raymond@hilbert.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen) (03/21/90)
Archive-name: comp.sys.ibm.pc-faq/17-Mar-90
Original-posting-by: raymond@hilbert.berkeley.edu (Raymond Chen)
Original-subject: Mail server for FAQ file and SIMTEL20 index
Archive-site: raymond@math.berkeley.edu
Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)
[@(#)help 1.9, last update: 3/11/90]
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help This file
faq.csip Frequently Asked Questions for comp.sys.ibm.pc.
faq.more More questions (and answers)
books A bibliography, with commentary
cache All about disk caches
comm Modems, serial ports, and how to get UUCP for the PC
contact Mostly BSS phone numbers for company-run BBS's
copyright Jordan Breslow's classic article on copyrights
email Negotiating paths to get email through.
ftp.list A partial list of ftp sites.
gateway John Chew's Inter-Network Mail Guide
(Describes how to send mail to different networks)
gif.sites A list of sites which have GIF files for ftp.
memory A description of extended/expanded memory.
msdos.tech Some details of the MS-DOS file system.
nobreak Disabling Ctrl-Break in your AUTOEXEC.BAT
old.questions Questions previously asked on comp.sys.ibm.pc
and related newsgroups.
stupidq Stupid questions (with snappy answers)
x.windows Sources for X windows for the IBM PC
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filename or description contains the word you supply.
The search is not case-sensitive.
Note to UN*X hackers: It's actually interpreted as a regular
expression, so you can use egrep-style regexps to perform really
sophisticated searches.
If the lookup generates more than 100 matches, the output will
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Lookup word
Same as above, but the search is case-sensitive.
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redirect printer output to a file, and programs related to Kermit.
% mail raymond@math.berkeley.edu
Subject: Command
send faq.csip
lookup printer.*file
lookup kermit
end
^D
Note that the first "lookup" involved a regular expression. Regular
expressions are for experts only. If you're not an expert, restrict
your "lookup" to a word consisting solely of letters and digits.
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raymond@math.berkeley.edu Maintainer of the csip Frequently Asked Questions