OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY KERMIT DIALUP ACCESS

As of: Fri May 22 15:39:13 CDT 1992

UUCP, Kermit and Anonymous FTP access to the complete Kermit distribution
is available from the Computer Science Department, Oklahoma State
University, Stillwater.

The files from TAPE A are in /pub/kermit-a/*
The files from TAPE B are in /pub/kermit-b/*
The files from TAPE C are in /pub/kermit-c/*
The files from TAPE D are in /pub/kermit-d/*
The files from TAPE E are in /pub/kermit-e/*


 -- UUCP --

You need to set up "okstate" as a site in your "L.sys" (or "Systems")
UUCP dialing file using the information listed below.  You can then issue
the following commands on your system:

   uucp okstate!~/kermit-a/aaaread.me /usr/spool/uucppublic

   (this example will retrieve a general information file about the entire
    Kermit Distribution.  DO THIS FIRST!)

WARNING:  Wildcards are no longer supported, you will need to issue an
individual uucp command for each file in the distribution you wish to
retrieve.  It may be helpful to use the "-r" switch of the uucp command
to prevent your system from starting the call after you request the first
file (it would probably complete before you queued all the requests).
We regret the inconvience that this causes, but people were getting
a little too wild with their wild cards and filling up our spool.

"/usr/spool/uucppublic" was chosen as the destination on your system since
the destination must be WIDE OPEN (drwxrwxrwx) to everyone.  Also, the system
"okstate" must be allowed (via the Permissions or USERFILE file) to write into
the destination directory.

There are 2 files available that contain information about the entire
distribution.  We recommend that you retrieve these files first.  They are
"aaaread.me" which explains the file name conventions used, and "aafiles.dir"
which is a complete listing (by name) of all files in the in each kermit
directory.  These files will enable you to choose the right files the first
time.

 ----- UUCP Login information -----

Site Name    : okstate
Phone number : (405) 744-6953
Login name   : uucpker
Password     : thefrog
Hours        : 24 hours per day, 7 days a week
Problem      :
  reports    : uucp-support@a.cs.okstate.edu                 (Internet)

Our modem is a Telebit Trailblazer Plus and is setup to allow 300/1200/2400
and PEP connections.

The following is a sample L.sys line (\r is a carriage return).  You might
want to put a time restriction on "Any", such as Any0000-0800 to save on
your phone bills.

okstate Any ACU 2400 405-744-6953 "" \r ogin: uucpker word: thefrog

Just a few notes on how to best retrieve parts of the Kermit distribution
using UUCP...

  -  Install the proper L.sys entry and test it using the debugging option
     of UUCICO (-x4).  Repeat this step until you successfully complete a
     "no work" connection, this will verify that your L.sys entry is correct
     and will minimize frazzled nerves.

         uucico -r1 -x4 -sokstate

  -  Retrieve the files `aaaread.me' and `aafiles.dir' with the following
     commands:

uucp -r okstate!~/kermit-a/aaaread.me  /usr/spool/uucppublic
uucp -r okstate!~/kermit-a/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.a
uucp -r okstate!~/kermit-b/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.b
uucp -r okstate!~/kermit-c/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.c
uucp -r okstate!~/kermit-d/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.d
uucp okstate!~/kermit-e/aafiles.dir /usr/spool/uucppublic/files.dir.e

     You will have to escape the exclamation point and the tilde if you are
     using the C shell (i.e. ...okstate\!\~/kermit-a...).

  -  Choose the versions of Kermit that you wish to transfer and issue the
     proper UUCP commands.


KERMIT SERVER ACCESS TO THE KERMIT DISTRIBUTION AREA.

Okstate also provides access to the KERMIT distribution via a KERMIT Server.
The number is the same as above for the uucpker login, so the line may be busy
quite a bit.  This server is a specialized server with controlled access.  At
present, the server is only allowed access to the KERMIT directories on our
machine.  

You need the following information in order to access the server.

KERMIT login   :   kermsrv
Password       :   piggy
Parity         :   even
Data path      :   7 bit
Available      :   24 hours/day, 7 days a week

When the login is completed, the server will start, and you should escape
back to your local KERMIT to issue further commands.  If the server remains
idle for a period of time around 10 minutes, it will be stopped.  While the
server is receiving data other than NAK packets, it will continue to run.

The best place to start after logging on is "REMOTE HELP", followed closely by
the desired "REMOTE DIR" commands.  If you don't include an argument to REMOTE
DIR, you should be prepared for many many lines of output.  It is usually
better to read the 'aaaread.me' file (using REMOTE TYPE perhaps) and then do
the DIR with some kind of wildcard (like "REMOTE DIR ck*").

Remember that if your KERMIT does not support remote commands, then you can
get files from either directory by preceding the file name with the proper
path, as in:

	get /pub/kermit-b/ck*

  -  If you are having problems connecting to our system PLEASE send mail
     to uucp-support@a.cs.okstate.edu.

ANONYMOUS FTP ACCESS TO THE KERMIT DISTRIBUTION AREA AT OKSTATE.

Internet sites having difficultly reaching the Columbia anonymous
ftp area may choose to access our anonymous ftp area instead.  Connect
to a.cs.okstate.edu (139.78.9.1), login: anonymous, please use your
email address as your password so we can collect some statistics.

Enjoy,

Mark Vasoll
Computer Science Department                Email:  vasoll@a.cs.okstate.edu
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
