dea@hpsesrwd.HP.COM (Bob Dea) (10/23/90)
I have read references to people posting/downloading software on "cica". I am new to UNIX and would like to know how do I access "cica" and what do I need to do to download/upload to "cica". thanks in advance Bob Dea
tmottonen@cc.helsinki.fi (10/25/90)
In article <4040003@hpsesrwd.HP.COM>, dea@hpsesrwd.HP.COM (Bob Dea) writes: > I have read references to people posting/downloading software > on "cica". I am new to UNIX and would like to know how do > I access "cica" and what do I need to do to download/upload > to "cica". Well try 'man ftp' if you use UNIX. 'cica' is short for cica.cica.indiana.edu, an anonymous FTP site (in Indiana I guess). -- _________ Teemu Mottonen | | internet: tmottonen@cc.helsinki.Fi University of Helsinki | | bitnet: TMOTTONEN@FINUH Dept.of Computer Science |_________| decnet: HYLK::TMOTTONEN
mr@ogre (Michael Regoli) (10/27/90)
In <3486.2726b4b3@cc.helsinki.fi> tmottonen@cc.helsinki.fi writes: >In article <4040003@hpsesrwd.HP.COM>, dea@hpsesrwd.HP.COM (Bob Dea) writes: >> I have read references to people posting/downloading software >> on "cica". I am new to UNIX and would like to know how do >> I access "cica" and what do I need to do to download/upload >> to "cica". > Well try 'man ftp' if you use UNIX. 'cica' is short for > cica.cica.indiana.edu, an anonymous FTP site (in Indiana I > guess). ** ** README File for Windows Archive at Cica.cica.indiana.edu ** ** Introduction The Internet site, cica.cica.indiana.edu, has begun collecting Windows3 tips, utilities, bitmap files (BMP) available via anonymous ftp. The archive currently maintains over ten megabytes of Windows- related files. Ftp activity at cica is considerable (approximately 600 logins per day). Therefore users who access this site are asked to do so during the non-load hours of 6pm to 7am EST. You may find the program AUTOFTP, located in pub/unix/autoftp.zoo, helpful to you in automating ftp file transfers during non-load hours. This program can be scheduled at non-load hours to download files from any ftp site. ** Access Ftp access to cica is quite simple: type "ftp 129.79.20.22" to your prompt. You'll be asked for a login name (type "anonymous"). Enter anything you like for a password. ** Getting Software: The INDEX and ls-ltR Files Go into the win3 directory ("cd pub/pc/win3"), and see what we have by getting the ASCII file called "INDEX" (type "get INDEX" to your ftp prompt). The file "ls-ltR" is an output from the "ls -ltR" command on the entire Windows directory structure. This file presents an ordered list BY DATE of the files in each subdirectory. Both the files, "INDEX" and "ls-ltR" are updated daily at 3 AM EST. ** Downloading Software Software maintained here are in compressed format. You will need to have either ZOO, PKUNZIP, PKXARC, or LHARC to work with these files on the PC end. Change into individual directories (e.g., "cd fonts") and issue a "dir" or "ls" command to see the available files. When you are ready to download, tell ftp you're transferring binary files (type "tenex" to your ftp prompt) and you're ready to fetch files ("get filename"). ** Uploading Software Please place all uploads in the pub/pc/win3/uploads subdirectory. The same rules apply to uploading as downloading: if the file is a PC binary, type "tenex" first before doing a "put filename". I would like to set some sort of standard file format here so that you don't need fifteen different file compression utilities to unwrap the software. Therefore, please use PKZIP (version 1.1 or later) or ZOO (version 2.00 or later) to wrap your software. PKZIP-Self Extracting Archive Files may be uploaded and will probably be converted to .ZIPs at a later date. ** Questions? E-mail to mr@cica.cica.indiana.edu (regoli@iubacs.BITNET). ** A Reminder! Please, PLEASE remember to type "TENEX" to your ftp program *BEFORE* transferring binary files. I get so many messages about all the "corrupt files" we have here when the person didn't type "tenex" before downloading. If you are using KERMIT to transfer from your Unix host to your PC, remember to tell kermit "set file type binary" before beginning the download. Thank you! -- michael regoli mr@cica.cica.indiana.edu regoli@iubacs.bitnet ...rutgers!iuvax!cica!mr