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CONTENTS
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1. Getting started
2. Finding out what's new
3. Finding a specific file
4. Directory structure
5. Mirror sites of Aminet
6. Accessing Aminet on the Internet
7. Accessing Aminet without Internet
8. Copyright status and disclaimer
9. Background information
1. Getting started
------------------
Welcome to Aminet. Aminet is a set of interconnected FTP sites and other
file accessing services for Amiga software. It is structured differently
from most other FTP sites so please read below instructions carefully. Even
more important: Read new/README.BEFORE.UPLOAD before uploading anything, or
your upload is in danger of being deleted. Wherever not mentioned otherwise,
pub/aminet/ is the path for the files described.
If you are new to FTP, you'll find most of your questions answered in the
text info/start/FTP-Help.txt here which is also posted to the newsgroup
comp.sys.amiga.introduction bi-weekly. The archivers needed to unpack the
files stored here can be found in util/arc/, the archivers themselves are
self-extracting (in .run format) in most cases, ie. start them and they'll
unpack automatically when you run them.
2. Finding out what's new
-------------------------
Once you're in pub/aminet/, you can receive the file RECENT for a list
of the last seven day's uploads. The newest files are on the top of the
list. In FTP, you can type 'get RECENT -' or 'get RECENT |more' to see
the new files. Interesting files also found in CHARTS.
Once you see a file that interests you, cd to the appropriate directory
and have a look at the according .readme file. There you'll usually find
a more extensive description. Based on that you may choose to download
the file (but never forget to type 'bin' in FTP before you start!). Also,
a copy of all recent file can be found in the directory recent/.
3. Finding a specific file
--------------------------
Before you start looking, you should be aware that not all Aminet sites
are complete. Most delete older files. So if you don't find something at
your 'home' mirror, use one of the big sites that keep everything online
like ftp.wustl.edu, ftp.cdrom.com or ftp.etsu.edu.
To do a search, download the file INDEX.Z, uncompress it and search for
the name or description you've been looking for. Under UNIX, you'd hit
CTRL-Z in FTP after the download, type 'zcat INDEX.Z | fgrep -i foo'
in order to look for 'foo' and then type 'fg' to return to FTP.
You may use the version from info/index/ if your terminal is capable of
showing more than 80 characters per line. This one doesn't truncate the
short descriptions and includes an age column.
If you were looking for something on Aminet but only found it elsewhere,
please do everyone a favor and upload it to Aminet to make the file easier
to find for the next ones.
4. Directory structure
----------------------
Sometimes you are looking for a certain category of file without knowing
a name. You then best go by directory. The directories within /pub/aminet/
are:
new/ New files, upload here. (See new/README.BEFORE.UPLOAD)
priv/ Private uploads. (See new/README.BEFORE.UPLOAD)
biz/ Business software hard/ Hardware related
comm/ Communications info/ Site information
demo/ Euro style demos misc/ Miscellaneous
docs/ Text documents mods/ Music modules
dev/ Developer software mus/ Music software
disk/ Disk tools pix/ Pictures
game/ Games software text/ Text related
gfx/ Graphics software util/ Utilities
A complete list of the sub-directories can be found in the file TREE.
To show the descriptions of all files in hard/, download the index
file and perform a search on hard/ using fgrep.
5. Mirror sites
---------------
These are the members of Aminet and have the files from here. All mirrors
have the new files but most delete old files, however ftp.wustl.edu and
ftp.cdrom.se keep all files. Whenever possible, use the mirror that is the
closest to your place. Most mirrors get updated three times a day.
USA (MO) ftp.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 pub/aminet/
USA (CA) ftp.cdrom.com 192.153.46.2 pub/aminet/
USA (TX) ftp.etsu.edu 192.43.199.20 pub/aminet/
Scandinavia ftp.luth.se 130.240.18.2 pub/aminet/
Switzerland ftp.eunet.ch 146.228.10.16 pub/aminet/
Switzerland litamiga.epfl.ch 128.178.151.32 pub/aminet/ (*)
Germany ftp.uni-paderborn.de 131.234.2.32 pub/aminet/
Germany ftp.uni-erlangen.de 131.188.3.2 pub/aminet/
Germany ftp.uni-bielefeld.de 129.70.4.55 pub/aminet/
Germany ftp.uni-oldenburg.de 134.106.40.9 pub/aminet/
Germany ftp.uni-kl.de 131.246.9.95 pub/aminet/
Germany ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 129.96.8.13 pub/aminet/
Germany ftp.uni-siegen.de 141.99.128.1 pub/aminet/
Germany ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de 130.149.17.7 pub/aminet/
UK ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.1 pub/aminet/
(*) closed 6:30am to 4pm weekdays
6. Accessing Aminet on the Internet
-----------------------------------
There are many other ways than FTP to access Aminet. On the Internet:
- ADT. This is a front end for FTP that allows easy access to Aminet. Get
it from comm/misc/ and compile it on your UNIX box.
- FSP. Aminet Files can be downloaded from the FSP site ftp.luth.se at
port 6969 and from disun3.epfl.ch port 9999. ftp.wustl.edu and
ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk have FSP on port 21, but can't be reached from
everywhere (just try). Uploads are accepted at wustl and luth.
