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This release of Prospero includes a standalone client to query the
Archie server at McGill University (or alternative servers). It is
standalone in the sense that, once compiled, it does not require
Prospero to be installed on the host from which it is to be used. To
build the Archie client, first build Prospero (either with or without
the compatibility library), then connect to the user subdirectory and
type make Archie. If called with just a file name, it will query the
Archie database for exact matches. If executed with no arguments it
will display its options.
Prospero also allows users to access Archie as if it were part of a
file system. Here is an example of how Prospero can be used to access
Archie in this manner.
Script started on Mon Jul 1 22:36:42 1991
% source /home/ftp/archie/pfs/bin/vfsetup.source
% vfsetup guest
% venable
% cd /archive-sites/archie/regex
% cd prospero (This command specifies the query)
% ls -l
total 0
-r--r--r-- 0 - 0 - info-prospero.arc
dr-xr-xr-x 0 - 0 - prospero
dr-xr-xr-x 0 - 0 - prospero-papers
-r--r--r-- 0 - 0 - prospero.arc
-r--r--r-- 0 - 0 - prospero.tar.Z
(Note that the "vls" command could have been used)
(to show where the files were actually stored )
% ls prospero (list a result if it is a directory)
prog.tar.Z prospero.tar.Z
% cat info-prospero.arc (The file is automatically retrieved and displayed)
>From bcn@n1dmm Tue Dec 4 02:33:36 1990
Received: from n1dmm.cs.washington.edu by june.cs.washington.edu (5.64/7.0jh)
id AA24763; Tue, 4 Dec 90 02:33:36 -0800
Received: by n1dmm.cs.washington.edu (5.64/7.0h)
id AA08497; Tue, 4 Dec 90 02:33:31 -0800
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 90 02:33:31 -0800
From: bcn@cs.washington.edu (Clifford Neuman)
...
% vdisable
% exit
script done on Mon Jul 1 22:39:33 1991