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From: kko@fraser.sfu.ca (Samuel Ko)
Subject: [c.b.i.p.archives] The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel and Garbo
Message-ID: <1992Oct24.081911.12723@sfu.ca>
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Summary: A list of recommended MSDOS programs at major ftp sites.
Keywords: Simtel, Garbo, MSDOS, sharewares, freewares, PD programs, ftp
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[c.b.i.p.archives] The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel and Garbo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
**** The Ultimate Guide to MSDOS Archive Files ****
Version: 1.9 Oct 24 1992
Compiled by Samuel Ko (kko@sfu.ca)
This is a good selection of the "best" sharewares and freewares that are
available from Simtel (wsmr-simtel20.army.mil) - the largest depository
of MSDOS files - and Garbo (garbo.uwasa.fi) - a good alternative to Simtel.
This list contains many commonly-and-frequently-wanted sharewares/freewares/
public domain programs. So before you post any requests for ftp'able MSDOS
files in comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted or other msdos/pc newsgroups, please
try to read the list first. This will help reduce the traffic in those groups
a bit. Besides you might find some other interesting stuff here.
As it is more convenient to ftp files from Simtel's mirror sites than
Simtel itself, so I use the directories of oak.oakland.edu (the most
up-to-date mirror site) instead. If you want to use the parent site (Simtel)
or other mirror sites (e.g. wuarchive.wustl.edu), please change the path name
accordingly. Here is how to do it: (`whatever' is the name of subdirectory
to be substituted)
oak: /pub/msdos/whatever = Simtel: PD1:<MSDOS.WHATEVER>
= wuarchive: /mirrors/msdos/whatever
Please note that garbo is mirrored in N. America at wuarchive. Therefore
garbo: /pc/whatever = wuarchive: /mirrors/garbo.uwasa.fi/whatever
For info on other Simtel and Garbo mirror sites, please see Appendix 1.
Thanks to all who have helped in improving the list. However, to save
some bandwidth, I do not want to include a long list (over 100 names) of
acknowledgment. I do sincerely thank each and every one of you who has
contributed to this compilation in one way or the other.
Any further comments and suggestions will be very much appreciated. I am
particularly interested in any programs that you think are better than those
listed below.
I will usually update this list once a month. However, I will be pretty busy
in the next couple of months, so the next issue will not be out until late
December / early January.
General format of an entry:
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Program: Name and/or Description
Version: The latest release
Upload Date: The date the program was uploaded to Simtel or Oak
File: The name of the file that corresponds to the program
Size: The size of the archive file
Location: The directory from which the file can be found
Status: Shareware / Freeware Info
Comment: My comment and supplementary info
Alternative: Other similar program
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Contents:
* Section A: Application Programs
* Section B: Compression / Decompression Programs
* Section C: Utilities
Area 1: 4DOS
Area 2: Disk Utilites
Area 3: Directory Utilities
Area 4: File / Text Utilities
Area 5: Screen Utilities
Area 6: System Utilites
Area 7: Other Utilities
* Section D: Anti-Virus Programs
* Section E: Editors
* Section F: Communication Programs
* Section G: Miscellaneous Files
----
* Appendix 1: Mirror Sites
* Appendix 2: Obtaining files by emails
* Appendix 3: Getting upload announcements by emails
* Appendix 4: How to do anonymous ftp?
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Section A: Application Programs
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Program: PC-Write Advanced Level Word-Processor
Version: 4.0
Upload Date: 92/07/24
Files: pcwal401.zip (Program), pcwal402.zip (Help/Spell)
pcwal1403.zip (Conversion), pcwal404.zip (Printer)
Size: 946,024 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/editor
garbo: /pc/txtutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: PC-Write is undoubtedly one of the most sophisticated word-processor
There is a simpler version - pcws201*.zip (oak only) ...
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Program: AsEasyAs Spreadsheet
Version: 5.01c
Upload Date: 92/07/08
File: aea501c.zip
Size: 338,568 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/spreadsheet
garbo: /pc/spreadsheet
Status: Shareware
Comment: A powerful Lotus 123 clone ...
There is a "lighter" version - alite1f.zip (oak only) ...
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Program: Buttonware's PC-File Database
Version: 6.5
Upload Date: 92/08/11
Files: pcf65{a,b,c}.zip
Size: 895,990 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dbase
garbo: /pc/database
Status: Shareware
Comment: This database program is fine as long as you've got disk-space
for it ...
Alternative: RExL (rexl211{a,b,c}.zip in /pub/msdos/database) (oak only)
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Program: Draft Choice CAD
Version: 2.0
Upload Date: 92/07/15
File: dc20.zip
Size: 314,791 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/cad
garbo: /pc/cad
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good computer-assisted-design program ... Get dcfonts.zip ...
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Program: X(Plore) Mathematical Toolchest
Version: 4
Upload Date: 92/06/08
File: cc4-9206.zip
Size: 417,716 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculator
garbo: /pc/math
Status: Shareware
Comment: A sophisticated calculus calculator ... doing numeric math ...
Alternative: Symbolic Calculator (sm211a.zip) - doing symbolic math
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Section B: Compression / Decompression Programs
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Synopsis
~~~~~~~~
DOS UNIX
--- ----
*.zip pkz110eu.exe (pkz193a.exe) zip10ex.tar-z (or .tar.Z)
zip10exx.zip (zip19p1x.zip) zip19p1.tar-z (or .tar.Z)
unzip50.exe unzip50.tar-z (or .tar.Z)
*.arj arj230ng.exe (arj239a.exe) --
unarj230.zip unarj230.tar-z (or *.tar.Z)
*.lzh lha213.exe lha-101u.tar.Z (oak only)
*.arc pk361.exe arc521e.tar-z (oak)
arc602.exe arc.tar.Z (garbo)
*.zoo zoo210.exe zoo210.tar-z (or .tar.Z)
booz20.zip booz20.tar-z (or .Z)
*.sqz sqz1082e.exe --
*.tar tar4dos.zoo on your system
*.Z comp430d.zip on your system
*.exe/ pklte115.zip --
*.com diet144.zip
lzexe91e.zip
The Unix version of these compression/decompression programs are
obtainable from Simtel: PD8:<MISC.UNIX>, oak: /pub/misc/unix
or garbo: /unix/arcers ...
Information on the DOS version is as follows ...
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Program: PKWare ZIP create / extract package
Version: 1.10 (export (= no encryption))
Upload Date: 90/04/02
File: pkz110eu.exe (self extracting)
Size: 140,116 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
Comment: Simply the best zip / unzip for PCs ... 200% a MUST ...
pkz193a.zip, an alpha version, is obtainable from ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
(in the directory /pc/exec-pc) ...
BTW ... to split large zip files to smaller zip files, get
zipsplit (zipspl12.zip) (oak only) ...
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Program: Info-Zip's Zip
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/04/23
File: zip10exx.zip
Size: 45,383 bytes
Version: 1.9
Upload Date: 92/08/30
File: zip19p1x.zip
Size: 114,278 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: pkzip "clone" ... and this one is free ...
zipinfo, zipnote, zipsplit are included with zip19p1x.zip ...
Source codes (for many OS): zip19p1.zip ...
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Program: Info-Zip's Unzip
Version: 5.0
Upload Date: 92/08/30
File: unzip50.exe (self-extracting)
Size: 37,211 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: unzip 5.0 is a superset of unzip 4.2 ... and it can handle files
zipped with zip 1.0/1.9 and pkzip 1.1/1.93 ...
Source codes (for many OS): unzip50.zip
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Program: ARJ file archiver
Version: 2.3 (export)
Upload Date: 92/01/31
File: arj230ng.exe (self-extracting)
Size: 200,502 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
Comment: Another major compression/archive program ... Good ...
If you just want to decompress *.arj files, get unarj230.zip ...
The beta version of ARJ version 2.4 is out ... You can get
arj239a.exe from ftp.germany.eu.net (in /pub/comp/msdos/arcers) ...
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Program: LZH archive make / extract program
Version: 2.13
Upload Date: 91/08/07
File: lha213.exe (self-extracting)
Size: 44,416 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ... especially for creating self-extracting files ...
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Program: ARC file packer / unpacker
Version: 3.61
Upload Date: 88/08/01
File: pk361.exe (self-extracting)
Size: 119,598 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
Comment: A bit dated compression program ... but still essential ...
Alternative: ARC (arc602.exe) (garbo only)
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Program: Dhesi's make/extract/view ZOO archiver
Version: 2.10
Upload Date: 91/07/12
File: zoo210.exe (self-extracting)
Size: 55,721 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zoo
garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Public Domain
Comment: Good and essential ...
If you only want a *.zoo file extractor, get booz20.zip ...
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Program: SQUEEZE
Version: 1.082
Upload Date: 92/10/08
File: sqz1082e.exe (self-extracting)
Size: 80,259 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: A new archiver from Sweden ... Try it ...
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Program: Buerg's archive files viewer
Version: 1.4
Upload Date: 92/06/22
File: fv140.zip
Size: 9,149 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
garbo: /pc/arcutil
Status: Shareware, Free for personal/private use
Comment: A very good utility for viewing and handling different types
of compressed files ...
Alternative: RView (rv247.zip)
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Program: General Unpack Shell
Version: 1.60
Upload Date: 92/09/27
File: gus_160.zip
Size: 31,515 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
garbo: /pc/arcutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: Interesting ... Can look for the right decompression program
to extract a compressed file ...
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Program: ArcMaster
Version: 8.1
Upload Date: 92/09/06
File: am81.zip
Size: 218,797 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
garbo: /pc/arcutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: More sophisticated shell for manipulating different types
of compressed files ...
Alternative: Shez (shez81.zip)
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Program: Unix-compatible 16bit Compress/Uncompress/Zcat
Version: 4.30
Upload Date: 90/10/13
File: comp430d.zip
Size: 20,241 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/compress
garbo: /pc/unix
Status: Public Domain
Comment: For extracting/making Unix *.Z files ...