- Telnet. ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk strikes again. You can telnet to 146.169.2.1
and log in as 'sources', which gives you a UNIX account where you can
download the files on src using commands like 'sz' and 'kermit', or
just browse around.
- NFS. The only Aminet site that allows NFS mounting of the archives is
ftp.wustl.edu. FTP there and read the details in /README.NFS
- IRC. On Internet Relay Chat, you can talk to various server robots like
Mama, LitBot and MerBot, to do queries and retrievals. Find out more
about them using '/msg mama help', for example.
- Finger. To find out what's been uploaded to Aminet within the last
week, enter 'finger aminet@ftp.etsu.edu'.
- Gopher. Gopher is specially supported by several Aminet sites. Just
type 'gopher <sitename>' or 'gopher -p <startpoint> <sitename>'.
USA (MO) ftp.wustl.edu 1/pub/aminet/info/goph
USA (TX) ftp.etsu.edu 1/AmigaArchives/Aminet
SWITZERLAND ftp.eunet.ch 1/pub/aminet/info/goph
GERMANY ftp.uni-paderborn.de 1/Service/FTP/Direct/ftp-server/aminet
UK ftp.doc.ic.ac.uk 1/pub/aminet/info/goph
7. Accessing Aminet without Internet
------------------------------------
- Get internet access. Certainly the most comfortable way to access
Aminet but sometimes expensive. Some Internet providers are:
USA Portal Voice 1.408.973.9111 Modem 1.408.973.8091
Netcom Voice 1.408.554.UNIX
GERMANY EUnet Voice +49.231.972.00 Fax +49.231.972.1111
SWITZERLAND EUnet Voice +41.1.291.45.80 Fax +41.1.291.46.42
UK Demon Voice +44-81-349-0063 Fax +44-81-349-0309
- Mailserver. The Aminet site src.doc.ic.ac.uk has an email server that
sends out uuencoded binaries. Send a message with HELP in the body
to ftpmail@doc.ic.ac.uk. You can also use ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com to
retrieve files from any Aminet site, but please use an American one
to save bandwidth. Send HELP there for information, too. Germans try
ftpmail@uni-paderborn.de .
Also, the RECENT and CHARTS files are available from an automatic
e-mail server. Send mail to announce@cs.ucdavis.edu with the single
word "help" (no quotes) in the body to find out how to use the server.
- Modem. The following BBSes carry up-to-date Aminet files. Most have
more phone numbers than we can mention here, call to see a list of
the others. List sorted by phone number.
Country Name FIDO Phone ISDN
------- ---- ---- ----- ----
USA (OR) CryoCafe (+1)503-257-4823
USA (MS) The Gateway 1:3604/60 (+1)601-374-2697
USA (CA) Heavy Metal 1:202/1112 (+1)619-232-4919
Canada TunnelVisio 1:153/910 (+1)604-5359826
Canada Intuition (+1)905-569-1482
France Ramses 2:320/104 (+33)1-60037015
Switzerland Amiga Micro 2:301/819 (+41)1-3001008 (+41)1-3001009
Switzerland Helvetica 2:301/723 (+41)1-3130879 (+41)1-3101016
Switzerland Dolphins (+41)1-8450936 (+41)1-8846028
Switzerland AmiCall 2:301/722 (+41)1-9804297
Switzerland Turicum (+41)1-9918501 (+41)1-9918503
Switzerland Dive-Inn 2:301/325 (+41)22-7518103 (+41)22-7518105
Switzerland Alphanet (+41)38-414081
Switzerland Amiga Magic 2:301/707 (+41)61-9716843 (+41)61-9730019
Denmark Scala BBS 2:230/418 (+45)44680300 (+45)44861540
Germany CBFC (+49)201 200584
Germany T.O.M. (+49)202 595267
Germany SMachine (+49)203 4061447 (+49)203 9940127
Germany Delvinor (+49)2131 549457 (+49)2131 951253
Germany Roderick (+49)2151 932076 (+49)2151 932072
Germany Debuwi (+49)2236 83233
Germany Darkness (+49)2273 1096 (+49)2273 910062
Germany CBonn (+49)228 666588
Germany Fantasie (+49)2381 675700
Germany Stingray (+49)2385 6542 (+49)2385 910031
Germany ASBM (+49)251 791650
Germany Amiga Mbx (+49)30 3739293
Germany TERM (+49)30 4537288 (+49)30 45470171
Germany Quick (+49)40 5479638
Germany ITHH (+49)40 6064098 (+49)40 60680341
Germany Flight (+49)4442 72138 (+49)4442 920362
Germany NewWorld (+49)5222 81410
Germany NoLimits (+49)5231 141460 (+49)5231 969361
Germany Sunburn (+49)5231 18626 (+49)5231 969661
Germany MANIP (+49)5231 65933
Germany Delbox (+49)5250 53785 (+49)5250 99952
Germany MultiCom (+49)5321 45440 (+49)5321 305373
Germany Black-Z (+49)6142 46278 (+49)6142 924080
Germany SLTO (+49)615 264898
Germany TecMania (+49)6157 87427 (+49)6157 910121
Germany 48'er 2:2468/6020 (+49)6203 180293
Germany WestCoast 2:2468/9718.0 (+49)6221 761304
Germany RudisBox (+49)6253 86677 (+49)6253 972100
Germany HIT (+49)681 399426 (+49)681 372552
Germany Vyper (+49)681 5898507
Germany Groenland (+49)6824 8444
Germany Titan (+49)6826 800391
Germany Outworld (+49)6831 52995 (+49)6831 995000
Germany Outside (+49)6838 84739
Germany BrainWave 2:246/2006.0 (+49)7071 78729 (+49)7071 971213
Germany Amiga Univ. 2:246/1416.0 (+49)7195 179383
Germany Uplink 2:246/2320 (+49)751 96217
Germany Fairytale 2:246/2300 (+49)7541 24362 (+49)7541 930232
Germany LSD (+49)9133 9591
Germany Incubus (+49)931 781464 (+49)931 7900200
Germany Candys --- (+49)221 462138
- Anonymous UUCP. In Germany, you can access the Aminet files at the
phone numbers of Brainwave BBS (see above) using the following entry.
Download the file "Aminet:INFO" for more information.
anarchy Any SER 38400 ATD<Phone> BBS. ..\c ogin: uanon sword: uanon
- FIDO. If you want to file-request Aminet files, you can do so by
requesting the file INFO from 2:246/2006.0. The BBSes which have
a FIDO node number mentioned above allow file requests.
- Mailing lists. If you want to get the list of new uploads mailed every
week, send a mail with 'SUBSCRIBE aminet-weekly foo@bar.edu' in the
body to listserv@wunet.wustl.edu or if you want daily updates, just use
'SUBSCRIBE aminet-daily' instead. Replace foo@bar.edu with your email
address, of course. Keep the welcome mail in case you forget how to
unsubscribe...
- Usenet. A list of recent uploads is posted every week to the newsgroups
comp.sys.amiga.misc and de.comp.sys.amiga.archive.
- EZINFO. This is an internet BBS in Switzerland. Here you can download by
Kermit or ZMODEM, but you need to be verified to become user. Modem dial
01 251 20 02, then type 'call b050' to connect to EZINFO. Also try
telnet kometh.ethz.ch and 'call b050' from internet.
- CD-ROM. Aminet is available on CD-ROM. Talk to info@cdrom.com, or write
to Walnut Creek CDROM, 1547 Palos Verdes Mall, Walnut Creek CA 94596, USA
or phone 1 800 786 9907, +1 510 674 0783 or +1 510 674 0821 (FAX). If you
are the author of one of the programs on Aminet, you're entitled to one
free CD (once): Check if your file is on the CD by looking at the contents
list in disk/cdrom/ and then send file names(s) and your address to them.
- Aminet-on-disk. You can order single Aminet files (3 DM per disk)
or per-directory subscriptions (2 DM per disk) from Martin Schulze,
Parkstr. 14, 66806 Ensdorf, Germany. Phone: +49 (0) 6831 506171,
email masc@coli.uni-sb.de . Send 3 DM in stamps or $2 to get an
index disk with instructions.
8. Copyright status and disclaimer
----------------------------------
While the files from Aminet are freely distributable, the collection as a
whole is copyrighted. Making a CD-ROM of it or mirroring it on a regular
basis requires permission from the administrators. That permission will
be granted if mirrors provide an upload facility and CD-ROM makers give
free CD's to uploaders. If you do not like this policy, don't upload or
have your uploads removed.
The administrators of Aminet give no warranties concerning the files
stored. Use at your own risk. Specifically, we cannot guarantee that the
programs are virus-free, uncorrupted, freely distributable or even useful
in any way, although we do our best to ensure the above.
9. Background information
-------------------------
- History
Aminet was founded by members of ICU (computer science students' club) in
Zurich, Switzerland, using an A3000UX donated by Commodore Switzerland. In
the beginning it was one FTP site among many, but when the formerly biggest
site (ab20.larc.nasa.gov) shut down, people started adopting amiga.physik
as the replacement. In order to share the burden both performance- and
network load wise, two mirror sites were installed. The new 1GB harddisk
donated by Walnut Creek and the user community allowed us to keep all old
files, while at the same time number of mirror FTP sites increased
constantly to currently 10. Today, Aminet is the leading Internet source
for Amiga software, giving authors a far-reaching distribution medium and
the user community a place to look for both new and old freely
distributable software.
- Contact addresses
Please direct reports about corrupt, illegal or infected files immediately
to aminet@ftp.wustl.edu (do not rely on someone else doing it!). For
problems local to one mirror, check the local README's to find out about
the administrator there. Some of the the people involved:
Moderators
Urban D. Mueller umueller@wuarchive.wustl.edu
Chris Schneider cschneid@wuarchive.wustl.edu
Matthias Scheler mscheler@wuarchive.wustl.edu
Mirror admins
Peter Sjostrom pjotr@ludd.luth.se
Brian Wright wright@merlin.etsu.edu
We hope you enjoy the service.