The following information is in addition to the printed materials in this package. Please read it!
---------- Sample Connect Scripts ----------
The sample connect scripts are now installed in the "MacSLIP Folder", located in the "Preferences" folder, in your system folder. (Under System 6, the "MacSLIP Folder" will be located in your system folder.)
---------- NCSA TELNET AND FETCH ----------
Copies of NCSA/Telnet and Fetch (a File Transfer Program developed by Dartmouth College) are provided for your convenience. After installing MacSLIP, Telnet and Fetch will be located in the MacSLIP folder on your hard disk in a self-extracting archive file. To extract these files, double-click on the "Telnet/Fetch.sea" icon. After you have extracted the files, you may delete the "Telnet/Fetch.sea" file by dragging it into the Trash.
---------- IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT FETCH ----------
Fetch was developed at Dartmouth College. Fetch is Copyright ⌐ 1992, Trustees of Dartmouth College. If you decide to use Fetch, please support it by obtaining a license to use it.
Fetch is licensed free of charge to educational users (students, teachers, and school or college employees) and non-profit organizations. Private individuals, for-profit enterprises, and government organizations may obtain a single-user license by sending $25 to:
Software Sales
Dartmouth College
6028 Kiewit Computation Center
Hanover, NH 03755-3523 USA
Site licenses are also available; please send inquiries to the above address, or e-mail to Fetch@dartmouth.edu.
See "OTHER USEFUL PROGRAMS" below for information on where to obtain popular communications software.
---------- RELEASE NOTES FOR VERSION 2.0.6 ----------
See the online document/application "2.0.6 Release Notes" for the 2.0.6 notes.
---------- RELEASE NOTES FOR VERSION 2.0.5 ----------
2.0.5 fixes a bug where the preferences file may become corrupted when using variables with hidden values. It may be necessary to trash the old "SLIP Preferences" file when upgrading from previous versions of MacSLIP.
---------- RELEASE NOTES FOR VERSION 2.0.4 ----------
New features:
Ñ DCD and CTS indicators are displayed with new graphics.
Ñ Compatibility changes for AE Quadra Link board:
- Recognize ".Built-In" as alias for internal port driver names so that DCD/CTS status lights are still displayed when using internal ports.
- Read GPi and CTS directly from QuadraLink board for status lights display.
Ñ "define" script language command
define [/h] [/g] variable-name value
/h if you want the variable's value to be hidden
/g if you want the variable to be global
Define is like the "set" command, except that the variable will be stored as part of the current connection set.
Ñ Changes to "Scan Script". Script writers often use temporary variables that they don't want the user to be confused by if they use Scan Script to locate variables that need to be filled in. Two script language items have been added to help control this:
ignore [variable-name] [variable-name] [...]
require [variable-name] [variable-name] [...]
These commands are ignored during the actual execution of a script. When you scan a script, the effect is as follows. If you have variables listed by "require" those variables will be added to the connection set's current variable list, if not already in the list. No other variables will be found during the scan. Also, the variable will be added no matter if it is used in the script or not.
If you have variables listed by "ignore", those variables will be ignored during a scan.
Note to script writers: Instead of using Scan Script at all, consider this script fragment:
ifdef user goto skipuser
message "\bEnter username:"
ask var
define user "$var"
label skipuser
ifdef password goto skippass
message "\bEnter password for username $user"
askp var
define /h password "$var"
label skippass
The first time the script runs, the user will be asked for their username. The answer is saved by the script, so that no prompting is required the next time the script runs.
Other changes:
Ñ╩"Scan script" item has been removed from the Script menu. Use "Scan Script" in the variables dialog.
Ñ A variable is not "defined" (ifdef in script) unless it has a value.
Bugs fixed:
Ñ Some color systems would crash if running System 6.
Ñ A BOOTP sometimes wasn't sent after a reconnect, causing new connections to fail.
Ñ Packets sent to ourself weren't handled correctly.
Ñ There were sometimes problems with update events.
Ñ The Abort/Cancel buttons now work during initmodem.
Ñ Ping sometimes did not work until the MacTCP driver had been opened (manual addressing).
Ñ Cursor tracking should work better.
---------- RELEASE NOTES FOR VERSION 2.0.3 ----------
Ñ A bug in the installation process was fixed that caused the Connect button to always be dimmed if an upgrade to version 1.0.x was done, and the old version was in the "off" state at the time of the upgrade.
Ñ A bug in the Connect at System Startup option was fixed that sometimes caused problems with Now Menus, or AppleTalk's Serial Port Arbitrator.
Ñ A newer version of Fetch is included.
---------- RELEASE NOTES FOR VERSION 2.0.2 ----------
Ñ A bug was fixed that had caused problems with "MacTCP Watcher" or sometimes caused system crashes.
---------- OTHER USEFUL PROGRAMS ----------
This is a list of useful communications programs that use MacTCP. Some of these are shareware, some are public-domain. Please check each program for its particular licensing options. Support shareware authors by paying shareware fees for programs that you use.
This files in this list are available via anonymous ftp to archive.umich.edu. Most will also be available from other popular Macintosh archive sites such as sumex.stanford.edu and wuarchive.wustl.edu, as well as online services such as Compuserve and America Online. The pathnames may be different.
Later versions of these programs may be available by the time you read this. If you do not find the files as listed below, check for similar file names.
/mac/util/comm/anarchie1.40.sit.hqx
481 11/5/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.07
Query Archie servers to find programs at ftp sites. Find and fetch
files available for anonymous ftp given part of their name.
AppleScriptable and recordable. Supports the drag manager.