The best thing to do is to copy comp430d.exe to compress.exe,
uncompre.exe and zcat.exe ... To uncompress a *.Z file, simply
type uncompre(ss) *.Z ...
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Program: Tar (tape archiver) ...
Version: -
Upload Date: (to garbo) 90/03/21
File: tar4dos.zoo
Size: 36,824 bytes
Location: oak: /pc/filutl (as tar4dos.zip)
garbo: /pc/unix
Status: Public Domain
Comment: This is the most Unix-compatible tar clone for DOS ...
To untar a *.tar file ... enter tar xvf *.tar ...
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Program: Pklite - Executable File Compressor
Version: 1.15
Upload Date: 92/08/10
File: pklte115.zip
Size: 41,282 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
garbo: /pc/execomp
Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
Comment: Can compress executable files (*.exe/*.com) ... Really Good ...
Alternatives: Diet (diet144.zip) and Lzexe (lzexe91e.zip) - both are good
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Further reference:
1) The 2-part FAQs for the comp.compression newsgroups by Jean-loup Gailly ...
(Part I: practical usage - Part II: how compression works) ...
Read them on news.answers or get them from pit-manager.mit.edu
(in /pub/usenet/news.answers/compression-faq) ...
2) Get the file compression from ftp.cso.uiuc.edu (in /doc/pcnet) ...
Maintained by David Lemson, this file has additional info on different
compression/decompression programs for many different operating systems.
3) If you're familiar with C programming, the book "The Data Compression Book"
(written by Mark Nelson and published by M&T) should enable you have a
good understanding on different compression techniques.
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Section C: Utilities
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Area 1: 4DOS
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Program: 4DOS command.com replacement
Version: 4.01
Upload Date: 92/06/15
File: 4dos401p.zip
Size: 288,682 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/4dos
garbo: /pc/cmd4dos
Status: Shareware
Comment: This gives you much more than MSDOS' command.com ...
Documentation is in 4dos401d.zip ...
Lots of accompanying utilities in the 4dos subdirectory ...
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Area 2: Disk Utilites
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Program: Partiquin Copy
Version: 9.2c
Upload Date: 92/07/06
File: pcopy92c.zip
Size: 111,566 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
garbo: /pc/filecopy
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good file copier ...
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Program: OnePass - single-pass floppy-disk copier
Version: 1.55
Upload Date: 92/10/16
File: 1pass155.zip
Size: 16,064 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
garbo: /pc/filecopy
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good replacement for DOS' diskcopy ...
Alternative: COPYQM (copyq302.zip)
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Program: MegaBack disk system backup
Version: 1.41
Upload Date: 92/08/17
File: mback141.zip
Size: 212,653 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
garbo: /pc/diskutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Probably the best backup program ...
Alternative: Stowaway (stow191.zip)
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Program: FormatMaster
Version: 4.6
Upload Date: 92/05/30
File: fm46.zip
Size: 87,323 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
garbo: /pc/format
Status: Shareware
Comment: I like it to be menu driven ...
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Program: FD-Format
Version: 1.8
Upload Date: 91/07/21
File: fdform18.zip
Size: 109056 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
garbo: /pc/diskutil (as fdform18.lzh)
Status: Public Domain
Comment: Can format disks to higher density ...
Alternative: FMT (atfmt100.zip)
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Program: DOG - Disk OrGanizer
Version: 3.16
Upload Date: 92/03/31
File: dog316.zip
Size: 54,553 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
garbo: /pc/diskutil
Status: Shareware, Free for personal use
Comment: Can remove fragmentations and rearrange files ...
Alternative: ORG (org30sw.zip) (oak only)
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Area 3: Directory Utilities
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Program: Another Change Directory
Version: 2.10
Upload Date: 92/08/04
File: acd210.zip
Size: 55,296 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dirutl
garbo: /pc/dirutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ...
Alternative: CCD (ccd20.zip)
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Program: Treeview
Version: 1.1
Upload Date: 90/01/20
File: treeview.arc
Size: 156,780 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: A classic file manager ...
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Program: Vernon Buerg's file viewer and disk utility
Version: 7.6b
Upload Date: 91/10/04
File: list76b.zip
Size: 105,459 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
garbo: /pc/fileutil
Status: Shareware, Free for personal/private use
Comment: a MUST ...
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Program: The Director: Hard disk file/menu manager
Version: 5
Upload Date: 92/04/30
File: directr5.zip
Size: 358,928 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/menu
garbo: /pc/dirutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good collection of programs for managing files and directories ...
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Area 4: File / Text Utilities
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Program: Derr's FileFinder
Version: 4.0
Upload Date: 92/08/25
File: fff40.zip
Size: 110,274 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dirutl
garbo: /pc/filefind
Status: Shareware
Comment: Good ...
Alternative: FastFileFind (fff360.zip)
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Program: Fgrep
Version: 1.72
Upload Date: 90/05/10
File: fgrep172.zip
Size: 12,512 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
garbo: /pc/fileutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good utility to search for file(s) with a string of text ...
