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Date:         Wed, 27 Jan 1993 18:12:25 -0600
From:         Cliff Manis <cmanis@CSOFTEC.CSF.COM>
Organization: CompSofTech, POB 33937, San Antonio, Texas 78265-3937
Subject: GEDCOM 5.2 Specs available (NOW) ! ! !
Comments: To: Genealogy Information <ROOTS-L@VM1.NoDak.EDU>

READERS:

Would you like a copy of the latest GEDCOM Specs ?    Read this message.

Since November 22nd, over 225 requests for the GEDCOM 5.1 Specs
were sent out from the 'csoftec' genserv'er.   That server is not
working now, except to send this message to those requesting files.

Now the NEWEST Specs (GEDCOM 5.2) are available via FTP and via a
real server.   (Do not send a message to me - read this message)

                    See message below.

>>>> Reply-To: Fred Romelfanger <fred@STSCI.EDU>
>>>> Subject:      draft GEDCOM 5.2 specifications available via anonymous
>                  ftp/listserv
>
>  Cliff Manis picked up a disk at a developers meeting he was at.  The disk
>was free and given to everyone at the meeting.  The disk contains a draft
>version of Gedcom 5.2 specifications, a library for accessing gedcom files
>including source (5.1 compatible?), and some example gedcom files.  Cliff
>converted the disk into a tar file and sent me a copy which is now available
>via anonymous ftp or listserv.  My only warning is that I have not tried the
>software myself nor am I responsible for it or maintaining it.  Also the
>ASCII version of the specifications was formatted in 84 columns instead of
>80, so if it wraps around on the screen or the printer...
>
>  To retrieve the tar file via anonymous ftp, connect with ftp to
>hoth.stsci.edu (130.167.1.163), and login as anonymous and give your
>email address as the password.  You want to cd into the lines directory
>and get the file gedstd52.tar.Z.  The file is a compressed tar file so
>remember to transfer it in binary mode.
>
>  For you non-internet unix users, you can retrieve a uuencoded compressed
>tar file by sending the message "get lines/parts gedstd52.tar.Z" to
>lines@stsci.edu.  Remember this should go in the body of the message
>rather than the subject line.  You should get eight messages which you
>can strip the mail headers off of, piece together, and run through
>uudecode, uncompress, and tar to get the files.
>
>  The directory/archive in which this file resides is normally used to
>provide information for LifeLines users, so anything else you see in this
>directory is probably not useful unless you use LifeLines.  The files in
>the pub directory (not available via listserv at present) are related to
>system and software support issues on Sun systems for support of the
>STScI (Space Telescope Science Institute) data and products and is probably
>not useful to most of you.
>
>  For you non-unix users who are interested, send mail to fred@stsci.edu
>and tell me if you are interested in the just the specs or all of it, and
>let me know what related utilities you have available (arc, zoo, uudecode,
>mail, ftp), and we can arrange something.
>
>  Also Cliff sent me a Word Perfect version of the standards document,  I
>have extracted it, but don't have Word Perfect available.  If you want this
>send me mail (fred@stsci.edu) and let me know if you want can handle either
>a uuencoded arc or a uuencoded zoo file, and I will make it available.
>
>  If any of you want Postscript or would be willing to convert the document
>to Postscript from the Word Perfect document, please let me know.
>
>                           Fred Romelfanger
>                           fred@stsci.edu
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