jtkohl@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John T Kohl) (12/16/89)
Archive-name: kerberos/how-to-get Original-posting-by: jtkohl@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John T Kohl) Original-subject: Re: info about kerberos Archive-site: athena-dist.mit.edu [18.71.0.38] Archive-directory: pub/kerberos Reposted-by: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti) Here's another copy of the information we send out to people who inquire about Kerberos system. It includes info on how to retrieve the source (no AT&T license is required) and some documentation. NOTE: The operation and installation documents are old and out-of-date, but are under revision, and updated versions should be available before the end of the year. ---- cut here --- The first public release of the Kerberos Authentication System is ready for retrieval. Initial distribution will be by anonymous FTP and archive-server mail retrieval; eventually 9-track tapes will be available. To retrieve the distribution, ftp to ATHENA-DIST.MIT.EDU (18.71.0.38), login as anonymous (password whatever you like, usually your username@host), then cd to pub/kerberos. Retrieve README.ftp, it has directions on how to get to the rest of the software (it also contains information on who to contact for export versions of the source code with no encryption routines). Distribution is split compressed tar files (xxx.Z.aa, xxx.Z.ab, ...). If you would like to retrieve documents separately, you can get them from pub/kerberos/doc (documents) or pub/kerberos/man (manual pages). If you prefer hardcopy of the documentation, send your address and request to "info-kerberos@athena.mit.edu". Alternatively, you may retrieve the source code and documentation by sending electronic mail to 'archive-server@athena-dist.mit.edu'. The subject line should be with 'index krb-code'. This will return an index of the distribution. To retrieve pieces of the distribution, send mail with a subject 'send krb-code xxxx' where xxxx is the filename as listed in the index. To retrieve documents this way, send a message 'index krb-doc' to get the document index. If you would like to be put on the Kerberos e-mail list ("kerberos@athena.mit.edu"), send your request to "kerberos-request@athena.mit.edu". This mailing list is gatewayed to the USENET newsgroup comp.protocols.kerberos, so if you prefer to read that forum, you need not ask to be added to kerberos@athena.mit.edu. I would like to thank the following people for their assistance in getting Kerberos in shape for release: Andrew Borthwick-Leslie Bill Bryant Doug Church Rob French Dan Geer Andrew Greene Ken Raeburn Jon Rochlis Mike Shanzer Bill Sommerfeld Jennifer Steiner Win Treese Stan Zanarotti FYI, the copyright notice: Copyright (C) 1989 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Export of this software from the United States of America is assumed to require a specific license from the United States Government. It is the responsibility of any person or organization contemplating export to obtain such a license before exporting. WITHIN THAT CONSTRAINT, permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of M.I.T. not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. M.I.T. makes no representations about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. -------- John Kohl MIT Project Athena/Kerberos Development Team