Subject: GNU Emacs Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), part 4/5
Supersedes: <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-4_808691574@the-tech.mit.edu>
Date: 15 Oct 1995 06:51:42 GMT
Summary: Questions and answers having to do with GNU Emacs


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The FAQ is posted in five parts; if you are missing a section or would
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Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages

86:  Where can I get Emacs on the net (or by snail mail)?

  Look in the files etc/DISTRIB and etc/FTP for information on nearby
  archive sites and etc/ORDERS for mail orders.  If you don't already have
  Emacs, see question 20 for how to get these files.

  See question 82 for information on how to obtain and build the latest
  version of Emacs, and question 90 for a list of archive sites that make
  GNU software available.

87:  How do I find a Emacs Lisp package that does XXX?

  First of all, you should check to make sure that the package isn't
  already available.  For example, typing "M-x apropos RET wordstar RET"
  lists all functions and variables containing the string "wordstar".

  It is also possible that the package is on your system, but has not been
  loaded.  To see which packages are available for loading, look through
  your computer's lisp directory (see question 4).  The Lisp source to most
  most packages contains a short description of how they should be loaded,
  invoked, and configured -- so before you use or modify a Lisp package,
  see if the author has provided any hints in the source code.

  If a package does not come with Emacs, check the Lisp Code Directory,
  maintained by Dave Brennan <brennan@hal.com>.  The directory is contained
  in the file LCD-datafile.Z, available from the Emacs Lisp Archive (see
  question 88), and is accessed using the "lispdir" package, available from
  the same site.  Note that lispdir.el requires crypt++, which you can grab
  from the Emacs Lisp Archive's "misc" subdirectory when you get
  lispdir.el.

  Once you have installed lispdir.el and LCD-datafile, you can use "M-x
  lisp-dir-apropos" to search the listing.  For example, "M-x
  lisp-dir-apropos RET ange-ftp RET" produces this output:

              GNU Emacs Lisp Code Directory Apropos -- "ange-ftp"
     "~/" refers to archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/

          ange-ftp (4.18)       15-Jul-1992
               Andy Norman, <ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
               ~/packages/ange-ftp.tar.Z
               transparent FTP Support for GNU Emacs
          auto-save (1.19)      01-May-1992
               Sebastian Kremer, <sk@thp.uni-koeln.de>
               ~/misc/auto-save.el.Z
               Safer autosaving with support for ange-ftp and /tmp
          ftp-quik (1.0)        28-Jul-1993
               Terrence Brannon, <tb06@pl122f.eecs.lehigh.edu>
               ~/modes/ftp-quik.el.Z
               Quik access to dired'ing of ange-ftp and normal paths

  You actually don't need the directory file LCD-datafile if your computer
  is on the Internet, since the latest version is retrieved automatically
  the first time you type "M-x lisp-dir-apropos" in a particular Emacs
  session.  If you would prefer to use a local copy of LCD-datafile, be
  sure to set the variable lisp-code-directory at the top of the lispdir.el
  source code.

  A searchable version of the LCD is also available at

    http://www.cs.indiana.edu/LCD/cover.html

88:  Where can I get Emacs Lisp packages that don't come with Emacs?

  First, check the Lisp Code Directory to find the name of the package you
  are looking for (see question 87).  Next, check local archives and the
  Emacs Lisp Archive to find a copy of the relevant files.  If you still
  haven't found it, you can send e-mail to the author asking for a copy.
  If you find Emacs Lisp code that doesn't appear in the LCD, please submit
  a copy to the LCD (see question 89).

   You can access the Emacs Lisp Archive at the following sites:

    ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/
    ftp://calypso-2.oit.unc.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/
    ftp://faui43.informatik.uni-erlangen.de/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/
    ftp://ftp.cs.umn.edu/pub/elisp-archive/
    ftp://ftp.diku.dk/pub/elisp-archive/
    ftp://ftp.uni-mainz.de/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/
    ftp://ftp.uu.net/packages/gnu/emacs-lisp/
    ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/GNU/elisp-archive/
    ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/
    ftp://nic.switch.ch/mirror/elisp-archive/
    ftp://quepasa.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/gnu/elisp/
    ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/gnu/EmacsBits/elisp-archive/

  Retrieve and read the file README first.

