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Subject: Best of MSDOS (Part 2)
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>Subject: The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo (Part II)
>Summary: A list of recommended msdos programs at major ftp sites.
>Keywords: Simtel20, Garbo, sharewares, freewares, PD programs, ftp
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Archive-name: msdos-archives/part2
Last-modified: Jan 1, 1993
Version: 2.0

     The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo (Part II)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
       ****   The Ultimate Guide to MSDOS Archive Files   ****

Version: 2.0  Jan 1, 1993

Compiled by Samuel Ko (kko@sfu.ca)

Contents:

Part II
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* Section C  Utilities
   Area 5:  Screen Utilities
   Area 6:  System Utilites
   Area 7:  Other Utilities
* Section D:  Anti-Virus Programs
* Section E:  Editors
* Section F:  Communication Programs
* Section G:  Miscellaneous Files
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* Appendix 1:  Mirror Sites
* Appendix 2:  Obtaining files by e-mail
* Appendix 3:  Getting upload announcements by e-mail
* Appendix 4:  How to do anonymous ftp?

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   Area 5:  Screen Utilities
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Program: Explosiv Screen Saver (for DOS and Windows)
Version: 2.10
Upload Date: 92/10/08
File: explo210.zip
Size: 272,258 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
          garbo: /pc/screen
Status: Shareware
Comment: Marvelous ... lots of displays ...
Alternatives: Explod Fireworks (explo203.zip in /pc/graphics) (garbo only)
              Billboard (bilbd110.zip) (oak only) - will display message
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Program: Buffit - tsr screen scrollback utility
Version: 3.0
Upload Date: 91/05/21
File: buffit30.zip
Size: 10,640 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
          garbo: /pc/screen
Status: Shareware
Comment: Good ...
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Program: Snipper
Version: 2.6
Upload Date: 92/10/28
File: snippr26.zip
Size: 20,881 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
          garbo: /pc/screen
Status: Freeware
Comment: Marvelous ... Can capture a text screen to the printer, a file,
         or internal buffer ...
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   Area 6:  System Utilities
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Program: InfoPlus - screens of system info
Version: 1.56
Upload Date: 92/12/30
File: ifp1p156.zip
Size: 127,580 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
          garbo: /pc/sysinfo
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ...
Alternatives: Comptest (ctest257.zip)
              ASQ (asq130.zip)
              PC Mag Lab Benchmarks (pcben60{a,b,c}.zip; bench60.zip (garbo))
              Microsoft Diagnostics (msd.zip) ... this one is available
              from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (in /pub/os2/2.0/dos/sysutils) ...
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Program: Secure System Login
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/08/29
File: login.zip
Size: 71,258 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/security
          garbo: /pub/sysutil
Status: Shareware, Free for personal use
Comment: Good ... unix-like ... login: ?  Password: ? ...
Alternative: CCP (ccp11.zip) - a more secure system control program
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Program: HyperDisk
Version: 4.51
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: spkt451s.zip
Size: 291,958 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/sysutil (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: Disk caching utilities ... better than the RAM Disk ... And
         other Speedkit's utilities (HyperKey and HyperScreen) included ...
         BTW ... Cache Test (ct43c.zip) is good for evaluating
         your disk's cache performance ...
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Program: TSR Utilities
Version: 3.4
Upload Date: 92/03/12
File: tsrcom34.zip
Size: 75,275 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
          garbo: /pc/memutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ... Can remove TSRs from memory without rebooting ...
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Program: File Completion
Version: 1.5
Upload Date: 92/08/07
File: filec15.zip
Size: 19,564 bytes
Directory: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
           garbo: /pc/keyboard
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good TSR program to add filename completion ...
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Program: Shell Room
Version: 2.0a
Upload Date: 92/08/19
File: shroom20.zip
Size: 920819
Directory: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
           garbo: /pc/sysutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Can swap programs from memory to disk ...
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   Area 7:  Other Utilities
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Program: PC ReadMail
Version: 4.01
Upload Date: 91/07/07
File: rmail401.zip
Size: 68,981 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
          garbo: /pc/mail
Status: Freeware
Comment: A very good program for reading Unix mails, netnews articles and
         Timo's FAQs OFFLINE ...
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Program: Cal (unix-like)
Version: 2.4
Upload Date: 92/07/11
File: cal24.zip
Size: 20,730 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
          garbo: /pc/unix/calendar or /pc/unix
Status: Freeware
Comment: This program can have the current date highlighted on the monthly
         calendar and a list of important dates displayed ...
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Program: Ample Notice
Version: 3.0
Upload Date: 92/10/07
File: an300.zip
Size: 192,263 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
          garbo: /pc/calendar
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good appointments calendar / alarm clock package ...
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Program: Ultimate Calculator
Version: 1.2
Upload Date: 92/10/27
File: ucalc12.zip
Size: 53,551 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculator
          garbo: /pc/math
Status: Shareware
Comment: A high precision scientific calculator which you can operate
         at the command prompt ...
Alternative: MEC (mathfc23.zip)
