The index, with descriptions, of all files in the SimTel Software Repository MS-DOS collection is available in two formats: Directory pub/msdos/filedocs/ on OAK.Oakland.Edu Filename Description ============================================== simindex.zip Comma-delim list of all MSDOS files w/descrip. simlist.zip Text format list of all MSDOS files w/descrip. These files are updated every 7-10 days. See aaaread.me in that directory for details. This program is highly recommended for viewing and searching the index: Directory pub/msdos/filedocs/ Filename Type Length Date Description ============================================== simdir22.zip B 23483 921018 Display the SimTel file list (SIMIBM.IDX) For security reasons the SimTel Software Repository is located on a host that is not accessible by anonymous ftp users, however its files are available by anonymous ftp in directory /pub/msdos from the primary mirror site OAK.Oakland.Edu (141.210.10.117) located in Rochester, Michigan, and from the secondary mirror sites: St. Louis, MO: wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) /systems/ibmpc/msdos Corvallis, OR: archive.orst.edu (128.193.2.13) /pub/mirrors/oak.oakland.edu/simtel20/msdos Falls Church, VA: ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9) /systems/ibmpc/msdos/simtel20 Australia: archie.au (139.130.4.6) /micros/pc/oak England: src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.1) /pub/packages/simtel20 Finland: ftp.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) /pub/msdos/SimTel Germany: ftp.uni-paderborn.de (131.234.2.32) /pcsoft/msdos Israel: ftp.technion.ac.il (132.68.1.10) /pub/unsupported/dos/simtel Poland: ftp.cyf-kr.edu.pl (149.156.1.8) /pub/mirror/msdos Switzerland: ftp.switch.ch (130.59.1.40) /mirror/msdos Taiwan: NCTUCCCA.edu.tw (140.111.1.10) /PC/simtel Thailand: ftp.nectec.or.th (192.150.251.32) /pub/mirrors/msdos SimTel files may obtained by e-mail from various ftp-mail servers or through the BITNET/EARN file servers. For details see file /pub/msdos/filedocs/mailserv.inf. Gopher users can access the collection through Gopher.Oakland.Edu. World Wide Web (WWW) and Mosaic users can connect to the URL http://www.acs.oakland.edu to access the files on OAK.Oakland.Edu. MSDOS-Ann is a ONE-WAY (moderated) mailing list which is used by the Internet MS-DOS archive managers to announce new additions to their collections. The announcements posted to this mailing list are also posted to Usenet newsgroup comp.archives.msdos.announce. If your host has Usenet News please do not subscribe to MSDOS-Ann. (This does not apply to internal TACOM users who are on the local area network). To add yourself to the mailing list send e-mail to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the body of the message: subscribe msdos-ann To subscribe something other than the account the mail is coming from, such as a local redistribution list, then add that address to the "subscribe" command; for example, to subscribe "local-msdos-ann": subscribe local-msdos-ann@your.domain.net msdos-ann Archive site information files, recent back issues of the digest, and programs to break the digest into individual messages are available. To receive a list, send a message to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the body of the message: info Administrative mail may be sent to msdos-ann-request@Vela.ACS.Oakland.Edu but please use the mailing list server to add or delete yourself from the list. If you wish to unsubscribe, send mail (from the same address where you were when you subscribed) to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the body of the message: unsubscribe msdos-ann Send mail with the word help in the body of the message to get a complete list of commands and their syntax. This server is only for mailing lists and information files. It will not send program files. Please do not include a signature because it may confuse the server. Keith Petersen, General Manager of the SimTel Software Repository, a service mark of Coast to Coast Telecommunications, Clarkston, MI, U.S.A. Internet: w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET or w8sdz@Vela.ACS.Oakland.Edu Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND