FTP introduction and Format chart
Mac FTP list
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Notes on some of the sites in the FTP section:
W. WWW page at site. WR: replace 'ftp' with 'www' for web page.
N. Requires Netscape-like (graphics) browswer to use fully.
Lynx support - E (excellent/good), M (average), P (poor/none)
1. ezinfo.ethz.ch (129.132.2.72) /mac/
While ezinfo is primarily a BBS for Users in Switzerland and Europe, this
host also provides anonymous FTP and DECNET access to its archives.
Preferrably use night hours as the BBS is heavily used by local users
during daytime hours. Guests can only see 50% of the menus on the BBS.
The Macintosh files are taken from comp.binaries.mac, with local
uploads now and then. Recent files are stored in ./mac/news/ for one
month before being redistributed in their respective directories.
HOW TO UPLOAD: mail .hqx files to danny@ezinfo.ethz.ch
RECENT FILES: see above.
HELP: eis_manager@ezinfo.ethz.ch
TRANSFER MODE: ASCII.
2. ftp.bups.bilkent.edu.tr (139.179.90.4) /pub/mac/
Bilkent University Preparatory School Macintosh archive. It contains
more than 2000 files collected from well known archives and still getting
new ones.
ALL FILES: /BUPS-MacArchive/AllFiles.txt
RECENT FILES: /BUPS-MacArchive/NewFiles/
HELP: /BUPS-MacArchive/!!README
HOW TO UPLOAD: FTP - put to the directory /BUPS-MacArchive/Upload or
e-mail to: buyuktas@bilkent.edu.tr
TRANSFER MODE: BINARY.
3. ftp.funet.fi (128.214.248.6) /pub/mac/
A very large European site that shadows Info-Mac and gets its own
original files sometimes. Non-Europeans shouldn't call often, to keep
costs down.
All Files: /pub/mac/_file.lst
Recent Files: /pub/mac/ChangeLog
Help: /pub/mac/HELP
How to Upload: Use ftp to put files into /pub/mac/incoming.
Gopher: gopher://gopher.funet.fi/1ftp:ftp.funet.fi@/pub/mac/info-mac/
4. ftp.switch.ch (130.59.1.40) /software/mac/ /mirror/info-mac/
/mirror/umich-mac/ /mirror/Oberon/MacII/
Alias: nic.switch.ch. "Access to this FTP service is exclusively
allowed for - Swiss universities, schools & organisations with a SWITCH
service contract, - foreign education & research organisations. If you do
not belong to one of these categories, you are NOT allowed to log in as
'anonymous' or 'ftp'. With one of the special user-ids, like 'public', a
restricted access is open to everyone." (FTP login message).
WWW: http://ftp.switch.ch/switch/info/ftp.html
5. ftp.utexas.edu (128.83.185.16) /pub/mac/
Alias: mojo.ots.utexas.edu. This is an Mac freeware and shareware
archive operated by Chris Johnson on one or more systems run by the
Univeristy of Texas System Office of Telcommunication Services.
It also has SLIPtelnet in the /pub/slip/mac/ncsa directory.
WWW: http://ftp.utexas.edu/mac/main.html
6. irisa.irisa.fr (131.254.2.3) /News/comp.binaries.mac/
They keep archives of the postings to the comp.binaries.mac newsgroup.
The files all stored in one huge directory, so instead of doing an 'ls',
get the index file to look at offline.
All Files: /News/comp.binaries.mac/index
How to Upload: Post to the comp.binaries.mac USENET group.
TRANSFER MODE: ASCII.
7. mac.archive.umich.edu (141.211.32.2) /mac/
This big site has a large number of files, many of them unique. There are
many outline fonts here {Adobe type 1, type 3, and TrueType}. About the
only gripe I have is the tremendous number of subdirectories, e.g.
/mac/system.extensions/font/truetype... but that's a small price to pay
for the work they have put into this site.
mirror.archive.umich.edu is a special pointer that will randomly connect
you to one of the mac.archive.umich.edu mirrors.