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Program: Thumb Print Software's Electric Typewriter
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 91/02/09
File: tp-et.zip
Size: 115,774 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
          garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Shareware
Comment: This program "emulates" an electronic type-writer ...
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Program: TypeFast
Version: -
Upload Date: 90/09/12
File: typefast.zip
Size: 91,532 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
          garbo: /pc/educgames
Status: Public Domain
Comment: A game that can improve your typing speed ...
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Program: The Animated Series
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/11
Files: aalpha.zip, amath1.zip. amem10.zip, animshap.zip, awcmp{1,2}.zip
Size: various
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
          garbo: /pc/educgames
Status: Shareware
Comment: Animated programs to enhance learning for preschoolers ...
         These are just several examples of educational programs available
         from Simtel20 and Garbo ... There are many others in the above
         directories (and /../teaching at oak) ... My latest favorite is
         MathShop (mathsp11.zip) :) ...
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Program: SkyGlobe
Version: 3.52
Upload Date: 92/10/16
File: skygl352.zip
Size: 297,105 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/astronomy
          garbo: /pc/astronomy
Status: Shareware
Comment: An easily accessible planetarium displaying stars ...
Alternative: COSMOS (cosmos16.zip)
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Program: ACCU Music System
Version: 3.1
Upload Date: 92/12/10
File: ac31musc.zip
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/music
          garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: Create, print, transpose and play music ...
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Section D:  Anti-Virus Programs
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Note: New versions for these programs are released pretty frequently ...
      (usually once a month) ...
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Programs: McAfee anti-virus utilities
Version: 99
Upload Date: 92/12/02
Files: scanv99.zip(scanner), clean99.zip(removal), vshld99.zip(prevention)
Size: scan(158,423 bytes), clean(172,556 bytes), vshield(121,575bytes)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro
          garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Sharewares
Comment: Absolutely and positively the BEST ...
         BTW ... McAfee's anti-virus utilities can also be obtained from
         /pub/antivirus at the ftp site mcafee.com ...
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Program: F-Prot anti-virus program
Version: 2.06a
Upload Date: 92/11/06
File: fp-206a.zip
Size: 312,066 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro
          garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Shareware, Free for private use
Comment: a MUST ...
Alternative: Thunderbyte A-V (tbav502.zip + vsig9214.zip)
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Program: VIRx
Version: 2.6
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: virx26.zip
Size: 103,915 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro
          garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Freeware
Comment: A fine virus scanner ...
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Program: HyperText VSUM
Version: 9212
Upload Date: 92/12/30
File: vsumx212.zip
Size: 746,332 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro
          garbo: /pc/virus (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: Organized in hypertext form, this program tells you everything you
         ever want to know about viruses ... Also availabe at mcafee.com ...
         (in /pub/vsum) ...
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Section E:  Editors
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Program: QEdit
Version: 2.15
Upload Date: 91/09/09
File: qedit215.zip
Size: 134,778 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/qedit
          garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Shareware
Comment: This one is very very good ... I'm using it now :) ...
Alternatives: can be found in oak: /pub/msdos/editor
              Vision-Edit (ved331.zip)  - can edit files up to 4 megabytes
              Video Display Editor (vde164.zip) - an efficient editor/quasi-
              word-processor
              Boxer (box400b.zip) - a good, fully functional editor
              PDE (pde210.zip) - a fine, public domain editor
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Program: Elvis
Version: 1.6
Upload Date: 92/08/14
File: elv16exe.zip
Size: 208,263 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/editor
          garbo: /pc/editor (not the latest)
Status: Freeware
Comment: a 99.99% vi clone ... Very very good ...
         Version 1.7 is out and is obtainable from m2xenix.psg.com (in
         /pub/elvis) ...
Alternatives: Calvin (calvin21.zip) - a partial vi clone (for garbo: /pc/editor)
              Oak Hill Vi (vi60a1.zoo) - a good (and not-free) vi clone -
              obtainable from plains.nodak.edu (in /pub/pc/editors)
              XVi (xviexe.zip) - another vi clone
              Vile (vi-like emacs) is obtainable from ftp.cayman.com (as
              /pub/vile/pcvile3.25.tar.Z)
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Program: MicroEmacs
Version: 3.11c
Upload Date: 92/08/26
Files: 311c2ibm.zip and ue311cmd.zip
Size: 128,508 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/uemacs
          garbo: /pc/memacs (/meibm.zip and ue311ibm.arc)
Status: Freeware
Comment: This is a nice emacs clone ...
Alternatives: Freeamcs (emacs16d.zip in /pub/msdos/freemacs) -  this one is
              more compatible with GNU emacs
              Demacs (dem120e.zip in /pub/msdos/demacs) - MSDOS implementation
              of GNU emacs - requires 386+ and lots of disk-space
              Mutt Editor (me_cd25.zip in /pub/msdos/editor) - another emacs-
              look-alike program
              JED (jed070.zip) - yet another emacs-look-alike ... obtainable
              from amy.csh.harvard.edu (in /pub/jed)
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Program: Ted (Tiny Editor)
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 88/10/21
File: as part of vol7n19.arc (oak) or vol7n19.zip (garbo)
Size: 48,128 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/pcmag
          garbo: /pc/pcmag