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Program: Dos <-> Unix text-file translation
Version: 1.1
Upload Date: 92/01/08
File: lfcrlf11.zip
Size: 16,331 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
garbo: not the latest
Status: Shareware, Free for private use
Comment: Probably the best utility to add/remove cr or lf ...
Alternative: crlf15b.zip
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Program: Binary Editor and Viewer
Version: 1.33
Upload Date: 92/08/12
File: beav133.zip
Size: 91,798 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
garbo: /pc/binedit
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ...
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Program: R.E. Marks' UU/XX en/decoder
Version: 5.15
Upload Date: 92/07/01
File: uuexe515.zip
Size: 32,526 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
garbo: /pc/decode
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good and essential for encoding/decoding binary files ...
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Program: Encrypt
Version: 2.1
Upload Date: (to garbo) 90/08/13
File: encrypt.zip
Size: 17,873 bytes
Location: oak: not available
garbo: /pc/fileutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good program to encrypt/decrypt files with passwords ...
Alternatives: PGP (pgp10.zip) (version 2 is out ... it (pgp20.zip) is
obtainable from ghost.dsi.unimi.it (in /pub/crypt)
Tangle (tangle.zip)
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Program: Dosnx - Unix-like utilities
Version: 2.0e
Upload Date: 92/09/26
File: dosnx20e.zip
Size: 175,162 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
garbo: /pc/unix
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good assortment of basic Unix-like stuff ...
Alternatives: GNU file/text utilities (futil14.arc in /pub/msdos/gnuish)
Rutils (rutils30.zoo from /pub at ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de)
BTW ... Some other "common" Unix Tools for Dos:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
less - oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl/less177e.zip
garbo: /pc/unix/less177e.zip
awk - oak: /pub/msdos/awk/gawk211.zip or mawk10.zip
sed - oak: /pub/msdos/gnuish/sed106.arc
sh - oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl/ms_sh200.zip (386+ preferred)
(Bourne) garbo: /pc/unix/ms_sh200.zip:
perl - oak: /pub/msdos/perl/perl4019.zip
make - oak: /pub/msdos/c/dmake38e.zip or /pub/msdos/gnuish/make358.arc
garbo: /pub/msdos/unix/dmak38e.zip
gcc - take a look at oak: /pub/msdos/djgpp or garbo: /pc/djgpp
rcs - oak: /pub/msdos/pgmutl/rcs55.zip
wuarchive: /systems/msdos/gnuish/rcs55ax.zoo
For other Unix and Unix-like programs ... take a look at ...
wuarchive: /systems/msdos/gnuish or oak: /pub/msdos/gnuish
garbo: /pc/unix ...
BTW2 ... linux is a freely distributable unix clone for 386+ ... The official
site for linux is tsx-11.mit.edu ...
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Program: CompuShow *.gif files viewer
Version: 8.50a
Upload Date: 92/09/23
File: cshw850a.zip
Size: 136,597 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/gif
garbo: /pc/gifutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Can work on any type of graphical display ...
Alternatives: VPIC (vpic51.zip) (no Herc) (oak only)
Naked Eye (naked110.zip) (requires SVGA)
BTW ... a bit on jpeg files ...
viewers: HiView (hv12.zip) - oak: /pub/msdos/graphics
DVPEG (dvpeg2.zip) - sunee.uwaterloo.ca: /pub/jpeg/viewers
convertor: jpeg <--> gif (gif2jpg5.zip) - oak: /pub/msdos/graphics
BTW2 ... further info on these can be found in the 2-part FAQs for the
alt.binaries.pictures newsgroups by Jim Howard (part I is general,
part 2 is OS-dependent) ... Read them on news.answers or get them
from pit-manager.mit.edu (in /pub/usenet/news.answers/pictures-faq) ...
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Program: Ghostscript
Version: 2.52
Upload Date: 92/09/23
Files: gs252286.zip (for 286-) or gs252386.zip (for 386+) and gs252ini.zip
Size: 361,558 bytes (286) or 562,867 bytes (386)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/postscript
garbo: not the latest
Status: Freeware
Comment: For pre-viewing and printing postscripts files (*.ps or *.eps) ...
Look for additional/fonts files as well ...
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Program: SbTeX
Version: 3.8
Upload Date: 92/06/15
File: sb38tex.zip
Size: 275,035 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/tex
garbo: /pc/tex
Status: Freeware
Comment: This is a good adaptation of Knuth's Tex ...
BTW ... Detex (detex10.zip) is good for TeX/LaTeX --> text only ...
Alternative: emTeX is a comprehensive PD package of TeX, LaTeX, Metafont, etc.
It is obtainable from archives.umich.edu (in /msdos/TeX/emTeX)
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Program: ShareSpell
Version: 2.3
Upload Date: 91/04/21
File: ss23.zip
Size: 266,521 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good text file spell-checker ...