Requires System 7 and MacTCP. Includes bookmark listings for many
popular FTP sites. Incorporates many new System 7.5 features.
/mac/util/comm/archie0.9beta.cpt.hqx
12/16/92 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
Query an Archie server to find files that are available via
anonymous ftp. Requires MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/chat2.1pre4.sit.hqx
74 11/25/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.07
Serve as a primitive IRC (Internet Relay Chat) host. Multiple
people can Telnet to a port on your Mac and have online
discussions. Requires MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/comet3.07.sit.hqx
626 2/19/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.51
The Cornell Macintosh Terminal Emulator. Offers up to 16 windows
with emulations of the Heath H19, Digital VT102, or IBM 3278-
{2,3,4,5} in 9, 12, 16, 24, and 36 point font sizes. Serial and
MacTCP connections are supported (3270 emulation over MacTCP only.
/mac/util/comm/eudora1.51.sit.hqx
345 12/21/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.07
Receive and Send mail from your Macintosh via a POP server.
No more mainframe editors or terminal emulators!
/mac/util/comm/fetch2.12.sit.hqx
366 3/18/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.07
A MacTCP based ftp client that allows you to ftp multiple files,
suffixed files (.gif, .hqx), a pop up menu for frequently accessed
sites... Compatibile with Anarchie bookmark files (a collection of
bookmarks is included) Requires MacTCP. FAT BINARY for 68K and
PowerPC Macs.
/mac/util/comm/finger1.36.sit.hqx
7/1/92 BinHex4.0,Stuffit3.06
Two applications. One's a finger daemon (so when people "finger"
your tcp-endowed Macintosh, they'll see stats and an info file.
The other application allows you to finger other people, as well
as has the finger daemon built in. Version 1.36
/mac/util/comm/ftpd2.2.sit.hqx
255 10/29/93 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.07
Set up your Macintosh to be an FTP Server. Requires System 7,
MacTCP, file sharing turned on. Allows you to log into other
AppleShare servers on your network, change passwords on those
logged-in servers, initial directories for users/groups/guests,
Gopher protocol support (your Mac as a Gopher server, imagine
that!), remote site access restrictions, MacBinary support.
/mac/util/comm/gopherapp1.3b56.cpt.hqx
7/26/92 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
A Gopher client which looks and feels much like the Finder
itself. It allows you to access a wide range of Internet
services. Requires MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/leemail2.04.cpt.hqx
219 4/2/94 BinHex4.0,Compact1.50
Send and receive Internet mail directly from/into your Macintosh.
Requires MacTCP. Uses SMTP to send and receive, and works in the
background under System 7. Handles multi-users and POP support.
/mac/util/comm/ncsatelnet2.6.sit.hqx
236 4/2/94 BinHex4.0,StuffIt1.51
Provides interactive access from a Macintosh to telnet hosts on
TCP/IP networks. Implements DARPA standard telnet. Allows
simultaneous connections to many computers across the network, and
includes a standard FTP server to allow you to transfer files. Full
featured. Includes SLIP support.
/mac/util/comm/tn32702.4a4.sit.hqx
7/12/93 BinHex4.0,StuffIt3.06
Full-featured 3270 emulator for IBM and other VM/CMS-based mainframes.
Features nice color graphics capabilities, onscreen mouse/cursor
movement (and selection), screen printing (or dump to PICT), ability
to copy from one session to another, file transfers (see documentation),
Two versions are included. One requires MacTCP, one has built in TCP/IP.
/mac/util/comm/waistation0.62.cpt.hqx
12/19/91 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
Retrieve information from the DowQuest* document retrieval system
at Dow Jones News/Retrieval,( the Connection Machine( Document
Retrieval System, your local Macintosh, and any other database
server that supports the WAIS protocol. Requires MacTCP.
/mac/util/comm/xferit1.5b4.cpt.hqx
8/3/92 BinHex4.0,Compact1.33
TCP-based FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client. Open up multiple
connections to various hosts (e.g. Unix, MTS, etc..), click on a
directory and a new window with the directory contents pops up,
you can click on a file, it automatically downloads or you can
"view" a text file. Create an alias file for storing your name &
passwords. Version 1.5b4 features many System 7-savvy operations
like automatic file (archive) handling, drag-n-drop operation, etc.
Netscape (an excellent WWW client) is available in the directory:
ftp://ftp.mcom.com/mac/netscape/
Be sure to read the LICENSE document.
Other files that are available from
ftp://ftp.utexas.edu/pub/mac/tcpip
as well as other sites:
Gopher:
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 488432 Aug 26 14:27 gopherapp-22b43.hqx
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 281706 Aug 22 14:25 gophersurfer-10b5.hqx
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 206527 Aug 22 14:26 turbogopher-107.hqx
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 292159 Dec 23 10:34 turbogopher-20b5-fat.hqx
Internet Relay Chat:
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 1175795 Nov 18 16:57 homer-0934.hqx
WWW servers and clients
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 1271440 Dec 20 14:27 machttp-20-fat.hqx
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 394098 Aug 22 14:25 macwais-129.hqx
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 368629 Dec 9 16:07 macweb-10a3-68k.hqx
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 430523 Dec 9 16:07 macweb-10a3-ppc.hqx
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 466959 Aug 22 14:26 ncsa-mosaic-mac-103.hqx
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 1141335 Nov 17 15:10 ncsa-mosaic-mac-20a17-68k.hqx
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 1429763 Nov 17 15:11 ncsa-mosaic-mac-20a17-ppc.hqx
Application to switch MacTCP configurations:
-rw-r--r-- 1 292 13170 Aug 22 14:25 mactcp-switcher-10.hqx