Status: Freeware
Comment: A small and efficient editor ...
         A good rewrite of this program is Terse 1.4 (trs140a.zip) obtainable
         from garbo as /pc/editor/trs140a.zip or cs.ubc.ca (as /pub/pickup/
         terse/ters143f.zip) ...
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Section F:  Communication Programs
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Program: MS Kermit
Version: 3.12
Upload Date: 92/10/24
File: msker312.zip
Size: 205.077 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/kermit
          garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good communication program with the best vt100 emulation ...
         Patches 1-10 are released ...
         BTW, the offical site for Kermit is watsun.cc.columbia.edu ...
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Program: X/Y/Zmodem file transfer program
Version: 1109
Upload Date: 92/11/14
File: gsz1109.zip
Size: 112,752 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zmodem
          garbo: /pc/termutil (as gsz1106.zip)
Status: Shareware
Comment: Very good external X/Y/Zmodem program ...
Alternatives: DSZ (dsz1109.zip) - the non-graphical version of GSZ
              Texas Zmodem (txzm220.zip) - a _free_ Zmodem transfer program
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Program: Telemate
Version: 3.10
Upload Date: 92/09
Files: tm310-{1,2,3}.zip
Size: 594,572 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
          garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Shareware
Comment: A comprehensive and probably the best communication package ...
         With internal multitasking ...
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Program: Telix
Version: 3.20
Upload Date: 921220
Files: tlx320-{1,2,3,4}.zip
Size: 654,834 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/telix
          garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Shareware
Comment: With a good script language and in-built Zmodem ...
         v. 3.20 is the first release of Telix by delteComm ... with some
         improvements ...
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Program: BGFT - Background File Transfer
Version: 3.00
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: bgft300{a,b}.zip
Size: 411,166 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
          garbo: /pc/termutil (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: A program that allow you to do other things while transferring files...
Alternative: SZModem (szmod200.zip) (for oak: in /pub/msdos/zmodem)
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Program: Quick-Dial
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/08/06
File: qdial10.zip
Size: 17,300 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
          garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: An interesting program ... You can dial voice call in DOS prompt ...
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Program: Modem Doctor
Version: 4.0S
Upload Date: 92/01/31
File: modemd40.zip
Size: 115,088 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
          garbo: /pc/comm
Status: Shareware
Comment: Testing your modem and serial ports ...
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Section G:   Miscellaneous Files
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File: simibm.zip
Version: updated frequently
Description: Master index file of the MSDOS directory of Simtel20 and mirrors
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filedocs
Comment: With simdir (simdir22.zip), one can easily look for msdos files ...
         For the latest uploads, get FILES.IDX from oak: /pub/msdos (or
         Simtel: PD1:<msdos>) ... Use fgrep/grep to search for additions
         in the last few days ...
Alternative: simlist.zip (plain text)
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File: INDEX.ZIP
Version: updated almost daily
Description: The master index file of garbo's pc directory ...
Location: garbo: /pc
Comment: This is a must ...
         For the latest uploads, see the file  _files.in   ...
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File: moder17.zip
Version: 17
Size: 9,315 bytes
Description: A list of MS-DOS FTP sites and their moderators
Location oak: /pub/msdos/info
         garbo: /pc/pd2
Comment: A list of good ftp sites for PC materials by Timo Salmi and
         Rhys Weatherley ...
         For the comprehensive list of anon-ftp sites by Tom Czarnik, get
         ftplist.zip(oak: /pub/msdos/info) or ftpsites.lst(garbo: /pc/doc-net)
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File: tsfaq31.zip
Version: 31
Size: 118,710 bytes
Description: Timo Salmi: Frequently asked questions & answers
Location:  oak: /pub/msdos/info
           garbo: /pc/ts
Comment: This has been the Bible of the comp.binaries.ibm.pc.* groups ...
         Informative and entertaining ...
         There are also many other interesting stuffs in /pc/ts and /pc/pd2 ...
         e.g.tsbat40.zip - a collection of useful batch files and tricks ...
             author12.zip - SW & PD authors reachable on the Internet ...
             bestpr24.zip - Timo's choice of 24 best MSDOS SW & PD program ...
             post*.zip - information emails & postings ...
         Also look for timo01e.gif/timo01v.gif in garbo: /pc/gif ...
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File: asp6001.zip
Version: 6.001
Size: 491,332 bytes
Description: Association of Shareware Professionals Catalog
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
          garbo: /pc/doc-soft
Comment: A catalog of quality shareware programs ... most of these sharewares
         should be available from Simtel20 and Garbo ... (and Simtel20 is
         the only ASP-approved ftp site) ...
         BTW ... if you want to get sharewares distributed by PC-SIG, take
         a look at /pc/pc-sig at ftp.cso.uiuc.edu ...
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File: jargon2910.zip
Version: 2.9.10
Size: 505,474 bytes
Description: Eric Raymond: Jargon file 2.9.10, hacker slang dictionary
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
          garbo: not available
Comment: A remarkable collection of computer slangs ... Informative and
         entertaining ... version 2.9.11 will come out soon ...
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File: zen10.zip
Version: 1.0
Size: 71,459 bytes
Description: Zen and the Art of the Internet
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/books
          garbo: not available
Comment: The beginners' guide to the Internet ...
         The 2nd edition is commercial, sold by Prentice Hall ...

