From: frederik@pollux.acs.uci.edu (M. Donald Frederick)
Newsgroups: sci.chem
Subject: Re: chemistry ftp sites
Date: 4 Sep 92 22:32:47 GMT
Reply-To: frederik@pollux.acs.uci.edu (M. Donald Frederick)
Organization: University of California, Irvine

In article <paul_tarantino-030992131353@til-pst-mac.jhuapl.edu>, paul_tarantino@jhuapl.edu (Paul Tarantino) writes:
|> I would also appreciate receiving info regarding an FAQ and FTP sites.
|> Thanx,
|> Paul T.

One good site is maintained by the good people who also maintain the
computational chemistry mailing list. To quote from their note:

 VI. ARCHIVES OF THE COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY LIST.
       You can retrieve index, previous postings, free software, positions
     wanted and offered, and the help file through electronic mail by sending
     a simple message to OSCPOST@osc.edu or OSCPOST@OHSTPY.BITNET. You can
     also ftp to the archives as described later.
     The body of your message should consist of one or more lines having
     the following format (only lowercase letters !!!):
        send <something> from chemistry
     Substitute <something> with one of the items given below:
       help - this text

       index - digest of "From:" and "Subject:" lines  from postings and
               file names where you can find the original postings.

       software - index to free software in our archives


       index.software - similar to index above but for software announcements
               which did not appear in the general distribution ("commercial
               software announcements")

       positions.wanted - positions wanted (i.e., people looking for a job)

       positions.offered - positions offered (i.e., jobs available)
       
       yy.mm.dd - postings for a given day

       yy.mm.dd.software - longer (commercial) software announcements which
                           were not generally distributed (see rules for
                           commercial postings above)

     For example, to get this help file send a line:
       send help from chemistry

     The postings are organized in files named after the day of original
     contribution in the format yy.mm.dd 
     For example, the first general posting to the list appeared on
     January 11, 1991,  and so its code is: 91.01.11  To get it, you would
     simply send a line: 
        send 91.01.11 from chemistry
     The software announcements are coded similarly, e.g.:
         send 91.02.06.software from chemistry

     Before you request individual postings, it is a good idea to get
     the index, for example:
         send index from chemistry
              - or -
         send software from chemistry

     The index and archives are updated almost daily. If you need something
     urgently, and it is not available yet, contact us directly at
     jkl@osc.edu  or JKL@OHSTPY.BITNET or jkl@oscsunb.osc.edu
     Also, archive retrieval details will probably change in the future,
     depending on volume. If something does not work, download the help file
     first. It will always contain updated information. Also remember that you
     can send as many requests as you wish within a single e-mail message to
     oscpost@osc.edu or OSCPOST@OHSTPY.BITNET or oscpost@oscsunb.osc.edu
     A good place for starters is:
       send help from chemistry
       send index from chemistry
       send software from chemistry
     These files can also be obtained from anonymous ftp at kekule.osc.edu 
     (or 128.146.36.48). Here is how you get them using ftp:
     ftp kekule.osc.edu     (or ftp 128.146.36.48)
     login: anonymous
     password: your_e-mail_address (please !)
     ftp> cd pub/chemistry
     ftp> ls -l      (to get the listing of all files which are there)
     ftp> get file_you_want  (e.g. get index)
     ftp> quit

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     The list is organized as a service to computational chemistry researchers
     and is not aimed at monetary gains of lawyers. By posting to this list
     you agree that the content represents your personal opinion. In no event
     should Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) be liable for the opinions or
     materials posted. The OSC is not reviewing the materials submitted to
     this list and cannot stop their distribution.

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