Modems: For providing UUCP access, what types of modems are available. UUCP: Type of UUCP access is available. FTP: Type of FTP access is available. Mail Server: Account address of the automated mail server if available. Additional: Additional information pertaining to accessing the archive. ************************ U S A - EASTERN ************************ Site: uunet.uu.net Contact: postmaster@uunet.uu.net Location: Fairfax, VA Modems: All Telebit T2500s UUCP: uunet uucp customers only ANON-UUCP: uunet Any ACU 19200 1-900-GOT-SRCS ogin: uucp FTP: anonymous ftp Mail server: netlib@uunet.uu.net, uunet!netlib Additional: contact the postmaster for more information The 900 number costs $.40/minute. Get the file uunet!~/help for more info. Site: hhb Contact: Lee Daniels (lee@hhb) Location: New Jersey Modems: 1200/2400 UUCP: On Request FTP: None Mail server: None Additional: The East Coast Xarchive is now available. The purpose of this archive is to provide access to all publicly available X Window System based software through UUCP. The archive contains a complete comp.sources.x directory and a copy of what can be found on expo/contrib and expo/pub. The expo directories are updated roughly once a month. The archive can be accessed at 1200 and 2400 baud. UUCP connections are available on request The only requirements are that you submit the attached form requesting connection information. When you submit the form, your host becomes authorizes to call the archive. You will be sent a copy of the L.sys entry for accessing the archive. The archive administrator is using this approach in order to document the usage of the archive in order to help justify its existence to the system administrator and upper management. I am hoping to have enough information to help justify adding a Telebit Trailblazer. Lee Daniels princeton!hhb!lee@uunet.uu.net HHB Systems 1000 Wyckoff Avenue (201) 848-8000 Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 Site: dune Contact: pax@dune Location: Unknown Fidonet: 369/6 - The Eye of Osiris OPUS/UFGATE 305-973-1947 Modems: Unknown UUCP: Anonymous UUCP FTP: None Mail server: None Additional: Fidonet archive ************************ U S A - CENTRAL ************************ Site: ssbell Contact: Kent Landfield (kent@ssbell.uu.net) Location: Omaha/Bellevue, NE Modems: Telebit UUCP: On request FTP: No Mail server: netlib@ssbell Additional: Tapes made on request Site: j.cc.purdue.edu Contact: Jeff Smith (jsmith@j.cc.purdue.edu) Location: Indiana Modems: None UUCP: None FTP: Anonymous FTP Mail server: None Additional: None Site: mcdch1 (really mcdchg) Contact: Ron Heiby (heiby@chg.mcd.mot.com or mcdchg!heiby) Location: Illinois Modems: 2400 Baud UUCP: Anonymous UUCP FTP: None Mail server: None Additional: In order to ensure that the archive service does not interfere with real work, the uucico for the archive login will be have its "x" permission bits turned off at 8 a.m. Chicago local time (CST6CDT) and on again at 6 p.m. on weekdays. Execute permission will be turned on throughout Saturday and Sunday. The phone number for "mcdch1" is (currently) +1 708 576 7902. There is a single line on that number. The modem will answer at 2400bps and will require a carraige return to get a "login:" prompt. It will down-speed to 1200 bps. In response to the login prompt, your system should send the login id, "pduucp". The password is "public". As I said above, all this is turned off between about 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Chicago time Monday through Friday, so we can get our real work done, so don't bother trying it during those periods. The Systems file entry for doing this looks something like: (For HoneyDanBer UUCP (BNU) users. Combine into a single line.) mcdch1 Wk1800-0730,Sa,Su ACU 2400 chiburb5767902 "" \r\c in:--in: pduucp word: public Once you have your system set up to place an outgoing UUCP call to "mcdch1", you can retrieve material from the archives. There are three files that are excellent choices for testing your link. This file is file mcdch1!