Alternative: amSpell (amspel20.zip) - can spellcheck TeX/LaTeX files
(for garbo: in /pc/txtutil)
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Program: Thelma's grammar/style checker for WordPerfect 5.* files
Version: 5.081
Upload Date: 92/10/03
File: thlm5081.zip
Size: 514,049 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/wordperf
garbo: /pc/linguistics
Status: Shareware
Comment: Good ...
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Program: WordPerfect Password Decryption
Version: 2.0
Upload Date: (to garbo) 91/06/25
File: wppass2.zip
Size: 23,321 bytes
Location: oak: not available
garbo: /pc/util
Status: Freeware
Comment: The best password cracker for encrypted WordPerfect files ...
Version 3.0 is passwp.zip and is available from cs.uwp.edu
(in /pub/msdos/wp) ...
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Area 5: Screen Utilities
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Program: Explosiv Screen Saver (for DOS and Windows)
Version: 2.10
Upload Date: 92/10/08
File: explo210.zip
Size: 272,258 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
garbo: /pc/screen
Status: Shareware
Comment: Marvelous ... lots of displays ...
Alternatives: Explod Fireworks (explo203.zip in /pc/graphics) (garbo only)
Billboard (bilbd110.zip) (oak only) - will display message
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Program: Buffit - tsr screen scrollback utility
Version: 3.0
Upload Date: 91/05/21
File: buffit30.zip
Size: 10,640 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
garbo: /pc/screen
Status: Shareware
Comment: Good ...
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Program: Snipper
Version: 2.5
Upload Date: 92/09/29
File: snippr25.zip
Size: 18,689 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
garbo: /pc/screen
Status: Freeware
Comment: Marvelous ... Can capture a text screen to the printer, a file,
or internal buffer ...
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Area 6: System Utilities
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Program: InfoPlus - screens of system info
Version: 1.55
Upload Date: 92/08/21
File: inf1p155.zip
Size: 119,991 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: /pc/sysinfo
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ...
Alternatives: Comptest (ctest257.zip)
Microsoft Diagnostics (msd.zip) ... this one is available
from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (in /pub/os2/2.0/dos/sysutils) ...
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Program: Secure System Login
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/08/29
File: login.zip
Size: 71,258 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/security
garbo: /pub/sysutil
Status: Shareware, Free for personal use
Comment: Good ... unix-like ... login: ? Password: ? ...
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Program: HyperDisk
Version: 4.32
Upload Date: 92/05/12
File: hydk432.zip
Size: 278,817 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
garbo: /pc/sysutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Disk caching utilities ... better than the RAM Disk ...
BTW ... Cache Test (ct43c.zip) is good for evaluating
your disk's cache performance ...
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Program: TSR Utilities
Version: 3.4
Upload Date: 92/03/12
File: tsrcom34.zip
Size: 75,275 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
garbo: /pc/memutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ... Can remove TSRs from memory without rebooting ...
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Program: File Completion
Version: 1.5
Upload Date: 92/08/07
File: filec15.zip
Size: 19,564 bytes
Directory: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
garbo: /pc/keyboard
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good TSR program to add filename completion ...
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Program: Shell Room
Version: 2.0a
Upload Date: 92/08/19
File: shroom20.zip
Size: 920819
Directory: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
garbo: /pc/sysutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Can swap programs from memory to disk ...
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Area 7: Other Utilities
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Program: PC ReadMail
Version: 4.01
Upload Date: 91/07/07
File: rmail401.zip
Size: 68,981 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
garbo: /pc/mail
Status: Freeware
Comment: A very good program for reading Unix mails, netnews articles and
Timo's FAQs OFFline ...
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Program: Cal (unix-like)
Version: 2.4
Upload Date: 92/07/11
File: cal24.zip
Size: 20,730 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
garbo: /pc/unix/calendar or /pc/unix
Status: Freeware
Comment: This program can have the current date highlighted on the monthly
calendar and a list of important dates displayed ...
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Program: Ample Notice
Version: 3.0
Upload Date: 92/10/07
File: an300.zip
Size: 192,263 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
garbo: /pc/calendar
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good appointments calendar / alarm clock package ...
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Program: Math. Expression Calculator
Version: 2.3
Upload Date: 92/05/14
File: mathfc23.zip
Size: 28,431 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculator
garbo: /pc/math
Status: Public Domain
Comment: A calculator which you can operate at the command prompt ...
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Program: Thumb Print Software's Electric Typewriter
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 91/02/09
File: tp-et.zip
Size: 115,774 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Shareware
Comment: This program "emulates" an electronic type-writer ...
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Program: TypeFast
Version: -
Upload Date: 90/09/12
File: typefast.zip
Size: 91,532 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
garbo: /pc/educgames
Status: Public Domain
Comment: A game that can improve your typing speed ...
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Program: SkyGlobe
Version: 3.52
Upload Date: 92/10/16
File: skygl352.zip
Size: 297,105 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/astronomy
garbo: /pc/astronomy
Status: Shareware
Comment: An easily accessible planetarium displaying stars ...
