HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: haase@meediv.lanl.gov (Peter Haase)
Subject: Re: Powerbook and Global village
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory / MEE-DO
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 00:31:19 GMT

In article <zaphod-210892135242@134.29.65.250>, zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu
(Gregory Talmo) wrote:
> 
> In article <Aug.19.18.23.05.1992.24846@andromeda.rutgers.edu>,
> sam@andromeda.rutgers.edu (Samuel B Tantuico) wrote:
> > 
> > My powerbook is equipped with a Global village internal modem (Gold).  And I 
> > need to connect to an appletalk network.  The Network has several Shiva 
> > NetModems attached to it. What exactly do I have to do to set it up properly
> > so that I can connect to the network correctly?  Thanks!!!
> > 
> 
>   It should work well with AppleTalk Remote Acess, that came free with your
> PB.  You'll have to have it on your PB, and have your net manager install
> it on your network at work.  It should work okay, and the manual from Apple
> is not bad.
> 
If you only have NetModems (as the original poster stated) you will not be
able to use AppleTalk Remote Access.....You will need to use Shiva's
Dial-in
Software which you should have recieved with your NetModem's......We had
NetModems and decided to purchase LanRover/L's which allow ARAP connections
without the need for a Mac to dial into......ARAP is far superior to Shiva
Dial-in but if that's all you have it will work......
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis)
Subject: Re: Thin ethernet versus 10Base T in a new installation
Organization: Electronic Frontier Foundation Tech Central
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 03:34:02 GMT

Rolfe> == Rolfe Tessem <rolfe@ldp.com> 

 Rolfe> What is the conventional wisdom regarding use of thin ethernet
 Rolfe> versus 10Base T in a new installation?

10T.  When someone trips over their Ethernet wire, they only break their
machine, not the entire network; you don't have to worry about leaving
off a terminator; you can put the hub(s) in the phone closet and have
nice tasteful jacks in everyone's office; and the network administrator
can stop trying to keep enough T connectors around (heck, most cards
come with 10T cable, too).

Believe me, it's worth it to go 10T.
--
Christopher Davis * ckd@eff.org * System Administrator, EFF * +1 617 864 0665
            ``Ed Gruberman, you fail to grasp Ti Kwan Leep.
            Approach me that you might see.'' -- The Master
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Fetch
From: zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu (Gregory Talmo)
Date: 13 Aug 92 19:16:04 -0600
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Distribution: world
Organization: Winona State Academic Computing

In article <Derek_Juntunen.06a5@abcd.Houghton.MI.US>,
Derek_Juntunen@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Derek Juntunen) wrote:
> 
> I got this program called 'Fetch' from Sumex.  It is supposed to make
> ftp'ing much faster.  But when I open it, it says I need the MacTCP
> installed.  Same thing with Xferit.  How can I get ahold of this software? 
> How costly is it?  Is it really worth it?  Any info will be GREATLY
> appreciated...

  I do not know about the Xferit, or a speed increase, but if you want to
download files via FTP and not have to deal with a klunky command-line
interface, and do things in a Mac sort of way, Fetch is for you.  The
beauty of the program is that it will run in the backgound under System 7
(perhaps 6 with MultiFinder, but I don't know) without a horrid decrease in
performance of your "front" application.



- Greg Talmo  (zaphod@vax2.winona.msus.edu)
  [The opinions expressed above are my own, and do not necessarily reflect
the 
   opinions, tastes, or policies of Winona State University, its faculty,
   staff or students.]
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: Risto Virtanen <rvirta@utu.fi>
Subject: POP server for VAX/VMS FTP site?
Organization: Turku School of Economics
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 92 18:14:28 GMT

A few months ago there was discussion about POP server for VAX/VMS.
Is there a FTP-site to get a PD version of this POP server?
Everybody  wants to use Eudora;-)
Thanx in advance
Roisto
From: "paul griffith" <paul.griffith@canrem.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: voice & data cable
Date: 19 Aug 92 22:44:38 EST
Reply-To: "paul griffith" <paul.griffith@canrem.com>
Distribution: comp
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

Can someone please, tell why I should use data grade UTP cable to wire a
10BaseT Mac network ?  Why no just voice grade UTP cable ?

