Re: E-mail access to Simtel archives?

[rgc@raybed2.msd.ray.com (RICK CARLE)]

In article <1990Dec13.054455.16711@mentor.com>, jimst@.mentor.com (Jim Stanley) writes:
> I don't have access to an ftp link to the Simtel Ada archive.  Is it
> possible to obtain files from Simtel via e-mail?  Or is it possible to
> order tapes of selected files?

The followin info is copied from comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d.  I've never
used this method, but it should apply equally well to Ada.  I've been
told that an appropriate server request is of the form:
/pdget mail pd2:<ada>ada.crclst uuencode

	Rick
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From: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL (Keith Petersen)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: How to order SIMTEL20 files by e-mail
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Date: 30 Oct 90 08:44:00 GMT
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> I'd like to access the archive at SIMTEL20, but my system doesn't
> allow me to FTP remote sites.  Does SIMTEL20 support some sort of a
> mail server that I can use for downloads?

SIMTEL20 files may be ordered from LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU or
LISTSERV@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU.

           If you are on BITNET: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1
                                 LISTSERV@RPIECS

   If your mailer knows domains: listserv@vm1.nodak.edu
				 listserv@vm.ecs.rpi.edu
If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv
				 uunet!vm.ecs.rpi.edu!listserv

If you use bang paths, substitute your nearest neighbor which is also
on the Internet for uunet in the examples above.  Some examples are:
ames, decvax, decwrl, harvard, hplabs, nosc, rutgers, sharkey, sun,
ucbvax, ucsd, udel, uw-beaver, wuarchive.

Send this command to the server to get its help file:

GET PDGET HELP

Sample command (which gets our catalog of files):

/PDGET MAIL PD:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMIBM.ARC UUENCODE

These commands should be sent as the body of a regular email message.
Do not include a signature because it confuses the server.  If you
have xxdecode, you may wish to specify XXENCODE instead of UUENCODE to
avoid character translation problems.

> Who do I contact with suggestions or unsolvable problems?

Depending on which server you normally use:

                    Internet                  BITNET

  "John Fisher" <FISHER@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU>   <FISHER@RPIECS>
  "Marty Hoag"  <INFO@VM1.NODAK.EDU>      <INFO@NDSUVM1>

DO NOT send your comment or question about the servers to SIMTEL20.
However, if you wish to report program bug or to request information
on how to upload files to SIMTEL20, you may send e-mail to me at one
of the addresses below.

Keith
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Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's MSDOS, MISC & CP/M archives [IP address 26.2.0.74]
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil    or     w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu
Uucp: uunet!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz              BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND