brewster@Think.COM (Brewster Kahle) (06/13/91)
Archive-name: internet/servers/wais/1991-06-11 Archive-directory: think.com:/public/wais/ [131.239.2.1] Original-posting-by: brewster@Think.COM (Brewster Kahle) Original-subject: Wide Area Information Servers Unix release B1 Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN) New Unix Internet Release (Beta Release) Available Thank you for the interest in WAIS. The servers on Quake (including the directory of servers) has gotten 4500 requests from 193 different hosts all over the world in a couple of months. There are now 35 servers including one in Norway (UiO_Publications.src), poetry (poetry.src), as well as a Connection Machine serving all sorts of things. Through the Alpha release process, many people have helped find and fix bugs, than you. With Beta, I think we are ready for widespread announcement. Please repost this on any other list you would like to. There are are a few mailing lists on this subject that you might want to be on: wais-interest: only announcements like this (1 a month or so) wais-discussion: moderated mailings every 1 every 2 weeks. Good stuff including all on wais-interest. wais-talk: unmoderated for implementors and interactive discussions. Requests to wais-<foo>-request@think.com. Archives available from wais server: wais-discussion or anonymous ftp from quake.think.com. The Mac release is unchanged and stable. Jonathan Goldman pulled the most recent release together. Highlights of modifications (see the release for the full report) Works on more architectures (BSD and closer on SysV and Xenix), waisindex: parses mail dates + fixes waisserver: security feature + first kludge toward relevance feedback + better logging + fixes waissearch, waisq, xwais, and xwaisq: fixes gmacs wais: can display pictures if on an Xmachine, more commands, fixes Thank you to all that have contributed bug reports and suggestions. Overview of components: In this release is source code for: * Server code: There is code to index text and picture files. * Protocol code: based on Z39.50-1988 using the internet. * Clients code: User interfaces for contacting servers * GNU emacs interface * simple shell interface * Mac interface (in separate WAIStation file) * tool kit for making your own interfaces * X interface * Directory of servers: This is be a network service that lists existing servers and how to contact them. * A Connection Machine server with some patent information, the CIA factbook, and some Biomedical abstracts, info-mac, risks, etc to serve as example servers. The public servers that are currently advertized are: CM-applications.src CM-fortran-manual.src CM-paris-manual.src CM-star-lisp-docs.src CM-tech-summary.src CMFS-documentation.src MIT-algorithms-bug.src MIT-algorithms-exercise.src MIT-algorithms-suggest.src Molecular-biology.src NIH-Guide.src US-Gov-Programs.src UiO_Publications.src bible.src cosmic-abstracts.src cosmic-programs.src directory-of-servers.src homebrew.src info-mac.src internet-resource-guide.src internet-rfcs.src jargon.src patent-sampler.src poetry.src risks-digest.src sample-books.src sample-pictures.src sun-spots.src tmc-library.src usenet-cookbook.src wais-discussion-archives.src wais-docs.src wall-street-journal-sample.src weather.src world-factbook.src The release is available from Think.com via anonymous FTP in /public/wais/wais-8-b1-dist.tar.Z and WAIStation-0-62.sit.hqx. Bugs to bug-wais@think.com or to me. -brewster and the wais crew "Paper and flesh are fleeting media for the treasures that are ideas." Brewster Kahle Thinking Machines Corporation Brewster@Think.com 1010 El Camino Real Project Leader Menlo Park, CA 94025 Wide Area Information Servers 415-329-9300x228 -- comp.archives file verification think.com total 3306 -r--r--r-- 1 1556 463981 Jun 10 15:40 wais-8-b1.tar.Z drwxrwx--- 11 14 512 May 20 19:54 wais-project -rw-rw-r-- 1 1637 635225 May 16 03:07 WAIStation-0-62.sit.hqx -rw-rw-r-- 1 1277 221544 Apr 11 17:50 NCSA-Telnet-MacTCP.sit.hqx -rw-rw-r-- 1 14 409388 Apr 5 00:48 wais-8-a11.tar.Z lrwxrwxrwx 1 1637 4 Mar 22 02:23 WAIS -> WAIS drwxrwxr-x 2 14 512 Mar 22 02:16 etc -rw-rw-r-- 1 1277 1070714 Mar 21 21:51 WAIStation-0-61.sit.hqx -rw-rw-r-- 1 14 473407 Mar 13 02:38 wais-8-a10.tar.Z -r--r--r-- 1 1277 39200 Apr 24 1990 wais-protocol.spec found wais ok think.com:/public/wais/