From: weiner@terminator.cc.umich.edu (Jeff Weiner)
Subject: atari archive frequently asked questions
Organization: University of Michigan
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 16:08:08 GMT

[Please remember that John Dunning, jrd@atari.archive.umich.edu, maintains
the 8bit section. Thanks.]

Welcome to atari.archive.umich.edu's Frequently Asked Questions

Updated on: Sept 29, 1992


1. How can I access the archive?  

   You can access the archive in one of two ways: by our mail server, BART,
   or via anonymous ftp.  To get information on the mail server, please
   send mail to atari@atari.archive.umich.edu with a body of 'help'.  For
   information on anonymous ftp, please refer to my 'Beginner's Guide to
   Anonymous FTP,' which is frequently posted here.  Questios about BART
   should first be addressed to the help file, then to Jon Brode,
   jon@atari.archive.umich.edu.


2. When I try to log in via ftp, I get a message saying that the archive's
   host won't accept anonymous ftp from my machine because of some 
   mapping problem.  What can I do to fix this?
   
   The archive's host machine will attemt to map your machine's ip address
   back to a name.  If it is unable to do this, it will not let you 
   begin an anonymous ftp session.  Please ask your sysadmin to check the
   name server entries for your machine, as something is amiss along the
   way.  If he or she isn't able to solve the problem, please have them
   send mail to me and I'll have the folks here take a look and see what's up.


3. How can I upload things to the archive?

   You can upload via ftp or by sending uuencoded chunks to me (address below).
   Please refer to 'How to upload to atari.archive' (frequently posted here)
   for more information.


4. After I've posted files to the archive, it often takes a few days before
   they're available to the public.  What sort of queueing system do
   you use?

   The queueing system in place here is known affectionately as my spare
   time.  I try to make files available as soon as I possibly can, but
   often times my schedule dictates otherwise.  Please bear with me.


5. What is {MiNT, TeX, Gnu, etc.}?

   Please refer these questions to the authors of the software.  Often times
   I know very little about a piece of software that is posted here.


6. What is the ip# for atari.archive.umich.edu? 

   141.211.164.8, at least for the time being.  It's a good idea to always
   use the a.a.u.e name. 


7. What are the ???s in the index for?

   A ??? signifies that I don't know what the file is or does.  Please 
   feel free to contact me should you happen to know the answer.


8. Where can I go for more information about the archive?

   Please feel free to send mail to weiner@atari.archive.umich.edu and I'll
   try to answer your questions.  Questions about BART should be addressed
   to its author, Jon Brode (jon@atari.archive.umich.edu).


9. Isn't there some times that I shouldn't ftp?  

   Yes. Please try to keep your ftp use between the hours of 5 pm to
   7 am, EST.  This will greatly appease the people that actually
   work on this machine.  We are generally -4 GMT.  


Cheers,

-- 
Jeff Weiner  - jweiner@umich.edu - weiner@atari.archive.umich.edu -
414 Erie St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Now at the University of Minnesota