BTW ... If you're really interested to know more about the Internet, consider
buying a copy of "The Whole Internet Users' Guide & Catalog" ... written
by Ed Krol and published by O'Reilly ...

BTW2 ... If you've internet access, you will also find Hytelnet (with lots
         of telnet addresses) useful ... Get hyteln63.zip from oak:
         /pub/msdos/hypertext or garbo: /pc/doc-net ...
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File: useful20.zip   (this one is the most useful ... NOT!)
Version: 2.0
Size: ? bytes
Description: The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
          garbo: /pc/filelist
Comment: This list + a list of major changes since the last version (1.9)
         + this list in hypertext format (usehyp1.zip) ... (Other formats
         will be released later) ...
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Appendix 1: Mirror Sites
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Mirror Site             IP                 Directory
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I. Simtel Mirrors
wsmr-simtel20.army.mil  192.88.110.20      PD1: <MSDOS.WHATEVER>
oak.oakland.edu         141.210.10.117     /pub/msdos/whatever
wuarchive.wustl.edu     128.252.135.4      /mirror/msdos/whatever
ftp.uu.net              137.39.1.9         /systems/simtel20/msdos/whatever
nic.funet.fi            128.214.6.100      /pub/msdos/Simtel20-mirror/whatever
src.doc.ic.ac.uk        146.169.3.7        /pub/ibmpc/simtel20/whatever
nic.switch.ch           130.59.1.40        /mirror/msdos/whatever
archie.au               139.130.4.6        /micros/pc/simtel-20/whatever
nctuccca.edu.tw         140.111.3.21       /SIMTEL20/msdos/whatever