Paul Griffith                    UUCP:  canrem!paul.griffith
Toronto, Canada              Internet:  paul.griffith%canrem@uunet.ca
Via: Canada Remote Systems     Others:  paul.griffith@canrem.com
--
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World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: mt0lamg@convex1.tcs.tulane.edu (Louis X. Lee)
Subject: Setting up AppleShare
Nntp-Posting-Host-[nntpd-12854]: convex1.tcs.tulane.edu
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 01:24:09 GMT


Excu me if this has been asked before or it is in FAQ.
Where can I get the book APPLESHARE USER'S GUIDE?

I need this set-up so all Macs can have access to our only
hard drive, and only LaserPrinter, and also to implement
some security procedures in the department.

Can one get help from any Apple Dealer on this?

Thanks in advance!
From: ar@garnet.berkeley.edu (Tony Roybal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Eudora Request
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Date: 23 Aug 1992 07:54:33 GMT
Organization: UCB
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: tmfpc34.berkeley.edu

In article <714553233.F00001@blkcat.UUCP>,
Dana.J..Schwartz@p802.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Dana J. Schwartz) wrote:


> I would like to have Eudora remember my password while it is running, but to
> forget it upon quitting.
> 
> That way I can have Eudora check for mail every few minutes when *I* start up my
> machine and enter the pswd, but if someone else boots up my Mac when I'm not
> present, they don't automatically get my mail if I had forgotten to choose
> 'Forget Password' before quitting.
> 
> Perhaps a 'Forget Password On Quit' switch?

Umm, it already does that. You don't have to choose the 'Forget Password'
menu item; Eudora will only remember your password between sessions if you
have selected the "Save Password" option in the Switches dialog box.

--
Anthony Roybal                     University of California                
                                                   
Programmer/Analyst                 1535 Tolman Hall, UCB                   
ar@garnet.berkeley.edu             Berkeley, Ca. 94720             
(510) 643-6242
From: nicos@cs.bu.edu (Nicos Kontopoulos)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Apple Modem Tool
Date: 22 Aug 92 16:18:11 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Originator: nicos@csa


What is the Apple Modem Tool?

How do I change its parameters?

Is it usefull with the Zoom V.32bis FaxModem?



Please shed some light, since there is no usefull documentation at the
major archives. Also the aftermarket AMTCONFIG (or something) will not
work with AMT 1.1.1 which is the one I have.


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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: jackb@mdd.comm.mot.com (Jack Brindle)
Subject: Re: Hardware flow control and Supra FAX v.32bis
Organization: Motorola, Mobile Data Division - Seattle, WA
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 05:22:21 GMT

In article <1992Aug21.025656.26813@usenet.ins.cwru.edu> bl668@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (David P. Alverson) writes:
>
>In a previous article, newton@cs.utexas.edu (Peter Newton) says:
>
>>I am testing a Supra FAX v.32bis modem on my IIsi and am having
>>problems with hardware flow control.  The problem shows up when
>>sending files from the Mac using ZTerm 0.90 and zmodem with a
>>DTE rate of 57600 (i.e. ZTerm is set to talk to the modem at
>>57600).  I get retries and crc errors that appear to be caused
>>by buffer over run.
>>
>
>There is definitely a problem with the Supra v.32bis doing ZMODEM
>UPLOADS, with the port set to 38400 or higher.  I have seen it and
>even DOS users see it.  The company line from Supra is that they think
>there might be a problem in the ZMODEM PROTOCOL.  I asked them if it
>wasnt curious that users of other high speed modems didnt see similar
>problems.  They said it could be related to their modem having a larger
>buffer and allowing a higher DTE rate (57k).  (I have always used 38.4
>and definitely get the problem.)
>

I'm not so sure I buy this argument. I use Microphone II's Zmodem
implimentation almost exclusively. My Supra V.32bis FaxModem is set
up for 57600 bps with hardware handshaking. The computer is a Mac IIci.
The only time I see any overruns is when uploading to a very busy
Sun Sparcstation 1. When the Sparc is not busy, there is no problem.
I have seen NO problems while downloading. In fact when using 9600/LAPM
(v.42), I have actually seen far fewer problems than when running my
previous 2400 baud modem. Don't get me wrong, there _could_ be a problem
in the modem. But after two months of heavy use, I haven't seen it.

The one problem I _have_ seen has little to do with the modem. The
Apple Modem Tool (1.1.1) works fine at 38400, but drops characters at
57600 bps. Oh well. And it works so well at 38400...

