Archie is a very large database of files available via FTP. 
It is also a method of locating those files. The archie database  
is maintained by a network of universities and private corporations. 
You can access the archie database by logging on to the host computer 
of your ISP and using an archie client program, by invoking archie
through email, or by logging on to an archie server computer.  You 
may also access archie interfaces by doing a search with a search 
engine.                    

	The most convenient method of searching archie is to use an 
archie client. Most ISPs outfit their servers with an archie client, 
usually called just "archie."  Here's how to use archie. At a UNIX 
prompt (% or $) type archie, then a keyword. To look for files relating 
to beer, you would type:                                  

	%archie beer [ENTER]

	The command archie beer will get you locations of files named 
"beer" and only those files. The search would ignore uppercase letters 
and files titled with words additional to "beer" so a file titled "Fifty 
Ways to Get Free Beer" would be ignored. Fortunately, you can modify your 
search string using switches:

		Archie Switches

     Option                      Function

      -c                         Look for files with the keyword placed
                                 anywhere inside their titles.

                                 Look for files with the keyword placed
      -s                         anywhere inside their titles, and ignore
                                 letter case.

                                 Consider the keyword as a UNIX regular
                                 expression, which is a means of specifying
                                 individual characters in a search. If you
      -r                         don't know what a UNIX regular expression
                                 is, forget about the -r option for now.
 
    	You can't use the -c, -s, and -r options in the same command.

                                 Changes archie's output to a list of file
      -l                         descriptors, including name, date, size,
                                 and location.

      -t                         Displays output as a list of files from
                                 newest to oldest.

                                 Displays a list of the archie servers that
                                 were available at the time that the archie
      -L                         client was installed on your ISP's
                                 internet host, and identifies the default
                                 archie server that your host uses for
                                 archie searches.

                                 Specify an archie host. It's a good idea
      -h hostname                to specify an archie host that's near you
                                 in physical distance.

      -m #                       Sets a limit to the number of files to
                                 list. (Put a number in for the # sign.)

      -N #                       Set priorities for search results. The
                                 highest (and the default) priority is 0.
                                 The lowest priority is 32765. Use larger
                                 numbers for low-priority searches. The
                                 priority function is a courtesy. If the
                                 archie host seems busy and your searches
                                 aren't too important at the moment, go in
                                 with a large priority number, letting
                                 others go ahead.

	To search for "beer" by FTP, listing files with "beer" anywhere 
in their names, ignoring letter case, and getting the most recent files 
first, I would type the command

	%archie beer -s -t -h archie.sura.net

		Some Archie Servers

             Server                       Location

  	     archie.ans.net               New York City NY
             archie.internic.net          New York
             archie.rutgers.edu           Rutger University NJ
             archie.sura.net              Maryland
             archie.unl.edu               University of Nebraska
             archie.au                    Australia
             archie.univie.ac.at          Austria
             archie.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at   Austria
             archie.uqam.ca               Canada     
             archie.funet.fi              Finland
             archie.th-darmstadt.de       Germany
             archie.ac.il                 Israel
             archie.unipi.it              Italy
             archie.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp    Japan
             archie.wide.ad.jp            Japan
             archie.kr                    Korea
             archie.sogang.ac.kr          Korea
             archie.nz                    New Zealand
             archie.rediris.es            Spain       
             archie.luth.se               Sweden
             archie.switch.ch             Switzerland
             archie.ncu.edu.tw            Taiwan
             archie.doc.ic.ac.uk          United Kingdom

Happy File Searching!!!
-Volatility-