II. Garbo Mirrors
garbo.uwasa.fi          128.214.87.1       /pc/whatever
wuarchive.wustl.edu     128.252.135.4      /mirrors/garbo.uwasa.fi/whatever
archie.au               139.130.4.6        /micros/pc/garbo/pc/whatever
nctuccca.edu.tw         140.111.3.21       /Garbo/pc/whatever

BTW ... please use a mirror site near you and preferably during off-peak
        hours (6:00 pm - 6:00 am) ...

BTW2 ... best msdos Games site ... ftp.ulowell.edu (/msdos/Games)
         best Windows site ... ftp.cica.indiana.edu (/pub/pc/win3)
         best OS2 site ... ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (/pub/os2)
         best FAQs site ... pit-manager.mit.edu (/pub/usenet/news.answers)
         best UNIX sites ... oak (/pub/misc/unix and  /pub/unix-c)
                             garbo (unix)
                             prep.ai.mit.edu (/pub/gnu)
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Appendix 2: Obtaining files by e-mail
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If you do not have ftp access, you can obtain the files archived at Simtel20
and Garbo by e-mail ...

Keith Petersen, the moderator of SIMTEL20, writes:

If you do not have FTP access to SIMTEL20 or its mirrors, files may be
ordered by e-mail from these servers:

Location        EARN/BITNET          Internet
--------------  ----------------     ----------------------------------
In USA:         LISTSERV@NDSUVM1     LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU
In USA:         LISTSERV@RPITSVM     LISTSERV@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU

In Turkey:      TRICKLE@TREARN       TRICKLE@EGE.EDU.TR
In Denmark:     TRICKLE@DKTC11
In Italy:       TRICKLE@IMIPOLI
In Belgium:     TRICKLE@BANUFS11     TRICKLE@CCS.UFSIA.AC.BE
In Austria:     TRICKLE@AWIWUW11
In Germany:     TRICKLE@DEARN        TRICKLE@VM.GMD.DE
In Israel:      TRICKLE@TAUNIVM      TRICKLE@VM.TAU.AC.IL
In Netherlands: TRICKLE@HEARN        TRICKLE@HEARN.NIC.SURFNET.NL
In France:      TRICKLE@FRMOP11      TRICKLE@FRMOP11.CNUSC.FR
In Colombia:    TRICKLE@UNALCOL      TRICKLE@UNALCOL.UNAL.EDU.CO
In Sweden:      TRICKLE@SEARN        TRICKLE@SEARN.SUNET.SE

If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv
				 uunet!vm.its.rpi.edu!listserv

If you use bang paths, substitute your nearest neighbor which is also
on the Internet for uunet in the examples above.  Some examples are:
ames, decvax, decwrl, harvard, hplabs, nosc, rutgers, sharkey, sun,
ucbvax, ucsd, udel, uw-beaver, wuarchive.