~/howto.snarf. The current directory of what is stored in the comp.sources.unix archives is found in the file mcdch1!~/unix/directory. The current directory of what is stored in the comp.sources.x archives is found in the file mcdch1!~/x/directory. To get these files, execute commands like: uucp mcdch1!~/howto.snarf !~/MYNAME/ uucp mcdch1!~/unix/directory !~/MYNAME/directory.unix uucp mcdch1!~/x/directory !~/MYNAME/directory.x The directory is simply the output from "ls -sRxF" on the comp.sources.x archive disk hierarchy. It is updated just before 6 p.m. every day. Be sure to look carefully to be sure you are getting the latest version available. Also, look for "index" files to help find what you want. NOTE: There are occasionally inconsistencies between the archive names we have on disk and those published in the index by the moderator of comp.sources.x. WARNING: These files are not stored under /usr/spool/uucppublic, so requests for an absolute pathname, rather than one under "~" will almost certainly fail. Currently, "~" is /source/public, but that is subject to change. WARNING: Please be aware that uucp commands asking for file names containing wild cards will almost certainly not work. This is because all of the implementations I know of submit a uux job to the remote system asking it to run "uucp" on the wild card filename. Systems logging in with "pduucp" are prohibited from executing "uucp" or other commands via "uux". So, be sure to ask for each file separately. Site: giza.cis.ohio-state.edu/osu-cis Contact: Karl Kleinpaste <uucp@cis.ohio-state.edu> Location: Columbus OH USA Modems: Telebit, V.32, 2400, 1200, 300 UUCP: anonymous (osu-cis) FTP: anonymous (giza.cis.ohio-state.edu) Mail server: none Additional: The compleat MIT X.V11R4 distribution, most of the fixes, a few of the contrib toys. Contact uucp@cis.ohio-state.edu (== osu-cis!uucp) for anonymous UUCPing instructions Site: e.ms.uky.edu Contact: David Herron (david@e.ms.uky.edu) Location: Kentucky Modems: Telebit UUCP: On Request FTP: Anonymous FTP Mail server: None Additional: None ************************ U S A - WESTERN ************************ Site: aeras Contact: Rob Simon (simon@aeras) Location: San Jose, CA Modems: 1200, 2400, Telebit UUCP: Anonymous FTP: None Mail server: None Additional: SnailMail tapes (Under duress) Systems/L.sys information: aeras Any 2400 4089439152 "" "" ogin:--ogin: uugarch word: freebee aeras Any 19200 4089439246 "" "" ogin:--ogin: uugarch word: freebee aeras Any 9600 4089439396 "" "" ogin:--ogin: uugarch word: freebee Suggested places to get additional information: /u3/archive/sources/LISTING /u3/archive/sources/LISTING.Z /u3/archive/sources/compress.sh (16-bit compress source) LISTING contains the names of all the programs stored in the archives, and the sizes. Note: all archives have probably been stored in compressed form. Older files are in 12 bit compression but all newer files use 16-bit compression. All multiple file programs have been stored in separate directories, then compressed. More information about the files stored in a particular volume are kept in files called LOGFILE. Such as: /u3/archive/sources/x/vol1/LOGFILE would be the one to get to examine the exact contents of volume 1 of the x section. Additional information from files: sample command to recover files: uucp aeras!/u3/archive/sources/games/vol1/LOGFILE /usr/spool/uucppublic/. Special note: wild cards have been proven to not be reliable, so to assure success they are not recommended tools. Site: zok Contact: mark@zok.uucp (Mark W. Snitily) Location: Cupertino, CA Modems: Telebit (connections established in PEP, 2400, 1200 order) UUCP: +1 408-996-8285: login: UXarch Password: Xgoodies FTP: None Mail server: None Additional: SnailMail tapes A new west-coast UUCP X11 Archive is administered by Mark Snitily (mark@zok.uucp) and contains the full X11R4 distribution, the XTEST distribution, an entire archive of comp.sources.x and other goodies. A sample Systems (or L.sys) entry might be: zok Any ACU 19200 4089968285 in:--in: UXarch word: Xgoodies To get a current listing of the files that are available, download the file "/usrX/ls-lR.Z". A full subject index of the comp.sources.x files is available in the file "/usrX/comp.sources.x/INDEX". When downloading files with uucp, wildcards (i.e. "*") won't work. Be sure to specify the full pathname starting with "/usrX/". For example, uucp zok\!