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From: Stafford@Vax2.Winona.MSUS.EDU (John Stafford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re MacTCP - where the address REALLY is
Date: 19 Aug 92 21:36:50 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm
Organization: MSUS

OK, regarding AdminTCP/MacTCP and the IP address:
	I removed	a) the DNR file from System
	          b) the PREP file from System
	          c) AdminTCP
	Then emptied trash
	Rebooted
	Opened MacTCP and
	      Yes, the address was still there.
	THEN I trashed MacTCP (and emptied)
	     REPLACE it with another copy with a
	             different address and Voila!
	             THE address _appears_ to be stored
	             in the MacTCP image.
	If I had more time, I'd dive in with a HEX
	editor, but I don't.
From: Rick.Zeman@p943.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Rick Zeman)
Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: ARA Driver
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 21:00:44 -0500

Has anyone seen (or written) a Remote Access driver for a Practical Peripherals
PM14400 V.32bis faxmodem?  ARA only came with the V32 9600 driver and I want
the extra throughput of 14.4.
I figure that if someone else has already done the work, I won't have to use
the modem workshop and write one.
If you have one, could you PLEASE Binhex it and mail it to me?

Mucho thanks!

Xref: sparky comp.sys.mac.comm:7968 comp.sys.mac.misc:14878
From: zaphod@bluemoon.rn.com (Peter Bierman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Zoom modem
Date: 15 Aug 92 02:46:55 GMT
Organization: Blue Moon BBS ((614) 868-998[024])

tacketta@oregon.uoregon.edu (Tackett Austin) writes:

> In article <16es0aINNfrd@agate.berkeley.edu>, heilmayr@jaffna.berkeley.edu (S
> > 
> >I need an inexpensive 2400 baud modem.  MacConnection has a Zoom
> >Telephonics modem (model AMX or MX2400R, depending on which ad
> >I'm looking at) for $69.  Is this a decent quality modem (fully
> >Hayes compatible, fairly reliable, etc.)?  I'd appreciate hearing
> >from anyone who uses it.
> >Thanks.
> > 
> >-- 
> >-Klaus   (a.k.a.   heilmayr@math.berkeley.edu )
> >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >If you lived here, you'd be home already.
> 
> I have one and have been relatively happy with it. If you need a lo-buck
> no-frills modem $69 is a great price. The only problem I have had with it is
> that lately I can't get it to upload to a BBS running Hermes software and I
> don't know if it is Hermes, my modem, my initialization string, cosmic rays o
> George Bush. I did work for about a year, then in the last month I get errors
> I must say that I haven't put too much time into it, so it could be  a minor
> problem. 
> It has a *SEVEN* year warranty, so it will last a lifetime and works as
> advertised. You might look into a Supra with error correction; if you work fo
> a university (I think you might) you can get a good deal on a Supra. The erro
> correction may speed up your transfer rate.
> 
> Tackett Austin
> University of Oregon
> 
> >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Well, to both:

First I'd give equal odds for either Hermes or the Zoom modem being at 
fault with your xfers problem. Zoom modems are cheap. Literally. They are 
built cheaply, and they don't cost much. Probobly the _best_ 2400bps modem 
is the GoldStar GSM2400. The thing is built like a TANK. Zoom modems have 
a plastic case, so DON'T use one to run a BBS; the heat will cause it to 
do a thermal shutdown... aka: "unreliable".

And as for BBSes, Hermes, in general, sucks. I run a Hermes board (see 
sig), and we are changing software ASAP. UNfortunately there's not a lot 
to choose from yet. We'll be an alpha site for a new BBS coming out soon.

Specifically: Zoom modems are OK, but real cheap. Hermes can't do xfers 
right to begin with.


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outragous to post here.

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The Metropolis (614)-846-1911
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: cranch@novell.com (Christopher Ranch)
Subject: Re: Novell's Mac NLM and appletalk network numbers
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.com
Organization: Novell Inc., San Jose, Califonia
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 23:13:48 GMT

In article <713743277.F00001@blkcat.UUCP> Don.Noll@p3425.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Don Noll) writes:
>On 8/12/92, Anthony Olejnik said something very interesting to All on the
>subject of  Novell's Mac NLM and appletalk network numbers
>
>  AO> From: tony@scotty.dccs.upenn.edu (Anthony Olejnik) Newsgroups:
>  AO> comp.sys.mac.comm Organization: University of Pennsylvania
>  AO> 
>  AO> On a Netware File server containing both an Ethernet card and a
>  AO> LocalTalk card, is it necessary to define a separate appletalk network
>  AO> number for both the internal and external (localtalk card) networks?
>  AO> 
>  AO> I have the Mac NLM configured as a non-seed router on the ethernet
>  AO> side, so that's not an issue.
>  AO> 
>  AO> However, I'm not sure if its necessary to define an appletalk network
>  AO> number for the internal appletalk network and the external (via the
>  AO> localtalk card) network.
>  
>You don't need to, but then ALL AppleTalk traffic on the ethernet will get
>propagated to the LocalTalk segment.  If you use seperate Zone names and
>numbers then you will be ROUTING instead of bridging, which means better
>performance, especially on the LocalTalk side.........

	This is completely bogus.  Bridging in the way you are speaking
	does not exist at all.  If you want connectivity, you will need
	to bind AppleTalk to each interface, and then you will route.
	How in the world did you come to believe this?!?

	Chris
---
Chris Ranch
Internetworking Products Division
Novell, Inc.  San Jose, CA
(408)473-8667  cranch@novell.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: rolfe@ldp.com (Rolfe Tessem)
Subject: Re: Networking Macs and PS/2's ???
Reply-To: rolfe@ldp.com
Organization: Lucky Duck Productions
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 13:23:17 GMT

In article <65698@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt5870c@prism.gatech.EDU (Noah White)  
writes:
> 
>    I have a MacIIci and several PS/2's and I was wondering what people
> think might be the best way to network them together so that data files on
> the PS/2 drives can be accessable to the Mac and visa versa. I would also
> like to get away without partitioning the PS/2 drives.
> 

On the PS/2s:

Install ethernet card, install OS/2, install IBM's TCP/IP for OS/2, including  
the NFS server option.

On the Mac:

Install ethernet card, install MacTCP, get NCSA Telnet, Xferit, and ftpd from  
your favorite Internet archive site. Get NFS/Share from Intercon (or  
equivalent from another vendor.)

The only thing you can't do with this scheme is mount the Mac drives on the  
PCs (but of course you can ftp files). You can, of course, mount the PC  
drives on the Mac.



-- 
Rolfe Tessem				Lucky Duck Productions
rolfe@ldp.com				New York City
(212) 463-0029				(212) 463-7049 fax
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.programmer
From: ejohnson@void.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Eric E. Johnson)
Subject: Seeking information on speeds of data on a LocalTalk network
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 05:19:35 GMT

The subject maybe somewhat misleading, so I'll elaborate.

I'm currently working on a networked role playing game.  Like most
networked games, there is to be a server with numerous clients
attached.  The server and client will frequently be passing back small
chunks of data (anywhere from 20 to 50 bytes) on the order of five or 
six times a second, or so I had hoped.

The networking takes place on a small LocalTalk network (only three
machines are attached).  They are attached to a GatorBox which gives
them Internet access.  The Macs exchange data at the TCP/IP level
because the end goal is to have the game run across the Internet, not
just a LocalTalk site.  

The connections are established and they do indeed exchange data.
But, it seems to be much slower than it should be.  I've only been
able to get two exchanges a second, if that.  I checked the obvious
things as in, did I give MacTCP the wrong buffer size.  

I did some more investigations, and wrote some code that would call
the MacTCP status function getting back data about the recent
connection.  I checked the srtt [smoothed round trip time] parameter
in the structure returned by the status function, and it was 38.  Its
been a while since I've seen the MacTCP Programmer's Guide, but I
believe that it would be 38 ms. 

If 38 ms is indeed an accurate measurement, then I should be able to
pass at least 20 such small chunks of data back and forth.  Yet, this
isn't the case.

I'm looking for reasons why I haven't been able to achieve such a high
data rate.  Is MacTCP slow when it comes to getting data from the
program's buffer out onto the net?  Would a Mac II acting as the
game's server be a contributing factor?  Or, is LocalTalk just to slow
for what I'm doing?  How fast is LocalTalk anyway?  

Thanks
From: Jim.Redelfs@macnet.omahug.org (Jim Redelfs)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: RE: What became of Red Ryder?
Date: 17 Aug 92 10:49:27 CST
Reply-To: jim.redelfs@macnet.omahug.org
Organization: Macnet Omaha
Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.comm

BS> I know that White Knight was once the shareware (or was it freeware)
BS> called Red
BS> Ryder and I was wondering if anyone knew if there is still some access
BS> to Red Ryder that I can get my hands on just to look at? Just reply or
BS> mail to me 

I believe that the LAST version of Red Ryder that was SHAREWARE was 9.4 - that 
10.1 was COMMERCIAL, becoming White Knight (now at version 11.14).
  