  NOTE: * The archive maintainers do not have time to answer individual
          requests for packages or the list of packages in the archive.  If
          you cannot use FTP or UUCP to access the archive yourself, try to
          find a friend who can, but please don't ask the maintainers.

        * Any files with names ending in ".Z", ".z", or ".gz" are
          compressed, so you should use "binary" mode in FTP to retrieve
          them.  You should also use binary mode whenever you retrieve any
          files with names ending in ".elc".

89:  How do I submit code to the Emacs Lisp Archive?

  Guidelines and procedures for submission to the archive can be found in
  the file GUIDELINES in the archive directory (see question 88).  It
  covers documentation, copyrights, packaging, submission, and the Lisp
  Code Directory Record.  Anonymous FTP uploads are not permitted.
  Instead, all submissions are mailed to elisp-archive@cis.ohio-state.edu.
  The lispdir.el package has a function named submit-lcd-entry which will
  help you with this.

90:  Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?

  The most up-to-date official GNU software is normally kept on
  prep.ai.mit.edu and is available at

    ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu

  Read the files etc/DISTRIB and etc/FTP for more information.

  The following sites are all mirror images of the GNU distribution area:

    ASIA: ftp://cair.kaist.ac.kr/pub/gnu,
          ftp://ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/mirrors/gnu,
          ftp://utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ftpsync/prep,
          ftp://ftp.cs.titech.ac.jp/pub/gnu

    AUSTRALIA: ftp://archie.au/gnu (archie.oz or archie.oz.au for ACSnet)

    AFRICA: ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/gnu

    MIDDLE-EAST: ftp://ftp.technion.ac.il/pub/unsupported/gnu

    EUROPE: ftp://ftp.denet.dk/pub/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de/pub/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/pub/comp/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.luth.se/pub/unix/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.stacken.kth.se/pub/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/gnu,
            ftp://isy.liu.se/pub/gnu,
            ftp://nic.switch.ch/mirror/gnu,
            ftp://archive.eu.net/pub/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.eunet.ch/software/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.ieunet.ie/pub/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.mcc.ac.uk/pub/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.sunet.se:/pub/gnu,
            ftp://ftp.univ-lyon1.fr/pub/gnu,
            ftp://irisa.irisa.fr/pub/gnu,
            ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/gnu,
            ftp://unix.hensa.ac.uk/pub/uunet/systems/gnu

    SOUTH AMERICA: ftp.unicamp.br:/pub/gnu

    WESTERN CANADA: ftp.cs.ubc.ca:/mirror2/gnu

    USA: ftp://col.hp.com/mirrors/gnu,
         ftp://f.ms.uky.edu/pub3/gnu,
         ftp://ftp.cs.columbia.edu/archives/gnu/prep,
         ftp://ftp.digex.net/pub/gnu,
         ftp://ftp.hawaii.edu/mirrors/gnu,
         ftp://ftp.kpc.com/pub/mirror/gnu,
         ftp://ftp.uu.net/systems/gnu,
         ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/GNU,
         ftp://jaguar.utah.edu/gnustuff,
         ftp://labrea.stanford.edu/pub/gnu,
         ftp://mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/gnu,
         ftp://vixen.cso.uiuc.edu/gnu,
         ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/gnu

  The directory at ftp.uu.net is a mirror of prep except that files larger
  than one megabyte are split into multiple parts.  If you have trouble
  transferring large files, you should try that site.  A file normally
  named "XXX" is split into files XXX-split/part[0-9][0-9], and there will
  be a file named XXX-split/README which contains the list of parts
  (especially helpful when FTP-ing by e-mail), their checksums, and
  reassembly instructions.

91:  What is the difference between Emacs and XEmacs (formerly "Lucid
     Emacs")?

  First of all, they're both GNU Emacs.  XEmacs is just as much a later
  version of GNU Emacs 18 as the FSF-distributed version.  This FAQ refers
  to the latest version to be distributed by the FSF as "Emacs," partly
  because the XEmacs maintainers now refer to their product using the
  "XEmacs" name, and partly because there isn't any accurate way to
  differentiate between the two without getting mired in paragraphs of
  legalese and history.

