HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)
Subject: Re: Gopher Client Available
Organization: Contract to CSC, Victoria Uni, Wellington, New Zealand
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 05:08:58 GMT

In article <1992Aug30.113536.3743@peponi.wcc.govt.nz> wratt_d@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:

   There are some quite interesting and useful
   things there. For example the World Fact Book (or similar name) which has
   reasonably up to date information (c. 1991) which I have previously found
   difficult to track down from home.

Available via anonymous FTP from ftphost.vuw.ac.nz (kauri.vuw.ac.nz for
the CNAME-challenged) as both
	/pub/etext/Literature/Gutenberg/etext91/world.txt.Z
and	/pub/etext/Literature/Gutenberg/etext92/world91b.zip

Archie finds several copies by searching for
	^cia
and finds our copy by searching for
	^world

(the "^"s are essentual, otherwise archie will give thousands of
matches for things like "special.c").

Nat.
(gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz -- Nathan Torkington -- is the electronic text and
 MS-DOS archivist for the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
From: jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz (John Bickers)
Newsgroups: nz.comp
Subject: Re: Share avd/or Public Domain wares.
Date: 26 Aug 92 08:29:55 PST
Organization: TAP, NZAmigaUG

Quoted from <cmX3PB1w164w@amigans.gen.nz> by batman@amigans.gen.nz (Kerry Emerson):
> Does anyone have a good listing of Public Domain or Sharewares programs for 
> the Amiga.

    Find someone with a list of the contents of the Fred Fish disks.
    The series has recently passed the 700-disk mark.

>                 Kerry Emerson.  UUCP: Batman@amigans.gen.nz
--
*** John Bickers, TAP, NZAmigaUG.        jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz ***
***    "Radioactivity - It's in the air, for you and me" - Kraftwerk    ***
From: Andy.Linton@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Andy Linton)
Subject: Re: ftphost.aukuni.ac.nz change of IP address.
 
Organization: Dept of Comp Science, Victoria Uni, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 06:09:01 GMT


|> 
|> In article <1992Sep2.235502.6921@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>, russell@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Russell Fulton) writes:
|> |> The IP address of ftphost.aukuni.ac.nz has changed. If you have to
|> |> use a numeric address to connect then use 130.216.3.1. 
|> 
|> If you _have_ to use a numeric address, yell strongly at your support staff. 
|> The DNS is a vital part of a properly functioning network.  If its not there
|> then things need fixing.

Note that this isn't an optional feature for compliant Internet hosts.

RFC 1123 'Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Application and Support' has this
to say in Section 6.1 (the emphasis is not mine - it is part of the standard):

6. SUPPORT SERVICES

   6.1 DOMAIN NAME TRANSLATION

      6.1.1 INTRODUCTION

         Every host MUST implement a resolver for the Domain Name System
         (DNS), and it MUST implement a mechanism using this DNS
         resolver to convert host names to IP addresses and vice-versa
         [DNS:1, DNS:2].

         In addition to the DNS, a host MAY also implement a host name
         translation mechanism that searches a local Internet host
         table.  See Section 6.1.3.8 for more information on this
         option.

         DISCUSSION:
              Internet host name translation was originally performed by
              searching local copies of a table of all hosts.  This
              table became too large to update and distribute in a
              timely manner and too large to fit into many hosts, so the
              DNS was invented.

              The DNS creates a distributed database used primarily for
              the translation between host names and host addresses.
              Implementation of DNS software is required.  The DNS
              consists of two logically distinct parts: name servers and
              resolvers (although implementations often combine these
              two logical parts in the interest of efficiency) [DNS:2].

              Domain name servers store authoritative data about certain
              sections of the database and answer queries about the
              data.  Domain resolvers query domain name servers for data
              on behalf of user processes.  Every host therefore needs a
              DNS resolver; some host machines will also need to run
              domain name servers.  Since no name server has complete
              information, in general it is necessary to obtain
              information from more than one name server to resolve a
              query.

Newsgroups: nz.archives
Newsgroups: nz.archives
Subject: ftphost.aukuni.ac.nz change of IP address.
From: russell@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Russell Fulton)
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 23:55:02 GMT
Organization: University of Auckland, New Zealand.

The IP address of ftphost.aukuni.ac.nz has changed. If you have to
use a numeric address to connect then use 130.216.3.1. 

Russell.

-- 
Russell Fulton, Computer Center, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
<rj_fulton@aukuni.ac.nz>
Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: mark@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Mark Davies)
Subject: Re: ftphost.aukuni.ac.nz change of IP address.
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Victoria Uni. of Wellington, New Zealand.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 05:08:09 GMT


In article <1992Sep2.235502.6921@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz>, russell@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Russell Fulton) writes:
|> The IP address of ftphost.aukuni.ac.nz has changed. If you have to
|> use a numeric address to connect then use 130.216.3.1. 

If you _have_ to use a numeric address, yell strongly at your support staff. 
The DNS is a vital part of a properly functioning network.  If its not there
then things need fixing.

cheers
mark
From: Tony.Martindale@vuw.ac.nz (Tony Martindale)
Subject: kauri.vuw.ac.nz unavailable Sunday while disk is reorganised
Organization: C.S.C., Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Summary: Unavailable 11:00 - 17:00, Sunday 31/8/92
X-Mailer: mail-news 4.0
Distribution: nz 
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 21:59:14 GMT




  kauri will be unavailable, Sunday 31st August, between 11:00 and
17:00 while major disk reorganisation takes place.

  As kauri is currently ftphost.vuw.ac.nz the archives will be
unavailable along with general login access and POP mail service.

  Your patience and cooperation during this disruption would be
appreciated.


Tony Martindale                     Computing Services Centre,
email: tony@rata.vuw.ac.nz          Victoria University of Wellington,
phone: +64 4 495 5051               P.O. Box 600, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND.


Newsgroups: nz.archives,nz.general
From: gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (Nathan Torkington)
Subject: Red Dwarf returns... 'Ahead groove factor 5! Yeah!' - Holly
Organization: Dept. of Comp. Sci., Victoria Uni. of Wellington, New Zealand.
X-Mailer: mail-news 4.0
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 15:02:55 GMT


ftphost.vuw.ac.nz:/pub/etext/TV/

is the suppository^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hrepository of all Red Dwarf wisdom.
It currently stands at:

total 224
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw   10139 Sep  1 02:59 episode-guide.Z
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw   14271 Sep  1 02:59 favorite-quotes.Z
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw    7795 Sep  1 02:59 red-dwarf-FAQ.Z
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw   23315 Sep  1 02:59 red-dwarf-guide.Z
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw    3166 Sep  1 02:59 reddwarf-logo.gif
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw    3200 Sep  1 03:00 review51.txt.Z
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw    5308 Sep  1 03:00 review52.txt.Z
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw    9032 Sep  1 03:00 review53.txt.Z
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw   10392 Sep  1 03:00 review54.txt.Z
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw    9879 Sep  1 03:00 review55.txt.Z
-rwxr-xr-x   1 gnat     anonftpw   14862 Sep  1 03:00 review56.txt.Z

Note that this is Aaron's stuff *and* reviews of series 5 (which is
pretty good, but not as good as IV, IMHO).

Cheers,

Nat.
(gnat@kauri.vuw.ac.nz -- Nathan Torkington -- is the electronic text and
 MS-DOS archivist for the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)


Newsgroups: nz.archives
From: narten@cs.albany.edu (Thomas Narten)
Subject: Computer Networks Course @ SUNY
Originator: narten@percival.albany.edu
Organization: Computer Science Department, SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY 12222
Distribution: capdist
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 20:26:06 GMT

			CSI 516
	    Computer Communication Networks

Times: MWF, 10:10-11:05, Physics Education 123 (SUNY-Albany uptown campus).

This course is a general introduction to computer communication
networks.  It focuses on general networking principles augmented with
specific examples taken from the TCP/IP protocol suite.  At present,
the connected TCP/IP Internet is the largest network in the world,
joining over one million machines at universities, government labs,
and industrial sites.  Each time you use email, rlogin, or ftp, you've
been using the TCP/IP protocols.

We will spend time on each layer in the ISO protocol suite.  In
particular we will study:

   LAN and WAN technologies (Ethernets, Token rings, NSFnet)
   data communication (error detection, correction, and signal encoding)
   routing algorithms (how can we dynamically route packets through
			systems of changing topology and load)
   connection oriented vs. connectionless networks
			(LANs vs. telephone  circuits) 
   congestion control (how to manage (limited!) network resources)
   transport protocols (TCP for reliable stream service, UDP for
			unreliable datagram service, VMTP for transactions
			and remote procedure call)
   performance (what factors influence the efficiency of protocols)
   internetworking  (transparently connecting networks of differing
		     technologies)
   security and privacy (How can I be sure that the mail from user
			XYZ really came from XYZ)	

There will be both written and programming assignments.  I plan on
giving four programming projects that involve implementing network
protocols.  Planned projects included implementing a sliding-window
data-link layer protocol, complete with checksums, timeouts, and
retransmissions; implementing both the client and server sides of
remote procedure calls; and using the "oracle" name server to
dynamically register network services, allowing students to write
their own client and server programs and invoke the services provided
by other student servers.  Client-server programs will use both the
TCP and UDP protocols.

Texts: "Computer Networks", by Andrew Tanenbaum, (2nd Edition),
Prentice Hall, 1988.

"Internetworking with TCP: Principles, Protocols, and Architecture",
by Douglas Comer, (2nd Edition), Prentice Hall, 1990.

Background: The course will be taught at the introductory graduate
level. C programming experience will be a plus, but is not required.
(I will give two introduction to C programming assignments whose
purpose is to introduce the language.  Picking up C should be
straightforward for those with a solid background in at least one
conventional programming language such as Pascal.)  In addition, a
background in basic data structure is assumed.

For more information, contact Thomas Narten, LI-96L (SUNY-Albany
Computer Science Department), narten@cs.albany.edu, 442-3389.

-- 
Thomas Narten
narten@cs.albany.edu
Newsgroups: dc.housing
From: dev@wam.umd.edu (Atreides)
Subject: Apartment for Rent
Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
Distribution: dc
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 15:55:08 GMT

Takoma Park (Montgomery County side)
Large 1 bedroom ground floor apartment
Lots of closet space, miscellaneous/storage area
Coin operated laundry in building
Private entry, three side exposure, nice woodsy view
Share yard with two other apartments
Excellent public transportation
1/2 mile to 24 hr Giant, $1.50 movie theatre, library
Currently vacant

Rent:        $ 510 per month
Utilities:   included, except A/C
Security:    $ 350

Call  (301) 588-9024 for address & appointment
From: fmc@mimsy.umd.edu (Frank McFadden)
Newsgroups: um.housing,dc.housing
Subject: Rooms for rent near UMD
Summary: Adelphi house < 2.5 mi to UMD
Date: 31 Aug 92 12:49:35 GMT
Followup-To: um.housing
Distribution: dc
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742


	ROOMS FOR RENT IN HOUSE - ADELPHI 
	less than 2.5 mi from  UMD

	In quiet neighborhood near park and Adelphi Mill.  Jogging
and biking path leads through lovely park to Ledo's pizza. 
	Central Air Conditioning, central humidifier, washer and 
drier.  Full eat-in kitchen.  dining room.  recreation room.
garage with radio-controlled door. slate patio in back yard.

	Starting from  $250/mo. + 1/3 ut. for small unfurn.,
	or $310/mo. + 1/3 ut. for furn.
	Grad students or professionals preferred. Must keep clean. 
	Music tastes: preferably classical  (E. Carter OK)
	Call Frank (301) 353-9634 or send mail to fmc@cs.umd.edu
From: doermann@cs.umd.edu (David S. Doermann)
Newsgroups: dc.housing,um.housing
Subject: Room in Townhouse
Date: 26 Aug 92 21:41:21 GMT
Followup-To: dc.housing
Distribution: md
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742


                     ***************************************
                                 Room in Townhouse 
                     ***************************************


Female graduate student has room available

   House has:
       o 3 bedrooms 
       o 2 1/2 baths
       o Living room - Dining room combo
       o Country Kitchen
       o Deck
       o Fenced Yard
       o Washer/Dryer
       o Central Air
       o Ceiling Fans

  Community has:
       o Pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, club house...
       o Convenient to I95
           15 minutes to UMD, College Park
           15 minutes to Baltimore (Inner Harbor)
           < 20 to Johns Hopkins (downtown)
       o On bus route to DC
       

       o Non-smoking, professional/grad preferred
	     -currently occupied by one female 

  Rent: $325 + 1/3 utilities
  Available: Immed.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  Contact: 
       Dave or Carol - 301-604-9502 (h)
       Dave - 301-405-1766 (w) - leave message
       email: doermann@cfar.umd.edu
From: nadeem@wam.umd.edu (Nadeem Malik)
Newsgroups: dc.housing
Subject: 1 Bedroom Apartment in Gaithersburg, MD for Rent
Keywords: apartment rent
Date: 27 Aug 92 04:24:06 GMT
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park

FOR RENT: LOVELY, FURNISHED, 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN GAITHERSBURG, MD

Close to Lakeforest Mall, IBM, NIST, and I-270.

Excellent condition.  Fireplace.  1 bedroom.  1 full bath.  Washer/dryer.

$585/month furnished.  $495/month unfurnished.

Ideal for young professional working in Rockville/Gaithersburg/Germantown area.

Call 301 240 7358 days, 301 990 1829 evenings.
-- 
--------------------------------------------------------------
Nadeem Malik                            nadeem@wam.umd.edu
7200 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700	voice: (301) 907-9600
Bethesda, MD 20814                      fax:   (301) 926-9312
From: may@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Dolores May)
Newsgroups: dc.housing
Subject: Wanted: Rental-House-NIH/Cabin John Area
Date: 1 Sep 92 17:06:36 GMT
Reply-To: may@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Dolores May)
Distribution: dc
Organization: Carderock Facility, Carderock Division, NSWC


I can't believe it.....I think I have been living on a different planet.
Our Family needs a 3-4 bedroom house...we'd like to have a garage....
I work at NSWC (David Taylor) and my husband works at NIH.  We'd like
to be within a 10 mile radius of NIH.  We'd like to have easy access
to the Metro (because of the parking situation at the NIH Campus).


My husband just got out of grad school...and we need to rent for a couple
years....  He knows how to do EVERYTHING...and constantly tinkers...
your home would be well cared for.

We just hate commuting (from Annapolis) and desire to have more time
at home......

all leads...appreciated....

dma
From: fmc@mimsy.umd.edu (Frank McFadden)
Newsgroups: um.housing,dc.housing
Subject: Rooms for Rent - Adelphi
Summary: Nice nhd. 2.5 mi from UMD
Date: 26 Aug 92 13:28:31 GMT
Followup-To: um.housing
Distribution: dc
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742


	TWO ROOMS FOR RENT IN HOUSE - ADELPHI 
	(2.5 mi from UMD Stamp student union)

	In quiet neighborhood near park and Adelphi Mill.  Jogging
and biking path leads to Ledo's pizza. 
	Central Air Conditioning, central humidifier, washer and 
drier.  Full eat-in kitchen.  dining room.  recreation room.
garage with radio-controlled door. slate patio in back yard.

	Average sized room $260/mo. + 1/3 ut.
	Smaller room $250/mo. + 1/3 ut.
	Grad students or professionals preferred.
	Call Frank (301) 353-9634 or send mail to fmc@cs.umd.edu
From: dpalace@sunland.gsfc.nasa.gov (Dick Palace)
Newsgroups: dc.smithsonian
Subject: Air and Space Hours
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:49:32 GMT
Distribution: dc.smithsonian
Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD


I know that the Air and Space Museum stays open till 7:30 PM. But,
I would appreciate it if someone could tell me how much longer the
museum will stay open till that time. 

Thanks

Dick
--
Dick Palace         Goddard Space Flight Center      (301) 286-9464

dpalace@sunland.gsfc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: derich@netcom.com (Scott A. Steinbrink)
Subject: Room Available -- October 1
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 01:02:54 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

 Single white man is looking for a nice, funny guy or gal to share 
 my nice townhome, located in Alexandria VA.

 Brookville Townhomes --

 It has a large attic, 2-level townhome, plenty of room in the back 
 for backyard parties, private front/rear entrances, microwave,
 washer/dryer in kitchen, 1 1/2 bath, large living room area.

 1) I'm deaf, so if you're learning to sign, or would like to learn it,
    or you can get along with deaf people allright, then you're my man/woman.

 2) You *must* not be allergic to feathers because I have 4 sweet, cute 
    parakeets -- 2 male, 2 female, and they usually fly free every day.

 Oh yeah, the rent is $390.00 a month, all utilities are separate.

  Electric ($100/mo), Gas ($20/month), Water ($50/3 months)

  Interested? Bug me at derich@netcom.com.

  Oh one more thing, I do have cable, and MAX/SHOWTIME is available.

- Scott

-- 

Scott Allen Steinbrink
 
NetCom: Derich@netcom.com
CompuServe: 76106.2055@CompuServe.Com (Going out of accountness soon!)
America Online: Derichman

All opinions and remarks are not my responsbility - it's my own
mind's full responsbility. I just speak what it commands me to say. 

"Deaf people can do anything except hear" - I. King Jordan
From: terry@prcrs.prc.com (Terry Cunningham)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Writing your congressperson (was Re: Dulles Toll Road)
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:03:23 GMT
Organization: PRC Realty Systems, McLean, VA

In article <1992Aug30.015534.5703@openage.openage.com>, ghost@openage.openage.com (Glenn Host) writes:
> 
> Some people have said it isn't for money reasons that the 3rd lane is HOV

I have read that the DC metropolitan area is one of the most heavily
polluted in the country, the primary reason being automotive exhaust.
That may be why emmissions inspections are so aggressive in the Northern
Virginia area.

It is therefore possible that there may be a federal mandate for the
governments of this area to reduce the amount of auto emmissions, or face
a federal penalty of some sort (reduced federal highway funds eg.).  One
of the ways to do that is to get people to pool, and encourage that
pooling via HOV lanes.

This is not to say that money (federal in this case) does not play a
role in the state position, but cleaner air may be the overriding
concern at the highest (federal) level.

Terry


-- 
 | Terry Cunningham terry@rsi.prc.com | "Let me take my chances on the wall  |
 | DoD# 541   'Debaucher of Donuts'   |  of death"       Richard Thompson    |
From: jon@sed.stel.com (Jon Radel)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Re: Dulles Toll Road
Date: 2 Sep 92 00:38:23 GMT
Distribution: dc
Organization: Stanford Telecom, SED, Reston

In article <6104@npri6.npri.com> eric@npri6.npri.com (Eric Williams) writes:
>In article <1992Aug27.010120.29762@openage.openage.com>, ghost@openage.openage.com (Glenn Host) writes:
>> dianne@ERA.COM (Dianne Schroeder-Hansen) writes:
>> 
>> >pay your toll with pennies instead of a quarter.  If
>> >enough people feel strongly enough to pay with pennies, it should make a
>> 
>> There are signs saying "no pennies" at the toll booths
>> The best you can do is pay with big bills or nickels.
>
>According to a friend of mine, pennies are acceptible, it's just they
>don't *want* you to use them (must take a long time to chug through
>them). Not that I approve of this particular act of civil disobedience...

Actually, last I looked, in an obscure section of the U.S. Code that covers
the legal tender status of U.S. coinage, it states that anything over 24
pennies in a single transaction does not have to be accepted....  Not that
anybody pays any attention to that usually.  (I think it's 24 pennies,
$5 in nickels, and unlimited quantities of "silver".)

--Jon Radel
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: scott@asd.com (Scott Barman)
Subject: Things to do around DC for Labor Day
Organization: American Software Development Corp., West Babylon, NY
Distribution: dc
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 14:41:26 GMT

My significant other and I are looking for things to do in and around
DC for the Labor Day weekend.  Day trips are fine as well as things
dealing with the water (rafting, etc.).  Does anyone know of anything
interesting?

THANKS!
-- 
scott barman			| <This space intentionally left blank>
scott@asd.com			|
 (I can barely speak for myself, you expect me to speak for my employer??)
Newsgroups: dc.general
From: olds@helix.nih.gov (James Olds)
Subject: NEC Laser Printer outlet in DC area?
Organization: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
Distribution: dc
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 14:23:30 GMT

Hi, I'm wondering if any one knows a dealership for NEC Laser Printers
in the DC area. I need to get a new toner cartridge for mine.
Thanks in advance.


--
****************************************************************************
* James L. Olds Ph.D.                 Neural Systems Section               *
* domain: olds@helix.nih.gov           NINDS, NIH, Bethesda, MD. 20892 USA *
****************************************************************************
From: gallaghe@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Michael Gallagher)
Newsgroups: dc.general
Subject: Stay away from Sears Carpet Cleaning
Date: 28 Aug 92 10:31:48 GMT
Reply-To: gallaghe@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Michael Gallagher)
Distribution: dc
Organization: David Taylor Research Center, Bethesda, MD


    Recently, my wife and I had our carpets cleaned by Sears with a
special deal they had.

    I would strongly recommend others to stay away from Sears due to
the very discourteous service, mediocre results, and poor customer
service we received.  Things that went wrong with our experience:

    - Before they started work, there was suppose to be an agreement
      they were to tell us about regarding the service.  This was omitted.

    - The workers scuffed up our wood floors and baseboards with the
      equipment

    - The workers spilled dirty cleaning solution on the wood floors
      made my wife clean it up.

    - They were not able to clean normal mud/clay from the carpet -
      the excuse given was the acid in the soil stained the carpet

    - The contract said "Satisfaction Guaranteed" - when my wife questioned
      the poor service, the worker told her that "she was a women who could
      not be satisfied, so just sign the form".  She was then told that
      if she didn't sign the form, things were going to get ugly.

    - When I spoke with Customer Service the next day to complain, they
      were very apologetic on the phone, but absolutely nothing came
      it (refund would have been nice, a letter of apology would be
      better).