We trust that past and future users will find the new mechanism more convenient.
Full details are on how to get the package by anonymous ftp are available.
Remote input of problems is possible via either SIF files or simple fortran function-evaluation programs. This should ease the burden of those who detest the current SIF input. Additional quadratic programming syntax for SIF A commonly-occuring quadratic programming extension to MPS is now handled directly by SIF . The code has compiled and executed successfully with the AIX, CRAY, DEC, EPC, Fujitsu and NAG compilers. More details in due course.