  XEmacs, which began life as Lucid Emacs, is based on an early version of
  Emacs 19 and Epoch, an X-aware version of Emacs 18.

  Emacs (i.e., the version distributed by the FSF) has a larger installed
  base, while XEmacs can do some clever tricks with X Windows, such as
  putting arbitrary graphics in a buffer.  Emacs and XEmacs each come with
  Lisp packages that are lacking in the other; RMS says that the FSF would
  include more packages that come with XEmacs, but that the XEmacs
  maintainers don't always keep track of the authors of contributed code,
  which makes it impossible for the FSF to have certain legal papers
  signed.  (Without these legal papers, the FSF will not distribute Lisp
  packages with Emacs.)

  Many XEmacs features have found their way into recent versions of Emacs,
  and more features can be expected in the future, but there are still many
  differences between the two packages.

  The latest version of XEmacs as of this writing is 19.13; you can get it
  at

    ftp://ftp.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/xemacs/xemacs-19.13.tar.gz

  More information about XEmacs, including a list of frequently asked
  questions (FAQ), is available at

    http://xemacs.cs.uiuc.edu/

92:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?

  Emacs 19 (versions 19.23 and later) should compile right out of the box
  on PCs with a 386 or better, running MS-DOS 3.0 or later. You will need
  the following:

  Compiler: djgpp version 1.11 maint 4 or later.  You can get the latest
            version by grabbing everything you see at:

            http://delorie.mv.com/djgpp/

  Tar:  One DOS version of tar is available at

        ftp://ftp.urc.tue.nl/unixtools/dos

        However, not all DOS versions of tar work equally well, so you
        might have to try others if this one gives you trouble.  The
        versions known as tar4dos.zip and ltarv3.zip are also supposed to
        work, as well.

  Utilities: chmod, make, mv, sed, rm.

             All of these utilities are available at:

               ftp://ftp.iro.umontreal.ca/gnuish

             You should grab the files futil4ax.zoo (contains chmod.exe,
             mv.exe, and rm.exe), sed106ax.zoo (contains sed.exe), and
             gzip07ax.zoo (contains gzip.exe).

  The file INSTALL in the top-level directory of the Emacs source contains
  some additional information regarding Emacs under MS-DOS.  In addition,
  the file etc/MSDOS contains some information on the differences between
  the Unix and MS-DOS versions of Emacs.

  If you would prefer not to compile Emacs by yourself, you can get
  binaries, Lisp code, and source for an MS-DOS version of Emacs 19.29 at

    ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/vendors/gnu/gnuish/emx1929b.zip
    ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/vendors/gnu/gnuish/emx1929l.zip
    ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/vendors/gnu/gnuish/emx1929s.zip

  Some useful information on the MS-DOS version of Emacs is available at

    http://www.diku.dk/~terra/emacs.html

  OEmacs (see question 93) also runs under MS-DOS.

  For the most comprehensive information on running GNU Emacs on a PC, see
  the file prepared by Michael Ernst <mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu> at

    ftp://theory.lcs.mit.edu/pub/emacs/pc-emacs

  For a list of other MS-DOS implementations of Emacs (and Emacs
  look-alikes), consult the list of "Emacs implementations and literature,"
  available at

    ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/comp.emacs

  Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often
  lack certain features, such as the Emacs Lisp extension language.

93:  Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows?

  For the most comprehensive information on running GNU Emacs on a PC, see
  the file prepared by Michael Ernst <mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu> at

    ftp://theory.lcs.mit.edu/pub/emacs/pc-emacs

  The following are some of the most popular versions of GNU Emacs to run
  under Microsoft Windows:

  * GNU Emacs

    Emacs is alleged to run under Windows in a DOS box.