ALL FILES: /mac/00help/index.txt
RECENT FILES: /mac/00help/newfiles.txt
IN QUEUE: Look in the /mac/incoming/ directory.
Help: /mac/00help
HOW TO UPLOAD: ftp - put files in the /mac/incoming/ directory or
e-mail to macgifts@mac.archive.umich.edu
{e-mail results in crossposting to other archives}
TRANSFER MODE: ASCII for .hqx files, BINARY for everything else.
8. micros.hensa.ac.uk 148.88.8.84 /micros/mac/
Has an awkward way naming their directories with letters of the alphabet
and numbers, so one has to get the index files in the directories first to
see what they have. (Wojtek Rypniewski wojtek@embl-hamburg.de)
WWW: http://micros.hensa.ac.uk/micros/mac.html
9. sumex-aim.stanford.edu (36.44.0.6) /info-mac/
Site's name is 'Info-Mac' _not_ 'sumex'. "We ask that you use our mirrors
INSTEAD of our server, because the load there now makes it difficult for
us to manage the archive!" (Info-Mac Archive Mirror Sites)
The king of macintosh ftp sites. If you want your uploads to get a wide
distribution, this is the place to send them to. They also have their own
message "list", the info-mac digests which is handy for those who don't
have USENET access.
Note: sumex-aim has effectively become a mirrors only site, so use
one of its mirrors {/info-mac directory or [IM]}.
All Files: /info-mac/help/all-files.txt
Recent Files: /info-mac/help/recent-files.txt
Mirror Sites: /info-mac/help/mirror-list.txt
Help: Look in the /info-mac/help directory, read them all.
How to Uplaod: email files to macgifts@macgifts@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
or macgifts@mac.archive.umich.edu.
ftp{>800 K} - submit to daemon.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Incoming
description to backmod@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
10. ftp.apple.com (130.43.2.3) /dts/
This was Apple's original ftp site to supply the world with System
software {up to 7.0.1}, utilities, technical notes, sample source code,
press release archives, and some developer tools. Support has fallen off
in favor of sites like ftp.support.apple.com. Callers outside America
are restricted to what they can download.
All Files: /dts/help/dir-files-all
Recent Files: /dts/help/dir-files-recent
Help: /help, or mail mjohnson@apple.com.
WWW: http://www.apple.com/
11. ftp.austin.apple.com (17.127.4.50) /Apple.Support.Area/Apple.SW.Updates/
This is one of Apples' "seeding" sites. Most of the software is in the
/Apple.Support.Area/Apple.SW.Updates directory. As with ftp.apple.com
callers outside America are restricted as to what they can download.
WWW: http://www.austin .apple.com/
WWW: [mirror] http://www2.info.apple.com/
12. ftp.support.apple.com (130.43.6.3) "/pub/Apple SW Updates/"
AppleLink and E-World mirror. "Since this is a real mirror copy of the
archive on AppleLink you may encounter some interesting directory and file
names. To get around these intersting names simply use quotes ("") to
encapsulate the path. You may also run into another problem with non-
printable (>ascii 127) characters in filenames. Use mget Mac* to retrieve
a file that starts with Mac and also contains non-printable and thus
non-typeable characters." (brooks@ftp.support.apple.com (Kevin Brooks))
I assume that as is the case with ftp.apple.com callers outside America
are restricted as to what they can download.