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Section D: Anti-Virus Programs
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Programs: McAfee anti-virus utilities
Version: 97
Upload Date: 92/10/16
Files: scanv97.zip(scanner), clean97.zip(removal), vshld97.zip(prevention)
Size: scan(146,662 bytes), clean(160,850 bytes), vshield(120,516 bytes)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro
garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Sharewares
Comment: Simply the BEST ...
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Program: F-Prot anti-virus program
Version: 2.05
Upload Date: 92/08/27
File: fp-205.zip
Size: 288,153 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro
garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Shareware, Free for private use
Comment: a MUST ...
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Program: VIRx
Version: 2.4
Upload Date: 92/08/30
File: virx24.zip
Size: 93,911 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro
garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Freeware
Comment: A fine virus scanner ...
Alternative: TB Scan (tbscan43.zip + vsig9208.zip) - fast
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Program: HyperText VSUM
Version: 9209
Upload Date: 92/09/27
File: vsumx209.zip
Size: 636,924 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/trojan-pro
garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Shareware
Comment: Organized in hypertext form, this program tells you everything you
ever want to know about viruses ...
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Section E: Editors
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Program: QEdit
Version: 2.15
Upload Date: 91/09/09
File: qedit215.zip
Size: 134,778 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/qedit
garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Shareware
Comment: This one is very very good ... I'm using it now :) ...
Alternatives: Vision-Edit (ved331.zip) - can edit files up to 4 megabytes.
Video Display Editor (vde164.zip) - an efficient editor/quasi-
word-processor.
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Program: Elvis
Version: 1.6
Upload Date: 92/08/14
File: elv16exe.zip
Size: 208,263 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/editor
garbo: not the latest
Status: Freeware
Comment: a 99.99% vi clone ... Very good ...
Alternatives: Calvin (calvin21.zip) - a partial vi clone (for garbo: /pc/editor)
Oak Hill Vi (vi60a1.zoo) - a good (and not-free) vi clone -
obtainable from plains.nodak.edu (in /pub/pc/editors)
Vile (vi-like emacs) is obtainable from ftp.cayman.com (as
/pub/vile/pcvile3.25.tar.Z)
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Program: MicroEmacs
Version: 3.11c
Upload Date: 92/08/26
Files: 311c2ibm.zip and ue311cmd.zip
Size: 128,508 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/uemacs
garbo: /pc/memacs (/meibm.zip and ue311ibm.arc)
Status: Freeware
Comment: This is a nice emacs clone ...
Alternatives: Freeamcs (emacs16d.zip in /pub/msdos/freemacs) - this one is
more compatible with GNU emacs
Demacs (dem120e.zip in /pub/msdos/demacs) - MSDOS implementation
of GNU emacs - requires 386+ and lots of disk-space
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Program: Ted (Tiny Editor)
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 88/10/21
File: as part of vol7n19.arc (oak) or vol7n19.zip (garbo)
Size: 48,128 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/pcmag
garbo: /pc/pcmag
Status: Freeware
Comment: A small and efficient editor ...
A good rewrite of this program is Terse 1.4 (trs140a.zip) (garbo
only: /pc/editor) ...
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Section F: Communication Programs
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Program: MS Kermit
Version: 3.11
Upload Date: 91/10/01
File: msker311.zip
Size: 186,841 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/kermit
garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good communication program with the best vt100 emulation ...
The latest Kermit 3.12 (msvibm.zip) is now available from
watsun.cc.columbia.edu (in /kermit/bin) ...
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Program: X/Y/Zmodem file transfer program
Version: -
Upload Date: 92/05/04
File: gsz0503.zip
Size: 112,454 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zmodem
garbo: /pc/termutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Very good ...
Alternatives: DSZ (dsz0503.zip) - the non-graphical version of GSZ
Texas Zmodem (txzm220.zip) - a _free_ Zmodem transfer program
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Program: Telemate
Version: 3.10
Upload Date: 92/09
Files: tm310-{1,2,3}.zip
Size: 594,572 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Shareware
Comment: A comprehensive and probably the best communication package ...
With internal multitasking ...
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Program: Telix
Version: 3.15
Upload Date: 91/04/04
Files: tlx315-{1,2,3}.zip
Size: 338,343 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/telix
garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Shareware
Comment: With a good script language and in-built Zmodem ...
Exis has sold Telix to deltaComm ... see tlx-sold.zip ...
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Program: BGFT - Background File Transfer
Version: 2.11
Upload Date: 91/07/05
File: bgft211.zip
Size: 245,592 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
garbo: /pc/termutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: A program that allow you to do other things while transferring files...
Alternative: SZModem (szmod200.zip) (for oak: in /pub/msdos/zmodem)
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Program: Quick-Dial
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/08/06
File: qdial10.zip
Size: 17,300 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: An interesting program ... You can dial voice call in DOS prompt ...
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Program: Modem Doctor
Version: 4.0S
Upload Date: 92/01/31
File: modemd40.zip
Size: 115,088 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
garbo: /pc/comm
Status: Shareware
Comment: Testing your modem and serial ports ...
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Section G: Miscellaneous Files
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File: simibm.zip
Version: updated frequently
Description: Master index file of the MSDOS directory of Simtel20 and mirrors
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filedocs
Comment: With simdir (simdir22.zip), one can easily look for msdos files ...
For the latest uploads, get FILES.IDX from oak: /pub/msdos (or
Simtel: PD1:<msdos>) ... Use fgrep/grep to search for additions
in the last few days ...
Alternative: simlist.zip (plain text)
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File: INDEX.ZIP
Version: updated almost daily
Description: The master index file of garbo's pc directory ...
Location: garbo: /pc
Comment: This is a must ...
For the latest uploads, see the file _files.in ...
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File: moder16.zip
Version: 16
Size: 8,978 bytes
Description: A list of MS-DOS FTP sites and their moderators
Location oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: /pc/pd2
Comment: A list of good ftp sites for PC materials by Timo Salmi and
Rhys Weatherley ...
For the comprehensive list of anon-ftp sites by Tom Czarnik, get
ftplist.zip(oak: /pub/msdos/info) or ftpsites.lst(garbo: /pc/doc-net)
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File: tsfaq30.zip
Version: 30
Size: 112,465 bytes
Description: Timo Salmi: Frequently asked questions & answers
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: /pc/ts
Comment: This has been the Bible of the comp.binaries.ibm.pc.* groups ...
Informative and entertaining ...
There are also many other interesting stuffs in /pc/ts and /pc/pd2 ...
e.g.tsbat38.zip - a collection of useful batch files and tricks ...
author11.zip - SW & PD authors reachable on the Internet ...
bestpr24.zip - Timo's choice of 24 best MSDOS SW & PD program ...
post*.zip - information emails & postings ...
Also look for timo01e.gif/timo01v.gif in garbo: /pc/gif ...
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File: jargon2910.zip
Version: 2.9.10
Size: 505,474 bytes
Description: Eric Raymond: Jargon file 2.9.10, hacker slang dictionary
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: not available
Comment: A remarkable collection of computer slangs ... Informative and
entertaining ...
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File: zen10.zip
Version: 1.0
Size: 71,459 bytes
Description: Zen and the Art of the Internet
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/books
garbo: not available
Comment: The beginners' guide to the Internet ...
The 2nd edition is commercial, sold by Prentice Hall ...
BTW ... If you're really interested to know more about the Internet, consider
buying a copy of "The Whole Internet Users' Guide & Catalog" ... written
by Ed Krol and published by O'Reilly ...
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File: useful19.zip :)
Version: 1.9
Size: 21,500+ bytes
Description: The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel and Garbo
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: /pc/filelist
Comment: This list + a list of major changes since last version (1.8) ...
Uncompressed version of this list (msdos-archives) can be obtained
from pit-manager.mit.edu (in /pub/usenet/news.answers) ...
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Appendix 1: Mirror Sites
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Mirror Site IP Directory
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I. Simtel Mirrors
wsmr-simtel20.army.mil 192.88.110.20 PD1: <MSDOS.WHATEVER>
oak.oakland.edu 141.210.10.117 /pub/msdos/whatever
wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /mirror/msdos/whatever
ftp.uu.net 137.39.1.9 /systems/simtel20/msdos/whatever
nic.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 /pub/msdos/Simtel20-mirror/whatever
src.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.3.7 /pub/ibmpc/simtel20/whatever
nic.switch.ch 130.59.1.40 /mirror/msdos/whatever
archie.au 139.130.4.6 /micros/pc/simtel-20/whatever
nctuccca.edu.tw 140.111.3.21 /SIMTEL20/msdos/whatever
II. Garbo Mirrors
garbo.uwasa.fi 128.214.87.1 /pc/whatever
wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /mirrors/garbo.uwasa.fi/whatever
archie.au 139.130.4.6 /micros/pc/garbo/pc/whatever
nctuccca.edu.tw 140.111.3.21 /Garbo/pc/whatever
BTW ... please use a mirror site near you and preferably during off-peak
hours (6:00 pm - 6:00 am) ...
BTW2 ... best msdos Games site ... ftp.ulowell.edu (/msdos/Games)
best Windows site ... ftp.cica.indiana.edu (/pub/pc/win3)
best OS2 site ... ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (/pub/os2)
best FAQs site ... pit-manager.mit.edu (/pub/usenet/news.answers)
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Appendix 2: Obtaining files by emails
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If you do not have ftp access, you can obtain the files archived at Simtel
and Garbo by emails (as long as your site has disk space set up for
ftp-by-mail). To get more info ...
For Simtel mail servers ...
Send an email to LISTSERV@VMI.NODAK.EDU or LISTSERV@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU
The body of the message should be: GET PDGET HELP
Do not include your signature ...
For garbo mail server ...
Send an email to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi
The subject of the message should be: garbo-request
The body of the message should be: send help
Do not include your signature ...