/usrX/ls-lR.Z \!~ (The above "\"'s are csh escapes, ignore them if you're using sh.) The machine currently has just the one modem, so please do not fetch large amounts of data at one sitting. Site: gatekeeper.dec.com Contact: Paul Vixie (vixie@decwrl.dec.com) Location: Palo Alto, California Modems: N/A UUCP UUCP to existing neighbors FTP: Anonymous FTP Mail server: None Additional: None Site: quark.wv.tek.com Contact: Jeff Beadles (jeff@quark.wv.tek.com) Location: Wilsonville, Oregon Modems: N/A UUCP: N/A FTP: None Mail server: netlib@quark.wv.tek.com Additional: Tapes available (QIC24, QIC120, and QIC150) Send mail for details. ************************ Canada ************************ Site: torsqnt Contact: David Haynes (david@torsqnt.UUCP) Location: Toronto, Ontario CANADA Modems: Telebits (PEP, 2400, 1200), US Robotics (1200, 2400) UUCP: Anonymous UUCP FTP: None Mail server: None Additional: Tarmail, Tape Duplication (QIC24, 9-track) Send mail for connection details. ************************ Finland ************************ Site: nic.funet.fi Contact: UNIX moderators group (unix@nic.funet.fi) Location: Espoo, Finland (within greater urban area of Helsinki) Modems: N/A UUCP: N/A FTP: anonymous ftp (nic.funet.fi [128.214.6.100]) Enter your email address as password. Use computer which does have correct and globally known IP reverse mapping. Mail Server: N/A (being implemented - nothing you can guess...) Bitnet Server: N/A (part of mail server) Additional: This is central archive site for Finnish academic community, we maintain here large base of material for many different interests. The archive contains all issues of comp.sources.x (archived via issue number under pub/archive/comp.sources.x) and most of the R4 stuff on expo.lcs.mit.edu. (under pub/X11R4 -tree) ************************ Great Britain ************************ Site: doc.ic.ac.uk Contact: Lee McLoughlin (lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk) Location: Imperial College, London, United Kingdom Modems: Indirectly thru' modems onto Janet 300/1200/2400 UUCP: None FTP: Janet/PSS NIFTP Mail server: info-server Additional: tapes Home of the UKUUG Software Distribution Service. Contains the full X.V11R4 distribution (+ fixes), XTEST, comp.sources.x, a copy of expo's contrib/ (+ bits from other archives), a copy of expo's R3 contrib/. Also contains vast ammounts of other Unix (and related) sources. ************************ Switzerland ************************ Site: pan Contact: Jamie Watson (mcvax!cernvax!pan!jw) Location: Solothurn, Switzerland Modems: Multitech 1200/2400 UUCP: Anonymous UUCP FTP: None Mail server: None Additional: SnailMail tapes/diskettes ************************ Austrailia ************************ Site: sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au Contact: Mark Prior (postmaster@ucs.adelaide.edu.au) Location: Adelaide, South AUSTRALIA Modems: N/A UUCP: N/A FTP: anonymous ftp (ftp.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.40.3]) Mail Server: N/A Additional: The archive is also accessible via ACSnet fetchfile. We will also make tapes: 9 track (1600/6250) or QIC (11 and 24) if the tape and return mailer is supplied. The archive contains all issues of comp.sources.x (archived via issue number under pub/sources/x) and most of the R4 stuff on expo.lcs.mit.edu. (under pub/X/R4) -- dan ---------------------------------------------------- O'Reilly && Associates argv@sun.com / argv@ora.com Opinions expressed reflect those of the author only.