Send these commands to the server to get its help files:

HELP
GET PDGET HELP

Sample command (which gets our catalog of MS-DOS files):

/PDGET MAIL PD:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMLIST.ZIP UUENCODE

These commands should be sent as the body of a regular email message.
Do not include a signature because it confuses the server.  If you
have xxdecode, you may wish to specify XXENCODE instead of UUENCODE to
avoid character translation problems.

Comments, questions, and suggestions should be directed to the LISTSERV
or TRICKLE manager at one of these addresses, depending on which server
you normally use:

                          Internet                  BITNET

        "John Fisher" <FISHER@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU>   <FISHER@RPITSVM>
         "Marty Hoag" <INFO@VM1.NODAK.EDU>      <INFO@NDSUVM1>
"TRICKLE Maintainers" <RED-BUG@EGE.EDU.TR>      <RED-BUG@TREARN>

Please do NOT send your comment or question about the servers to SIMTEL20.
However, if you wish to report a program bug or to request information
on how to upload files to SIMTEL20, you may send e-mail to me at one
of the addresses below.

   [Note: Do not use ftp-by-mail servers without the permission of your
   system administrator and (if fed via uucp) your uucp feed.  Thank
   you.  Justification: many sites simply don't have the disk space
   set up to do this without warning, and mail disruption may result.]

--
Timo Salmi, the moderator of Garbo, writes:

To get files sent to you by email, please use our mail server.
To get more information write a message to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi.
The subject line of this message must be
   garbo-request
The message must contain just the following text (at the beginning
of the line):
   send help
Do not include a signature because it may confuse the server.

Our customary format for the file names when announcing programs for
ANONYMOUS FTP is e.g.
    garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip  or
    /pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
IMPORTANT!!! The format for the MAIL SERVER is slightly different:
    send pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
In other words omit / from the path when using our mail server.

If you don't get any response to your mail server requests, under no
circumstances keep sending the same request over and over again.
Please ask your own site's system manager to construct a returnable
mail path for you.
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Appendix 3: Getting upload announcements by e-mail
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From: w8sdz@tacom-emh1.army.mil (Keith Petersen)
Subject: Mailing list for MS-DOS file upload announcements

MSDOS-Ann@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil is a ONE-WAY (moderated) mailing list
which is used by the Internet MS-DOS archive managers to announce new
additions to their collections.

To add yourself to the mailing list send e-mail to
listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the
body of the message:

    subscribe msdos-ann

To subscribe something other than the account the mail is coming from,
such as a local redistribution list, then add that address to the
"subscribe" command; for example, to subscribe "local-msdos-ann":

    subscribe local-msdos-ann@your.domain.net msdos-ann

SIMTEL20 and Garbo information files, back issues of the digest, and
programs to break the digest into individual messages are available.
To receive a list, send a message to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with
this command in the body of the message:

    info

Administrative mail may be sent to msdos-ann-request@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil
but please use the mailing list server to add or delete yourself from the
list.  If you wish to unsubscribe, send mail (from the same address where
you were when you subscribed) to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this
command in the body of the message:

    unsubscribe msdos-ann

Send mail with the word  help  in the body of the message to get a
complete list of commands and their syntax.

This server is only for mailing lists and information files.  It will
not send program files.  Please do not include a signature because it
may confuse the server. 
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Appendix 4: How to do anonymous ftp?
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ftp = file transfer protocol ...

