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- Archie - the McGill School of Computer Science Archive Server Listing Service
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- _E_m_a_i_l: archie-l@cs.mcgill.ca
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- Archie is a central database for information about archive
- sites. It speeds the task of finding a specific program on
- the net. Archie keeps track of UNIX sites; VMS sites may be
- added in the near future.
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- Archie is a pair of software tools: the first maintains a
- list of several hundred Internet ftp archive sites, each of
- which is updated about once a month. The second tool allows
- outsiders to log onto the host to query the database.
- Archie also maintains a Software Description Database of the
- names and descriptions of various software packages, docu-
- ments, and datasets that are kept on anonymous ftp archive
- sites around the Internet. The "whatis" command allows you
- to search this database.
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- _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s
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- To access archie, "telnet" or "rlogin" to
- "quiche.cs.mcgill.ca" (132.206.2.3) as user "archie". The
- "help" command gives you information about various topics,
- including the commands available and how to use them. The
- "raw" listings of ftp sites are stored in compressed form in
- the directory "ftp/archie/listings". Manual pages for
- archie are available in the directory "ftp/archie/doc". The
- file "archie.man.roff" contains a UNIX-style manual entry in
- *roff format; "archie.man.txt" contains the same information
- preformatted for people on non-UNIX systems.
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- Users can ask archie to search for specific name strings.
- For example, "prog kcl" would find all occurences of the
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- The information in this section is provided in accor-
- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front
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- April 10, 1991 NNSC Section 3.25, Page 1
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- string "kcl" and tell you which hosts have entries with this
- string, the size of the program, its last modification date,
- where it can be found on the host, and some other useful
- information. This example would find archive sites that are
- storing Kyoto Common Lisp. Complete anonymous ftp listings
- of sites in the database can be obtained via the "site" com-
- mand; for a list of sites, see the "list" command.
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- There is an electronic mail interface to archie. To receive
- the latest information on this interface, send mail to
- "archie@cs.mcgill.ca" with the word "help" in the subject
- line or body.
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- If you can't access the manual files via interactive ftp or
- the mail-based servers, send a message to "archie-
- admin@cs.mcgill.ca" asking to receive a copy of the manual
- by mail.
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- _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _A_r_c_h_i_v_e
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- Archie is available to all Internet users.
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- _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
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- Send comments, bug reports, etc. to: "archie-
- l@cs.mcgill.ca". If you know of an anonymous ftp site that
- archie doesn't seem to maintain, or if you have additions or
- corrections to the Software Description Database, send mail
- to: "archie-admin@cs.mcgill.ca".
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- "Satellite" archie servers are being set up in Finland and
- the Netherlands in order to lessen the load on the tran-
- satlantic Internet link.
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- The maintainers of archie strongly encourage maintainers of
- anonymous ftp archives to do two things:
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- o+ Send additions and corrections to the Software Distri-
- bution Database to "archie-admin@cs.mcgill.ca".
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- o+ Maintain compressed, automated, recursive listings
- (ls-1R.Z files) on their machines. This lessens net-
- work loads and makes life easier for archie. Send
- queries for specific formats to "archie-
- admin@cs.mcgill.ca".
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- April 10, 1991 NNSC Section 3.25, Page 2
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