Since posting info about the Finnish ftp servers quite a few people
have asked if there is a BITFTP like service... since Princeton
does not supply connections to the nordic servers.
Here is a typical question
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> Hi, folks.
>> I have heard about public domain UNIX on the finnish server garbo.uwasa.fi .
> Unfortunately, I haven't any chance to use FTP, because BITNET - FTP server
> in Princeton doesn't supply connection to Nordic servers.
> Isn't anywhere in the world any other FTP server, where I can found
> mirror of garbo, or how can I obtain files from Finland, but not using FTP?
> Is there anyone who can help me?
>> Thanks.
And here is the the reply from GARBO. Hopefully this is a useful resource
to those users who are on bitnet and have no possibility to use anonymous
ftp.
****************** GARBO mailserv instructions ***************
garbo.uwasa.fi archives are available for both anonymous ftp and mail
server. Here is our mail server help file:
Please read the following information:
x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x
x Welcome to University of Vaasa, Finland x
x garbo.uwasa.fi x
x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x
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1. MAIL SERVER INFORMATION
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garbo-request PC PD archive mail server
This is the help file for the mail server located at garbo.uwasa.fi
This file can be requested by sending a 'send help' message, or a null
message, to mailserv at garbo.uwasa.fi with a subject line of
'garbo-request'. (Don't include the quotes '').
It is now possible to get files from our other directories, too. Like
unix, mac etc. We have mounted the Mac dir from nic.funet.fi
(128.214.6.100) where Harri keeps his main Mac archives. Just put the
subdir in front of your request.
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* TO REPEAT: The Subject-line of the message MUST say *
* 'garbo-request'. If it does not, Harri will get the *
* mail and I will send you this file the first time, *
* and delete your mail if it happens again. *
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The server recognizes six commands. They are:
path <path to your machine>
If you want to use a different mail address to return
the requests you must specify it using this command.
You should contact your system administrator to get
the optimized path especially if you are using UUCP or
BANG paths to get your mail delivered to us. Our mail
server checks the mail queue every 15 minutes so if
you don't get response in a reasonable time you'd
better check this one out with a little help from your
friends. You can use this command with or without the
corner characters.
AND: do remember to use your common sense when testing
various addresses; because it might be a boomerang try
to request a smaller ones because it is not very
clever to jam the net with two mega requests which
travels (at worst) two times over the Atlantic and
still not get to the one who asked it. AND it can
make several PostMasters unhappy while it travels.
send help sends you this message.
send pc/INDEX sends you a list of available PC files with
descriptions
NOTICE: UPPERCASE IN WORD INDEX.
This is now case sensitive!
mac/INDEX would send Mac files list
Other possibilities: win3/INDEX, unix/INDEX and
X11/INDEX
send dir/file this sends the file 'file' from the index. Remember to
use filepath name if you are requesting a file from a
subdirectory. That is if you want a file called
fv137.zip from arcutil directory you must use request
'send pc/arcutil/fv137.zip'
Another example:
'send unix/sc/sc6.10.tar.Z'
And still:
'send mac/appl/melt.sit'
The format for the file name when using ANONYMOUS FTP
is e.g.
/pc/arcutil/fv137.zip
This FTP format is used in most of our news
announcements.
IMPORTANT!!! The format for the MAIL SERVER is
shorter:
pc/arcutil/fv137.zip
In other words omit / from the path when using our
mail server.
quit As a general rule, it is advisable to exclude your
signature from your request to the mail-server or use
this 'quit' command. 'quit' is useful if you have
something in your .signature that might be interpreted
as a server command.
So if you wanted to retrieve 'pc/_files.in' from garbo.uwasa.fi you
could send mail with 'garbo-request' as the subject-line with the body
of the message being the text 'send pc/_files.in'.
For example: (using standard Unix-mail; Subject is prompted - don't
use it in the message body, it won't work)
% mail mailserv at garbo.uwasa.fi
Subject: garbo-request
send pc/_files.in
^D
%
How to extract:
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The files are sent using 'mailsplit' that takes care of the
uuencoding, splitting and sending.
Save all the parts into the same file in the right order and then
remove the mail headers from the file and its parts. Run uudecode and
you should have the binary (or MacBinary file if requesting Mac stuff)
file.
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This server is based on the KISS package provided by Bill Wells
(bill at twwells.com) and Jon Granrose (odin at pilot.njin.net). Many
thanks for a fine package.
I have included the MailSplit utilization to this package. I like to
thank M F Wyle and H. Yamanaka for the wonderful program. It gave this
server ability to deliver also binary files.
Harri Valkama (hv at garbo.uwasa.fi)
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2. FTP and GENERAL INFORMATION
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Files you find in this directory and its subdirectories are archived
files. They are made by using PKPAK, PKZIP, PAK, LHARC, ZOO and ARJ
programs which you find also in /pc/arcers or /pc/pd2 in executable
forms.
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PAK251.EXE, PKZ110EU.EXE, ZOO201.EXE, LHA212.EXE, PK361.EXE and ARJ210.EXE
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are self-extracting programs which produce several programs by which
these archive files are made. These EXE-files contain also
documentation that helps you to use these programs.
If you transfer new programs to us, use directories called 'incoming'
and preferably use subdirectories like pc/incoming and mac/incoming.
If your files are archived by some other program than the normal
please transfer also the archiving program in such a form that others
can also use your programs. Incoming is unreadable BUT writable. So
you are able to 'cd' into that directory and 'put' the files in. And
remember to use 'binary' when uploading binary files.
See further instructions from file called pc/UPLOAD.INF
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! And please drop me (Harri) a mail message for that I can contact !
! the sender if I have any problems with uploaded files and/or just !
! to thank him/her. !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See also files in directories /pc/pd2, /pc/ts, /mac, /unix, /X11
See contents listings in files called 'INDEX'.
If you have suggestions concerning improvements of this archive site
(or problems) please drop me a mail.
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The directories /pc/ts and /pc/pd2 are moderated by
Timo Salmi (email : ts at uwasa.fi)
University of Vaasa
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Directory /unix, /X11 and /vms are moderated by
Hannu Hirvonen (email : hh at macavity.uwasa.fi)
University of Vaasa
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Directory /mac, /unix and /X11 are moderated by
Harri Valkama (email : hv at garbo.uwasa.fi)
University of Vaasa
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You can find a short description of the programs in these directories
in the file
INDEX
and directory listing in the files called
_dir.lst
_file.lst
ls-lR.Z
There are also files called _files.in and _files.out which show