Anonymous ftp ? ... a way of allowing you to sign on a computer on the
Internet and copy specific public files (softwares and various kind of
info) from it.

The following is a _typical_ ftp session (on a Unix machine) ...
Suppose you want to get pkz110eu.exe and gsz1109.zip from oak.oakland.edu ...

$  ftp  <enter>
ftp> open oak.oakland.edu  <enter>    or   open 141.210.10.117  <enter>

Connected to oak.oakland.edu.
220 rigel.acs.oakland.edu FTP server (Version 6.12 Tue May 5 08:59:31 EDT 1992)
ready.
Name (oak.oakland.edu: your_login_name):  anonymous  <enter>

331 Guest login ok, send e-mail address as password.
Password: your email address  <enter>

230-
230-                        Welcome to
230-               THE OAK SOFTWARE REPOSITORY
230-      A service of Oakland University, Rochester Michigan
230-
230-  Welcome, archive user!  This is an experimental FTP server.  If 
230-  you have any unusual problems, please report them via e-mail to 
230-  admin@vela.acs.oakland.edu.  If you do have problems, please 
230-  try using a dash (-) as the first character of your password -- 
230-  this will turn off the continuation messages that may be confusing 
230-  your ftp client.  OAK is a Unix machine.  Filenames are case sensitive.
230-
230-Please read the file README
230-  it was last modified on Sun Aug 30 04:35:34 1992 - 41 days ago
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.

ftp> cd pub/msdos/zip  <enter>
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful
 ... You should see a list of files in this subdirectory ...
ftp> get pkz110.exe  <enter>
local: pkz110eu.exe remote: pkz110eu.exe
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for pkz110eu.exe (140116 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
140116 bytes received in 8.75 seconds (15.64 Kbytes/s)

ftp> cd  <enter>                        (or cd ..  <enter>
(remote directory) ../zmodem  <enter>       cd zmodem  <enter> )
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> get gsz1109.zip  <enter>
local: gsz1109.zip remote: gsz1109.zip
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for gsz0503.zip (112454 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
112454 bytes received in 10.23 seconds (10.73 Kbytes/s)

ftp> bye  <enter>
221 Goodbye

--
Command summary:
ftp     -   start a ftp session
open    -   connect to the named site
close   -   end the ftp session with a partiular site
bye     -   close all connection and exit ftp
ascii   -   transfer text (ascii) files
binary  -   transfer binary files
tenex   -   transfer binary files (for wsmr-simtel20.army.mil only)
cd      -   change directory of remote site
lcd     -   change directory of your site
get     -   get a file from the remote directory
put     -   move a file to the remote directory (if allowed)
mget    -   get mutiple files from the remote directory (mget *.*)
mput    -   move multiple files to the remote directory
del     -   delete a file in the remote directory (if allowed)
mdel    -   delete multiple files in the remote directory
ls      -   list files in the remote directory  (or dir)
help    -   print help information
hash    -   print a pound sign (#) every time a block of data is transferred
bell    -   sound a bell after each file transfer
!cmd    -   execute a local command (e.g. !ls)

Alternative ways to do anonymous ftp ...
1) I've got UNIX shell scripts that can enable you auto-ftp MSDOS files
   from any Simtel and Garbo mirror sites. If you want to get them, send me an
   email.

2) There are a couple of versatile programs that automate the ftp process ...
   a) autoftp   -  oak: /pub/misc/unix/autoftp30.tar-z
                -  garbo: /unix/ftp/autoftp3.zoo
   b) batchftp  -  oak: /pub/misc/unix/batchftp102.tar-z
                -  garbo: /unix/ftp/batchftp102.tar.Z  (also batchftp.inf)
                batchftp requires the Berkeley Unix system (e.g. a SUN) ...


=========================Thank You For Reading This ...=======================

FYI:
I've also compiled a list of the "best" Unix books / documentations ...
And you can get it (unix) by anonymous ftp from pit-manager.mit.edu
(in /pub/usenet/news.answers/books) ...

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