  * OEmacs

  * OEmacs 4.1 is a port of GNU Emacs 19.19 that was written by Darryl
    Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> as a successor to DEmacs.  It runs in text
    mode under MS-DOS, in a DOS box under Windows 3.1, and as a native X11
    application under DESQview/X.  OEmacs supports color, the mouse, and
    many other features.  It complies with the GPL.  Get it from a site
    that mirrors SIMTEL20's MS-DOS collection, such as

     ftp://oak.oakland.edu/pub/msdos/oemacs/

  * Win-Emacs

    Win-Emacs 1.35 is a port by Pearl Software <info@pearlsoft.com> of
    Lucid Emacs 19.6 which runs as a Windows application under Windows 3.1
    and Windows NT.  (The NT version does not support subprocesses; a
    special NT version is expected soon.)  It supports Windows features
    such as DDE, winsock, and drag-and-drop.  Win-Emacs itself is free
    software, and is available at

      ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/pe/pearl/

    However, you will need an X Windows emulator for Microsoft Windows in
    order to run Win-Emacs; Pearl Software just happens to sell a non-free
    version of such an emulator.  (In other words, Win-Emacs itself is
    free, but requires the use of proprietary software.)  Whether this is
    appropriate or acceptable under the terms of the GNU General Public
    License has been debated extensively; see question 7.

94:  Where can I get Emacs for Windows NT?

  For the most comprehensive information on running GNU Emacs on a PC, see
  the file prepared by Michael Ernst <mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu> at

    ftp://theory.lcs.mit.edu/pub/emacs/pc-emacs

  The following are some of the most popular versions of GNU Emacs to run
  under Windows NT:

  * GNU Emacs

    The distribution version of GNU Emacs should compile successfully under
    Windows NT.  When you unpack the Emacs source (see question 82), look
    for the file nt/install, which should provide you with the information
    you need.

  * Congruent's NTEmacs

    Conguent Corporation's Windows NT port of Emacs 19.16, "ntemacs.exe",
    can be found at

      ftp://microlib.cc.utexas.edu/microlib/nt/gnu/gnubin.tar.Z

  * Voelker's NTEmacs

    NTEmacs is a port of Emacs 19.29 to Windows NT (and Windows 95) which
    is maintained by Geoff Voelker <voelker@cs.washington.edu>.  It is
    known to run on Intel x86, MIPS R4000, DEC Alpha AXP, and PowerPC
    architectures.  While it doesn't use native NT windowing, it does
    support processes, the mouse, and most other features of Emacs.  These
    changes will soon be folded into the standard FSF distribution.

    You can get a copy of NTEmacs from

      ftp://cs.washington.edu/pub/ntemacs/

  * Win-Emacs

    See question 93 for information on Win-Emacs.

95:  Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?

  Emacs 19.29 is ported for emx on OS/2 2.0 or 2.1, and is available at:

    ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/unix/emacs29

96:  Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST?

  Roland Sch"auble reports that Emacs 18.58 running on plain TOS and MiNT
  is available at

    ftp://atari.archive.umich.edu/Editors/Emacs-18-58/1858b-d3.zoo

  A MiNT version for Atari TT and Falcon is availalbe as

    ftp://atari.archive.umich.edu/Mint/Tt/emacs1859tt.zoo

97:  Where can I get Emacs for my Amiga?

  Amiga software is available through Aminet, a set of interconnected FTP
  sites and other file accessing services for Amiga software.  The primary
  sites for Aminet are ftp.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) and ftp.cdrom.com
  (192.153.46.2).  In the directory pub/aminet/util/gnu, there are

        a1.26-emacs-bin.lha -- Amiga GNU Emacs V1.26, binaries
        a1.26-emacs-src.lha -- Amiga GNU Emacs V1.26, sources

  There are also quite a few Emacs related files/programs.  Please search
  the index of Aminet.

  David Gilbert <dgilbert@gamiga.guelphnet.dweomer.ORG> recently announced
  the availability of a beta release of Emacs 19.25 for the Amiga.  You can
  get the binary at

    ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/aminet/utils/gnu/a2.0bEmacs-bin.LHA

  We have no access to an Amiga, so please send in your experience and
  comments on the implementation.

98:  Where can I get Emacs for NeXTSTEP?

  Emacs.app is a NeXTSTEP version of Emacs 19.28 which supports colors,
  menus, and multiple frames.  You can get it from

  ftp://ftp.cs.orst.edu/software/NeXT/binaries/editors/Emacs_for_NeXTstep_4.1.pkg.NIHS.b.tar.gz

99:  Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?

