Newsgroups: soc.roots
Date:         Thu, 9 Apr 1992 22:22:20 LCL
From:         Alf Christophersen <achristo@ULRIK.UIO.NO>
Subject:      Re: SIMTEL120 Problem
Comments: To: ROOTS-L Genealogy List <ROOTS-L@VM1.NoDak.EDU>

>Douglas Krause was nice enough to tell me that software to transcribe
>cemetery
>inscriptions (CRD301.ZIP and CRDLT11.ZIP) can be obtained from Simtel120.
<My
<problem is that I cannot access Simtel120.  Is there another source?  I
have
>to both BITNET and INTERNET but the directions in the FAQ file does not
>work.
>Any ideas and/or suggestions.  Thanks so much.
>Dorothy Boyd-Rush

You are very lucky since Vm1.Nodak.Edu is a mirror computer for Simtel20.
You may search for files using a command /pddir <area>name and the command
/pdget to get a copy.

Here is some more details which I got by saying HELP to Vm1.Nodak.Edu:

                               --- TRICKLE Server for SIMTEL20 files ---
                               For details send LISTSERV   GET PDGET INFO
/PDGET <format> filename < ( option>   Requests files from the Simtel20
                               archives.  Format may be NETDATA, PUNCH
                               or MAIL.  Option may be UUENCODE, OLDUUE,
                               XXENCODE, or TRANSLATE. (Updated 12/21/89)

/PDDIR filepattern             Requests directory listings of the
                               Simtel20 archives.
                               /PDDIR PD:<archive>  will list known
                               subdirectories (eg. /PDDIR PD:<MSDOS> ).
                               You can also add the number of days old
                               a file can be and still be considered.
                               /PDDIR filepattern 30   is the default.

And here is some more:
Here is how I searched for files in the msdos.area:

/pddir pd:<msdos.BORLAND>*.*
/pddir pd:<msdos.FIDO>*.*
/pddir pd:<msdos.FOSSIL>*.*
/pddir pd:<msdos.OPUS>*.*
/pddir pd:<msdos.PASCAL>*.*
/pddir pd:<msdos.TURBOPAS>*.*
/pddir pd:<msdos.UUCP>*.*
/pddir pd:<msdos.ZMODEM>*.*

And here is the result for the msdos.borland area:

> /pddir pd:<msdos.BORLAND>*.*
Search of MSDOS directory (dated 3/29/92) found 2 files less than 30 days
old
03/28/92       1509 ASCII  PD:<MSDOS.BORLAND>00-INDEX.TXT
03/20/92     107919 binary PD:<MSDOS.BORLAND>PRBGI00C.ZIP

> /pddir pd:<msdos.FIDO>*.*
Search of MSDOS directory (dated 3/29/92) found 2 files less than 30 days
old
03/28/92       2421 ASCII  PD:<MSDOS.FIDO>00-INDEX.TXT
03/16/92       5645 ASCII  PD:<MSDOS.FIDO>SENDMAIL.UFG

> /pddir pd:<msdos.FOSSIL>*.*
Search of MSDOS directory (dated 3/29/92) found 1 files less than 30 days
old
03/28/92       1233 ASCII  PD:<MSDOS.FOSSIL>00-INDEX.TXT

> /pddir pd:<msdos.OPUS>*.*
Search of MSDOS directory (dated 3/29/92) found 2 files less than 30 days
old
03/28/92       1828 ASCII  PD:<MSDOS.OPUS>00-INDEX.TXT
03/12/92     254796 binary PD:<MSDOS.OPUS>OMAN_174.ZIP

> /pddir pd:<msdos.PASCAL>*.*
Search of MSDOS directory (dated 3/29/92) found 2 files less than 30 days
old
03/28/92       1411 ASCII  PD:<MSDOS.PASCAL>00-INDEX.TXT
03/12/92     123504 binary PD:<MSDOS.PASCAL>PNL010.ZIP

> /pddir pd:<msdos.TURBOPAS>*.*
Search of MSDOS directory (dated 3/29/92) found 15 files less than 30 days
old
03/28/92      16965 ASCII  PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>00-INDEX.TXT
03/20/92     178090 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>ANIVGA.ZIP
03/12/92       1713 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>CLEARMEM.ZIP
03/12/92      24060 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>INASM10.ZIP
03/12/92     177802 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>JPDOOR32.ZIP
03/20/92      13312 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>MOUSLIB6.ZIP
03/12/92      22476 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>OMOUSE.ZIP
03/12/92      12581 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>PDIR10.ZIP
03/17/92     203147 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>QRDEMO.ZIP
03/20/92      12160 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>SRTKIT11.ZIP
03/12/92      33217 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>TP55TSR.ZIP
03/12/92      25807 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>TPFLEX.ZIP
03/12/92       7226 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>TPMUL221.ZIP
03/13/92      10323 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>TPREAL1.ZIP
03/12/92       4738 binary PD:<MSDOS.TURBOPAS>TPV24.ZIP

> /pddir pd:<msdos.UUCP>*.*
Search of MSDOS directory (dated 3/29/92) found 2 files less than 30 days
old
03/28/92       1488 ASCII  PD:<MSDOS.UUCP>00-INDEX.TXT
03/12/92      11574 binary PD:<MSDOS.UUCP>UUCPFAQ.ZIP

> /pddir pd:<msdos.ZMODEM>*.*
Search of MSDOS directory (dated 3/29/92) found 1 files less than 30 days
old
03/28/92       5120 ASCII  PD:<MSDOS.ZMODEM>00-INDEX.TXT


I doesn't remember where the files in question reside on Simtel20, but the
area should have the same name, except it is PD:, not pd1: or pd2: as it is
on Simtel20.

Hope this helps.

Read also the file on the GENEALOG area. (GENEALOG SIMTEL20???)

Alf Christophersen
Roots-L List owner
Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU