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- From: w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET (Keith Petersen)
- Subject: How to upload to the SimTel msdos & win3 collections (950907)
-
- [File: /SimTel/msdos/filedocs/upload.inf Last revised Sept. 7, 1995]
-
- How to upload to SimTel, the Coast to Coast Software Repository (tm)
-
- SimTel does not publish instructions for uploading files for those who
- wish to submit their programs because we coordinate uploads by asking
- contributors to contact us first so we can check to make sure the
- program is not already in the repository.
-
- File uploads are accepted via FTP using a special uploading account or
- by e-mail using a special mailbox which does not interfere with regular
- correspondence. Only the author or the author's authorized agent is
- allowed to upload files. There is no charge for this service.
-
- If you have a program to upload send e-mail to uploads@SimTel.Coast.NET
- with a short description of the file you wish to submit and the method
- you will be using to upload (ftp, e-mail, or modem). Information on
- SimTel's upload announcement format will be included in the upload
- instructions file that you will receive in reply to your e-mail. Please
- do *not* send files to this mailbox or to my mailbox - they will be
- deleted without review.
-
- All uploads must run on or be related to MS-DOS, MS-Windows, or Windows
- 95. If your program uses Visual Basic's VBRUNxxx.DLL it is recommended
- that it not be included because it is already available from the SimTel
- collection as vbrun100.zip, vbrun200.zip, or vbrun300.zip.
-
- Windows-NT uploads should be coordinated with winnt@SimTel.Coast.NET.
- OS/2 uploads should be coordinated with os2@SimTel.Coast.NET.
-
- All files or programs must include documentation in the English language
- (other languages are allowed but English must also be included).
-
- There must be a file included in the uploaded zip file that the user can
- read, without running a program, which tells:
-
- 1. What the program does, and how to use it.
- 2. The program's status (Public Domain, FreeWare, ShareWare).
- 3. The program's distribution status (it must be freely distributable).
- 4. How to contact the author in case of questions or problems (mailing
- address and phone number). If the author has an e-mail address it
- is recommended that it be included.
-
- If the user has to run a program to get this information there is a
- chicken-and-the-egg problem if that program does not run because of an
- incompatibility or a corrupted download.
-
- Programs that stop working after a fixed date will not be accepted.
-
- Programs submitted to the SimTel collection may appear on CD-ROMs
- offered by several vendors. If the program you are submitting should
- not be distributed this way, or has restrictions on such distribution,
- please don't upload.
-
- Because SimTel's collections are available all over the world, SimTel
- cannot accept programs that are or might be subject to U.S. technology
- export restrictions. Encryption and decryption programs will not be
- accepted, no matter what method is used.
-
- Programs that crack copy protection or passwords will not be accepted.
-
- Games are not accepted unless they are strictly educational. There
- are several sites on the Internet which specialize in other types of
- games.
-
- Thanks to all those who are actively supporting the repository by
- helping us keep up to date with the latest programs.
-
- Keith
- --
- Keith Petersen
- General Manager of SimTel, the Coast to Coast Software Repository (tm)
- Internet: w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/
- Uucp: uunet!simtel.coast.net!w8sdz http://www.coast.net/SimTel/
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