WWW: http://www.support.apple.com/
WWW: [mirror] http://www.info.apple.com/
WWW: [mirror] http://www2.info.apple.com/
13. archives.math.utk.edu (128.169.202.163) /software/mac/
"The Mathematics Archives (archives.math.utk.edu) is a comprehensive
site for mathematical resources on the Internet. It is accessible
using anonymous ftp, gopher, or a web browser. In addition to a large
collection of mathematical software, an extensive collection of WWW and
gopher links to other mathematical resources on the Internet is
maintained." (fife@calvin.edu [Earl D. Fife])
Gopher: gopher://archives.math.utk.edu/software/mac/
WWW: http://archives.math.utk.edu/software/.mac.directory.html
14. ftp.acns.nwu.edu (129.105.113.248) /pub/
The headquarters of John Norstad's excellent anti-virus program,
Disinfectant {/pub/disinfectant}. Other interesting /pub directories
are: /pub/newswatcher; /pub/nupop; and /pub/ph.
TRANSFER MODE: ASCII.
15. ftp.aladdinsys.com (204.147.235.101) /pub/
Aladdin Systems' formal anonymous ftp site. In addition to Aladdin's
Mac software there are PC decoders for StuffIt files - SITEX10.EXE (win)
and unsitins.exe (dos) (See format table for mare details).
Mirrors: ftp://amug.org/pub/contrib/aladdin/
ftp://ftp.scruz.net/users/aladdin/public/
WWW: http://www.aladdinsys.com/
16. ftp.cc.utexas.edu (128.83.186.13) /microlib/mac/
Alias: microlib.cc.utexas.edu. University of Texas at Austin Computation
Center's Macintosh software archive, and headquarters of Chris Johnson's
anti-virus utility Gatekeeper. Has an editorial policy on what programs
it accepts.
All Files: /microlib/mac/file-list.txt
Recent Files: Get the file called "Update-[date]" in /microlib/mac.
How to Upload: email to macgifts@mac.archive.umich.edu
{also results in cross-posting to other archives.}
WWW: http://www.utexas.edu/cc/micro/microlib/mac/
17. ftp.imag.fr (129.88.32.1) /pub/Cabri/, /archive/macintosh/
Not only is this the home of the CABRI (graph, geometry) software, but
they are also nice enough to keep the most recent uploads to
comp.binaries.mac, in MacBinary format. It is recommened that CABRI be
retrieved from wuarchive.wustl.edu.
TRANSFER MODE: BINARY.
18. ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu (141.142.20.50) /Mac/
NCSA keeps Telnet, ContigAsm, Contour, DataScope, GelReader,
HypercardAnimator, NCSA Image, Import2HDF, Layout, and PalEdit here.
TRANSFER MODE: ASCII.
19. ftp.primate.wisc.edu (144.92.43.19) /pub/mac/
Contains some programs by Paul DuBois, and a few other utilities: BlobMgr,
FaceLift, Grep, TransSkel, ZoomIdle, MakeWrite, SicnEdit, gnome, and
psuedo-fpu.
TRANSFER MODE: ASCII.
20. ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9) /languages/abc/
You can find a mac version of the ABC programming language here, and also
a mac version of STDWIN as /amiga-sources/stdwin/mac.tar.Z. UUNet also
archives huge amounts of other material, like USENET news, GNU stuff,
bsd sources, internet specs, popular unix packages, and bug fixes.
ALL FILES: /index/master.Z, /index/master-time.Z
RECENT FILES: /index/changes.week.Z, /index/changes.day.1.Z
IN QUEUE: /index/incoming.Z
HELP: /help, /index/README
HOW TO UPLOAD: /tmp
TRANSFER MODE: BINARY.
21. ics.uci.edu (128.195.1.1) /mac/think-c/
Home of the Think C mailing list. You'll find a bunch of Think Class
Library stuff here, along with general Think C code, interfaces, and
updaters. Read all the README files in /mac/think-c for more info (and
how to get on the mailing list).
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
22. munnari.oz.au (128.250.1.21) /mac/
Home of Webster Multiport Gateway tools, and other mac networking goodies,
like Columbia Appletalk Package, Timelord, & Messages.
TRANSFER MODE: BINARY.
23. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (130.14.25.1) /entrez/
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) developed and
supports a public domain program named Entrez (pronounced "ON-tray") for
browsing a comprehensive set of DNA and protein sequence databases and a
subset of the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE bibliographic
database. NetEntrez {freely available program available here} can be used
to access the Entrez network service provided by the NCBI. NetEntrez has
no access charges and does not use a CD-ROM drive. For users without
Internet connectivity, ordering information for Entrez CD-ROM
subscriptions is posted there, too. (gish@host.nlm.nih.gov (Warren Gish))
BLAST {molecular biology searcher} can be found in the
blast/network/experimental/macintosh/ directory.
HELP: Contact info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
WWW: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
24. rever.nmsu.edu (128.123.3.18) /pub/macfaq/
This archive contains almost all freely distributable software mentioned
in the FAQ lists for comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.system and
comp.sys.mac.apps. (eharold@corona.sunspot.noao.edu (Elliotte Harold))
TRANSFER MODE: BINARY.
25. associate.com (148.59.244.112) /
AMUG mirror that also has a huge collection of Christian files and
carries the CyberChurch Christian network online. This is a TeleFinder
based site so you will encounter many interesting directory and file
names. To get around these interesting names simply use quotes ("") to
encapsulate the path. You may also run into another problem with non-
printable (>ascii 127) characters in filenames. Use the unix wild card
{*} to get those files.
WWW: http://associate.com/bbs_mug.html (UM index)
26. ftp.lth.se (130.235.20.3) /mac/
European Info-Mac shadow. Due to people using the site as a gif trading
post the ftp upload was eliminted.
How to Upload: email files to Peter.Moller@dna.lth.se
WWW: http://ftp.lth.se/local/index_e.html
27. ftp.sunet.se (130.238.127.3) /pub/mac/
In addition to mirroring both Info-mac {/pub/mac/info-mac} and Umich
{/pub/mac/mirror-umich} this Sweden archive has large amounts of DOS,
Windows, and UNIX files.
Info: 'arkiv-underh' in the root directory {in Swedish}
TRANSFER MODE: ASCII for .hqx files, BINARY for everything else.
WWW: http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/mac/info-mac/
28. grind.isca.uiowa.edu (128.255.200.3) /mac/
The Iowa Student Computing Association filesystem. In addition to FTP it
also has telnet downloading interface (Zmodem, NetZmodem, Kermit, Xmodem,
FTP) with search, new_files, and batch downloading, login as 'iscabbs'.
ISCA also has one of the largest Internet BBS's at bbs.isca.uiowa.edu,
they support over 200 users online at once.
Coming soon: PANDA, the information arcade message system.
TRANSFER MODE: BINARY.
29. src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.16.11) /packages/info-mac/
A London based Info-Mac & umich {packages/mac/umich/} shadow.
.gz site with on-the-fly translation {see CAUTION note above}
Limit: 300 simultaneous users.
HELP: mail ukuug-soft@doc.ic.ac.uk to contact the maintainers.
TRANSFER MODE: ASCII for .hqx files, BINARY for everything else.
WWW: http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/info-mac/
30. wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) /systems/mac/
This is the de-facto king of shadow archives; it mirrors three mac
sites: Info-Mac {/systems/mac/info-mac/}, mac.archive.umich.edu
{/systems/mac/umich.edu/}, and the now defunct Simtel site
{/systems/mac/macintosh/}. Also shadows several non-Mac archives.
Limit: 225/250 simultaneous users.
Note: login to this site can become difficult when sumex gets new files.
TRANSFER MODE: ASCII for .hqx files, BINARY for everything else.
WWW: http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/mac/info-mac/
31. ftp.bio.indiana.edu (129.79.224.25) /{see below}
All sorts of scientific applications, in /biology/mac/, /chemistry/mac/,
/science/mac/, and /molbio/mac/.
Help: /archive.doc
How to Upload: /incoming
Gopher: gopher://iubio.bio.indiana.edu/11
WWW: http://ftp.bio.indiana.edu/
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