I am sure that v9.4 is available somewhere (check local BBSs and user groups)
but I am a bit skeptical as to whether it would run RELIABLY under System 7,
or even 6.0.5+.  The important word there is "reliably".  It wouldn't surprise
me that 9.4 would RUN, but it might be just old enough that it could cause
problems.
  
I use White Knight (since v11.04, circa 1989).  It does EVERYTHING that I need 
- and quite a bit that I don't even use!  I recommend it highly.  You can't
beat the price, aprox. $85 mailorder.  Go for it!
  
JR

Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: DMittman@Beowulf.JPL.NASA.GOV (David Mittman)
Subject: Looking for Commercial CTB Tools
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 16:26:34 GMT

I'm searching for a source of Macintosh Communications Toolbox tools for
modem and TCP/IP communications. I am not interested in a full communications
package, just the tools. If the tools come with source code, that would be
a plus.

- David Mittman
From: sstai@ocf.berkeley.edu (Samuel S. Tai)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: .hqx files
Date: 14 Aug 1992 19:14:58 GMT
Organization: U. C. Berkeley Open Computing Facility
NNTP-Posting-Host: monsoon.berkeley.edu


(1) .hqx files can be decoded with the unix program mcvert.
    If your local site doesn't have the binaries installed,
    stop over at sumex-aim.stanford.edu/info-mac/unix-util
    and pick it up.  (It's a very *small* program.)

(2) I've not been able to download via X/YMODEM @ 7-E-1 over
    a telnet server.  Only kermit works in this case.  If
    your server is direct, then you should be able to use
    X/Y/ZMODEM @ 7-E-1.

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sstai@ocf.berkeley.edu | Though it cost you all you have, get understanding.
                       |                                -- Proverbs 4:7 (NIV)
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: valsta@kuusi.metla.fi (Lauri Valsta)
Subject: Re: Sun to Mac connection
Organization: Metsantutkimuslaitos
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 92 15:41:44 GMT

kdb@intercon.com (Kurt D Baumann) writes:

>In article <1992Aug11.194505.4240@news.acns.nwu.edu>, 
>barryc@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Barry Chiu) writes:
>> What "free" is out there to let my fiends Mac connect directly to a lone Sun
>> for file transfers?

XferIt is a nice mac-style file transfer program (requires MacTCP) and
almost free (a reasonable registration fee only). I found it on an
"anonymous ftp site".

-- 
| Lauri T. Valsta   Finnish Forest Research Institute |
| valsta@metla.fi   Helsinki, Finland                 |
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
From: steele@vlsi.caltech.edu (Craig Steele)
Subject: Re: NFS under MAC/OS?
Reply-To: steele@vlsi.caltech.edu (Craig Steele)
Organization: California Institute of Technology
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 06:25:43 GMT

korfhage@weston.poly.edu (Willard Korfhage) writes:
>I have Wollongong's NFS Client v1.2 (the latest version) and it works
>very nicely now. I've had it since v1.0, when it acted more like beta test 
>than a commercial product, but the newest version is stable enough that
>I don't worry about it crashing my system.

>I like its ability to mount the NFS file system via an alias. I keep an alias
>of my workstation's file system on the desktop, and a double click mounts 
>the file system.

>It is, however, no speed deamon in throughput. I transfered a file of size 
>4,959,560 bytes and it took 3 minutes 31 seconds to send it from a IIci to 
>an HP9000/425, for a throughput of 23.5 KBytes/second. Both machines
>were on the same Ethernet.

I just tried a similar experiment with Intercon's NFS/Share,
between a Quadra 700 and a SPARCstation 1 and got 89KB/sec,
for what that's worth.

Craig Steele, steele@vlsi.caltech.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: rrwood@uuisis.isis.org (Roy Wood)
Subject: Re: Need a little info on UUPC 3.0 for Mac
Organization: International Shared Information Service (Ottawa)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 11:49:26 GMT

werner@cs.utexas.edu (Werner Uhrig) writes:

> 	application that comes with uupc 3.0)
> 
> >(3) Is 3.0 the latest version?
> 
> 	as far as I know...
> 
> >(4) Can I receive news, send mail, send files, other?
> 
> 	not news (that I know) but "thumbs up" on it otherwise...


Regarding (3), Dave Platt says that there is a new version in the works that
will support the Communications Toolbox.

Regarding (4), if you get ToadNews from jpmah@descartes.uwaterloo.ca and
rnMac from me, you can run news.  ToadNews is an rnews-type agent, and rnMac
is a newsreader/posting agent (and also a limited mailer).

-Roy Wood (rrwood@uuisis.isis.org)
  
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