2 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa HELP ON USING THE MAIL INTERFACE AT VI/EX ARCHIVE alf.uib.no
3 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa ************************************************************
5 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa BEWARE: If you have anon. ftp capability, please use that instead of
6 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa this mailserver (see below).
8 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa VI/EX Archive alf.uib.no, and its mirrors have the most complete, and
9 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa the biggest publically available archive containing VI/EX stuff.
11 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa To access the mailer, just send a mail message to ruben@uib.no.
12 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa You have two ways of fetching files:
13 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa 1) Single file.
14 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa 2) Multiple files.
17 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Single file request
18 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
19 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa In the Subject field in your header of your message you simply put
20 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa GET <filename>.
22 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Example of a simple request to get the INDEX file:
25 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa unix% mail ruben@uib.no To: ruben@uib.no
26 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Subject: GET INDEX Subject: GET INDEX
31 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Multiple file request
32 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
33 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa In the Subject field in your header put MULTIGET or MGET.
34 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Then in your message you put several GET <filename>.
36 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Example of a multiple file request:
39 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa unix% mail ruben@uib.no To: ruben@uib.no
40 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Subject: MULTIGET Subject: MULTIGET
42 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa GET INDEX GET INDEX
43 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa GET HELP GET HELP
44 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa GET macros/ctags.Z GET macros/ctags.Z
49 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa The old Mailserver did send a Control File for each file requested. This
50 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa is not so anymore. Now the Controll information will be embedded into the
51 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa message itself.
53 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa DO NOT request the whole archive! If you request the whole archive all
54 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa at one time I will report you to your site admin. There is a limit of
55 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa 10 files in a MULTIGET.
56 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa If you do want the whole archive, please contact me first and we will
57 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa work out something.
59 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Before fetching a file, think: "Do I realy need this file, or is it just
60 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa 'nice to have it' ?"
62 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Most files will be run thru uuencode (1) before mailng, even textfiles.
63 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa To extract a requested file, use the command uudecode (1).
65 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa If you do not get a reply within a reasonable time, please do not send
66 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa another request for the file(s).
68 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Please report any problems or question to ruben@uib.no. But remeber to
69 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa never put "GET" or "MGET" or "MULTIGET" in the Subject of the message.
70 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Rather put in "Mailserver problem", if I'm online I will get a imediate
71 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa notification that such message is in my mail-bucket.
72 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa A lot of my mail are simply put into the bucket without imediate action.
75 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Remeber that those who allow anon-ftp are very kind. Please do not
76 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa misuse or abuse this privilege.
77 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Think twice before downloading, esp if you are a long-distance ftp' er.
79 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa If you are going to use FTP, use the site that is the closest to you
80 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa counting NET-VICE. If you don't know what I'm talking about, please
81 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa ask someone who does (like your system administrator).
83 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa IF YOU HAVE FTP-ACCESS, DO *NOT* USE THE MAILSERVER. Not even if you
84 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa temporarily cannot reach alf.uib.no or its mirrors.
85 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa The mirroring sites are always promptly updated.
87 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Why YOU shold use the site closest to you NET-VICE:
88 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa - Faster access.
89 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa - Reducing the net load.
90 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa - Keeping the site on the net.
92 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa The main archive is in Bergen, Norway, EUROPE.
93 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa alf.uib.no is mirrored at sites around the world. If you find a
94 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa site nearer to you than alf.uib.no, please use that site.
95 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa The mirroing sites are ALWAYS updated.
97 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Please do NOT use ftp to the sites during peak hours at the various
98 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa locations. Please respect this because if there is too much ftp'ing
99 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa going on in prime time to the various places, the ftp site may have to
100 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa shut down. NONE OF US WOULD WANT THAT, WOULD WE ?
102 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa The following sites contains the VI/EX archives:
104 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa European users:
105 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Main site: alf.uib.no (129.177.30.3)
106 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Filearea: pub/vi
107 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Maintainer: Ove Ruben R Olsen (buboo@alf.uib.no)
108 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Location: Bergen, Norway, EUROPE.
109 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Peak hours: 07.00 am GMT to 03.00 pm GMT
111 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Japanese users:
112 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Mirror site: utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (133.11.11.11)
113 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Filearea: misc/vi
114 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Maintainer: Eric E. Bowles (bowles@utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
115 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Location: Tokyo, Japan, ASIA.
116 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Peak hours: 01.00 am GMT to 09.00 am GMT
118 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa USA, Canada and Mexican users:
119 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Mirror site: cs.uwp.edu (131.210.1.4)
120 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Filearea: /pub/vi
121 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Maintainer: Dave Datta (datta@cs.uwp.edu)
122 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
123 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Peak hours: None.
125 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Mirror site: ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9)
126 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Filearea: /pub/text-processing/vi
127 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Maintainer: archive@uunet.uu.net
128 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Location: Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.A.
129 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Peak hours: None.
132 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Australia, NZ and the rest Down Under:
133 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Main site: monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (130.194.1.106)
134 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Filearea: /pub/vi
135 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Maintainer: Steve Balogh (steve@monash.edu.au)
136 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Location: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.
137 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Peak hours: Not relevent
140 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa This site is listed here for convinience to those who do not have
141 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa an Inet link, but do subscribe to GEnie.
142 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange):
143 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Mirror site: Ultimate archive
144 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Filearea: GEnie Unix RoundTable, library 11: Editors
145 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Maintainer: GEnie mail=GARS
146 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Location: Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A.
147 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Peak hours: Available 24 hours but connect charges are reduced
148 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa from 1800 until 0800 local connect time (international
149 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa connect subject to PDN tarriffs)
150 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Add. info.: Maint. may be contacted at (01) 501-227-7817
151 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Gary Smith / P. O. Drawer 7680 / Little Rock, AR 72217
153 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa CONTRIBUTION:
154 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa If you have stuff about ex/vi, macros, tips and tricks, please email it to
155 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa ruben@uib.no or inclusion in this archive.
160 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa Ove Ruben R Olsen
161 8d6e68fc 2024-06-16 mischa VI/EX Archive maintainer.