  Until recently, the FSF participated in the League for Programming
  Freedom's boycott of Apple because of Apple's "look and feel" copyright
  suits.  (RMS confirmed in early February that "The boycott was
  unsuccessful because not enough people were boycotting, so the LPF
  decided to end it.")

  An unofficial port of GNU Emacs 18.59 to the Macintosh is available at a
  number of ftp sites, the home being

    ftp://ftp.cs.cornell.edu/pub/parmet

100: Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows?

  Version 19.29 has a VMS directory containing installation instructions, a
  makefile, and various .com files.  But according to Richard Levitte
  <levitte@e.kth.se>, it does not run out of the box.  Even if it does, the
  VMSNOTES indicates that the Emacs on VMS is going to have much more
  limited functionality.  Richard Levitte has a patched 19.28 that
  supposedly has subprocess and networking functionality just as on Unix,
  with virtually the same Lisp interface.  The source is available at

    ftp://ftp.vms.stacken.kth.se/GNU-VMS/Beta/EMACS-19_28-********.TAR-GZ

  where ******** is the release date of the kit.  For more information, see

    http://www.e.kth.se/~levitte/gnu/emacs_faq.html

101: Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, Csh, C++,
     Objective-C, Pascal, and Awk?

  Most of these modes are now available in standard Emacs distribution.  To
  get additional modes, look in the Lisp Code Directory (see question 87).
  For C++, if you use lisp-dir-apropos, you must specify the pattern like
  this:

    M-x lisp-dir-apropos RET c\+\+ RET

  Note that Barry Warsaw's cc-mode now works for C, C++, and Objective-C
  code.  You can get the latest version from the Emacs Lisp Archive; see
  question 88 for details.

102: What is the IP address of XXX.YYY.ZZZ?

  If your site's nameserver is deficient, you can use IP addresses to FTP
  files.  You can get this information by

  * E-mail:

    To: dns@[134.214.84.25]              (to grasp.insa-lyon.fr)
    Body: ip XXX.YYY.ZZZ                 (or "help" for more information
                                                and options - no quotes) 
    or:

    To: resolve@[147.31.254.130]         (to cs.widener.edu)
    Body: site XXX.YYY.ZZZ

  * Telnet:
   
    telnet 192.82.113.1 117              (to acom-emh1.army.mil)
    Hostname or IP address: XXX.YYY.ZZZ


Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs

103: VM (View Mail) -- another mail reader within Emacs

  Author: Kyle Jones <kyle@uunet.uu.net>
  Latest version: 5.95 (beta)
  Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://ftp.uu.net/networking/mail/vm/vm-5.95beta.tar.gz
  Newsgroups and mailing lists:
    Informational newsgroup/mailing list:
      gnu.emacs.vm.info (newsgroup)
      info-vm-request@uunet.uu.net (for subscriptions)
      info-vm@uunet.uu.net (for submissions)
    Bug reports newsgroup/mailing list:
      gnu.emacs.vm.bug (newsgroup)
      bug-vm-request@uunet.uu.net (for subscriptions)
      bug-vm@uunet.uu.net (for submissions)

104: SuperCite -- mail and news citation package within Emacs

  Author: Barry Warsaw <bwarsaw@cen.com>
  Latest version: 3.54 (comes with Emacs 19)
                  3.1  (available from the Emacs Lisp Archive)
  Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/sc3.1.tar.Z
  Mailing list:
    supercite-request@merlin.cnri.reston.va.us (for subscriptions)
    supercite@merlin.cnri.reston.va.us (for submissions)
  NOTE: Superyank is an old version of SuperCite.

105: Calc -- poor man's Mathematica within Emacs

  Author: Dave Gillespie <daveg@csvax.cs.caltech.edu>
  Latest version: 2.02c
  Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/calc-2.02c.tar.gz
  NOTE: Unlike Wolfram Research, Dave has never threatened to sue
        anyone for having a program with a similar command language to
        Calc.  :-)

106: VIP -- vi emulation for Emacs

  Author: Aamod Sane <sane@cs.uiuc.edu>
  Latest version: 4.3
  Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://cs.uiuc.edu/pub/vip4.3.tar.Z
    ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/modes/vip-mode.tar.Z
  NOTE: This version much more closely emulates vi than the one
  distributed with Emacs.

107: AUC TeX -- enhanced LaTeX mode with debugging facilities

  Authors: Kresten Krab Thorup <krab@iesd.auc.dk>
           and Per Abrahamsen <abraham@iesd.auc.dk>
  Latest version: 9.2y
  Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://ftp.iesd.auc.dk/pub/emacs-lisp/auctex-9.2y.tar.gz
  Mailing list:
    auc-tex-request@iesd.auc.dk (for subscriptions)
    auc-tex@iesd.auc.dk (for submissions)
    auc-tex_mgr@iesd.auc.dk (auc-tex development team)
  World-Wide Web:
    http://www.iesd.auc.dk/~amanda/auctex/

108: Hyperbole -- extensible hypertext management system within Emacs

  Author: Bob Weiner <rsw@cs.brown.edu>
  Latest version: 3.16
  Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://ftp.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/xemacs/infodock/hyperbole-3.19.09.tar.gz
  Mailing lists:
    hyperbole-announce -- Hyperbole release announcements only.
      Subscriptions:
        To: hyperbole-request@cs.brown.edu
        Subject: Add <mailbox@domain.name> to hyperbole-announce
    hyperbole -- Hyperbole discussion.
      Subscriptions:
        To: hyperbole-request@cs.brown.edu
        Subject: Add <mailbox@domain.name> to hyperbole
      Submissions:
        hyperbole@cs.brown.edu
    NOTE: Any member of the hyperbole mailing list is automatically a
          member of the hyperbole-announce mailing list.
    NOTE: No .UUCP or ! addresses are allowed on these mailing lists.

109: BBDB -- personal Info Rolodex integrated with mail/news readers

  Author: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@netscape.com>
  Latest released version: 1.50
  Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/bbdb-1.50.tar.Z
  Mailing lists:
    info-bbdb-request@cs.uiuc.edu (for subscriptions)
    info-bbdb@cs.uiuc.edu (for submissions)
    bbdb-announce-request@cs.uiuc.edu (to be informed of new releases)
  World-Wide Web:
    http://home.netscape.com/people/jwz/bbdb/
    NOTE: BBDB does not work with VM 4.  It does work with VM 5,
          Rmail, Gnus, and MH-E.

110: Ispell -- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs

  Author: Geoff Kuenning <geoff@itcorp.com>
  Latest released version: 3.1.20
  Anonymous FTP:
   Master Sites:
     ftp://ftp.cs.ucla.edu/pub/ispell/ispell-3.1.20.tar.gz
   Known Mirror Sites:
     ftp://ftp.th-darmstadt.de/pub/dicts/ispell/
     ftp://ftp.nl.net/pub/textproc/ispell/

  NOTE: * Do not ask Geoff to send you the latest version of Ispell.
          He does not have free e-mail.
      
        * This Ispell program is distinct from GNU Ispell 4.0. GNU
          Ispell 4.0 is no longer a supported product.

111: W3-mode -- A World-Wide Web browser inside of Emacs

  Author: Bill Perry <wmperry@spry.com>
  Latest version: 2.2.21, but new ones come out every week or two
  Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://ftp.cs.indiana.edu/pub/elisp/w3/w3.tar.gz
  Mailing lists:
    w3-announce-request@indiana.edu (to get announcements of new versions)
    w3-beta-request@indiana.edu (for beta-testers of new versions)
    w3-dev@indiana.edu (for developers of W3)

112: EDB -- Database program for Emacs; replaces forms editing modes

  Author: Michael Ernst <mernst@theory.lcs.mit.edu>
  Latest version: 1.21
  Anonymous FTP:
    ftp://theory.lcs.mit.edu/pub/emacs/edb
  Newsgroups and mailing lists:
    edb-list-request@theory.lcs.mit.edu (for subscriptions)
    edb-list@theory.lcs.mit.edu (for submissions)

113: Patch -- program to apply "diffs" for updating files

  Author: Larry Wall <lwall@netlabs.com>
  Latest version: 2.1
  Anonymous FTP: See question 90