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Appendix 3: Getting upload announcements by emails
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From: w8sdz@tacom-emh1.army.mil (Keith Petersen)
Subject: Mailing list for MS-DOS file upload announcements
MSDOS-Ann@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil is a ONE-WAY (moderated) mailing list
which is used by the Internet MS-DOS archive managers to announce new
additions to their collections.
To add yourself to the mailing list send e-mail to
listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the
body of the message:
subscribe msdos-ann
To subscribe something other than the account the mail is coming from,
such as a local redistribution list, then add that address to the
"subscribe" command; for example, to subscribe "local-msdos-ann":
subscribe local-msdos-ann@your.domain.net msdos-ann
SIMTEL20 and Garbo information files, back issues of the digest, and
programs to break the digest into individual messages are available.
To receive a list, send a message to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with
this command in the body of the message:
info
Administrative mail may be sent to msdos-ann-request@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil
but please use the mailing list server to add or delete yourself from the
list. If you wish to unsubscribe, send mail (from the same address where
you were when you subscribed) to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this
command in the body of the message:
unsubscribe msdos-ann
Send mail with the word help in the body of the message to get a
complete list of commands and their syntax.
This server is only for mailing lists and information files. It will
not send program files. Please do not include a signature because it
may confuse the server.
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Appendix 4: How to do anonymous ftp?
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ftp = file transfer protocol ...
The following is a _typical_ ftp session (on a Unix machine) ...
Suppose you want to get pkz110eu.exe and gsz0503.zip from oak.oakland.edu ...
$ ftp <enter>
ftp> open oak.oakland.edu <enter> or open 141.210.10.117 <enter>
Connected to oak.oakland.edu.
220 rigel.acs.oakland.edu FTP server (Version 6.12 Tue May 5 08:59:31 EDT 1992)
ready.
Name (oak.oakland.edu: your_login_name): anonymous <enter>
331 Guest login ok, send e-mail address as password.
Password: your email address <enter>
230-
230- Welcome to
230- THE OAK SOFTWARE REPOSITORY
230- A service of Oakland University, Rochester Michigan
230-
230- Welcome, archive user! This is an experimental FTP server. If
230- you have any unusual problems, please report them via e-mail to
230- admin@vela.acs.oakland.edu. If you do have problems, please
230- try using a dash (-) as the first character of your password --
230- this will turn off the continuation messages that may be confusing
230- your ftp client. OAK is a Unix machine. Filenames are case sensitive.
230-
230-Please read the file README
230- it was last modified on Sun Aug 30 04:35:34 1992 - 41 days ago
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> cd pub/msdos/zip <enter>
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful
... You should see a list of files in this subdirectory ...
ftp> get pkz110.exe <enter>
local: pkz110eu.exe remote: pkz110eu.exe
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for pkz110eu.exe (140116 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
140116 bytes received in 8.75 seconds (15.64 Kbytes/s)
ftp> cd <enter> (or cd .. <enter>
(remote directory) ../zmodem <enter> cd zmodem <enter> )
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> get gsz0503.zip <enter>
local: gsz0503.zip remote: gsz0503.zip
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for gsz0503.zip (112454 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
112454 bytes received in 10.23 seconds (10.73 Kbytes/s)
ftp> bye <enter>
221 Goodbye
--
Command summary:
ftp - start a ftp session
open - connect to the named site
close - end the ftp session with a partiular site
bye - close all connection and exit ftp
ascii - transfer text (ascii) files
binary - transfer binary files
tenex - transfer binary files (for wsmr-simtel20.army.mil only)
cd - change directory of remote site
lcd - change directory of your site
get - get a file from the remote directory
put - move a file to the remote directory (if allowed)
mget - get mutiple files from the remote directory (mget *.*)
mput - move multiple files to the remote directory
del - delete a file in the remote directory (if allowed)
mdel - delete multiple files in the remote directory
ls - list files in the remote directory (or dir)
help - print help information
hash - print a pound sign (#) every time a block of data is transferred
bell - sound a bell after each file transfer
!cmd - execute a local command (e.g. !ls)
Alternative ways to do anonymous ftp ...
1) I've got UNIX shell scripts that can enable you auto-ftp MSDOS files
from any Simtel and Garbo mirror sites. If you want to get them, send me an
email.
2) There are a couple of versatile programs that automate the ftp process ...
a) autoftp - oak: /pub/misc/unix/autoftp30.tar-z
- garbo: /unix/ftp/autoftp3.zoo
b) batchftp - oak: /pub/misc/unix/batchftp102.tar-z
- garbo: /unix/ftp/batchftp102.tar.Z (also batchftp.inf)
batchftp requires the Berkeley Unix system (e.g. a SUN) ...
=========================Thank You For Reading This ...=======================
Samuel Ko (kko@sfu.ca) ... aka: The Smart One ...
I've also compiled a list of the "best" Unix books / documentations ...
And you can get it (unix) by anonymous ftp from pit-manager.mit.edu
(in /pub/usenet/news.answers/books) ...