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Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!grapevine.lcs.mit.edu!olivea!sgigate.sgi.com!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!utnut!utcsri!newsflash.concordia.ca!canopus.cc.umanitoba.ca!tribune.usask.ca!kakwa.ucs.ualberta.ca!quartz.ucs.ualberta.ca!alberta!adec23!ersys!alpha3!commafaq
From: commafaq@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.mail-news,comp.answers,news.answers
Subject: comp.os.msdos.mail-news FAQ (02/02) software
Summary: uucp, mail, and news for msdos or ms-windows or os2 (part 02/02)
Message-ID: <19940407.commafaq.02@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
Date: 07 Apr 1994 07:00:00 MDT
Expires: 08 May 1994 12:00:00 GMT
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========================================================================
Contents:
Part 1:
1. Where are the Questions?
2. Charter
3. QWK
4. `offline'
5. Related Groups/Mailing Lists
6. ftp and how to get files from the Internet
a. help is easy to obtain
b. where to find software
c. archie
d. not on the Internet: accessing ftp archives
e. not on the Internet: accessing archie
7. RFCs
8. announcements
9. other FAQs
10. What do the technical or jargon terms mean?
11. How can I get mail/news on my PC at home?
a. I have a UNIX login, but don't want to tie up the phone lines.
b. I can get a `feed' -- but what do I do with it?
c. I'm reading over someone's shoulder.
d. I want better software than what I've got now.
12. How can I use waffle newsreaders with other packages?
98. spelling
99. credits
Part 2:
100. notes and index
101. I want mail and/or news on msdos! what software is there?
102. summary only
103. what the addresses mean
104. maintainer index
105. ftp index
200. uucp
201. discussion
202. waffle
203. uupc
204. uupc-msw
205. uupc-os2
206. fsuucp
207. mks-uucp
208. uuslave
209. pduucp/pcuucp
210. dcp
211. xp/crosspoint
212. fxuucico
213. mail-it-rem
214. minihost
215. winnetmail
300. mail/news transport agents, batchers, servers
301. discussion
302. filesystem
350. network
400. mail/news user agents
401. discussion
402. filesystem
450. network
500. other
600. source
601. discussion
602. dcp
603. uuslave
604. pduucp/pcuucp
605. uupc
606. uupc
607. uupc
608. snews
609. hackticnr
610. rusnews
611. winelm
612. mit-red
613. pcrrn
614. smaildos
615. pmnews
616. snuz
617. barbnews
618. olsenews
619. slnr
620. rexxnews-os2
621. procc
622. wsmtpd
623. trn-os2
624. tin-os2
625. winvn
626. nexp
627. mimefold
628. wrn
629. appsig
630. aser
========================================================================
100. notes and index
101. I want mail and/or news on msdos! what software is there?
then read on! this part of the FAQ is the big answer to that one
question. to use it, you'll need to know: how will you be sent
mail? (usual choices: uucp/rmail, SMTP/POP/IMAP) how will you
be sent news? (usual choices: uucp/rnews, NNTP)
102. summary only
this is (right now) a summary only. if you feel more information
is required to be useful, mail me, keeping in mind that there is
another posting which has a lot of detail (the `esj' list). it is
posted very infrequently.
this post is meant primarily to let people know what is available,
so they can grab the packages and evaluate them for themselves.
code requires
---- --------
[dvx] DesqView/X
[geo] GEOS (probably will require v2.0? none on the list yet)
[msw] MS Windows (often requires v3.1)
[os2] OS/2 (often requires v2.1)
I have tried to complete all the required codes. however, I have
not tried all packages personally. if I am missing one for your
package, please inform me, so that people who do not have the required
underlying software do not waste time or money ftp'ing it. thanks.
103. what the addresses mean
when an ftp reference is given that looks like this:
``wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/msdos/uucp/00-index.txt''
this does not imply that it is the only place where the file
is available via ftp. you may want to use `archie' to help
you locate the closest (network-cost-wise) copy of the file.
for brief help with archie, see the comma intro.
the special entry ``simtel:'' indicates the simtel collection,
available in many places, including CD-ROMs, and its primary
ftp mirror, oak.oakland.edu:/pub/msdos.
the file name reflects the latest version that I knew of (or was
told of) at the time this FAQ was sent out. if you know a newer
one is available, and there was no announcement posted to comma
after a week or so, please send me the information for inclusion
(or better yet, post the entire announcement to comma so everyone
can get the whole story, instead of just the summary here)
see also the `announcements' section in the comma intro on how to
get the announcements automatically crossposted to comma.
104. maintainer index
this information is culled from public postings to newsgroups,
or files available to the public via ftp. because of this, I
have not tried all the addresses to make sure they are still
functional, nor do I have the time to do a routine check of them
every so often.
you may also want to check, eg., garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/pd2/author25.zip
and (in the same directory) authwn05.zip
please do not abuse these people's time -- send them mail specific
to their own products, not about how to get files via ftp. that
gives them more time to work on software, and that benefits us all.
if you have some burning questions, the best thing you could
possibly do is to check out news.newusers.questions -- there's
a lot of information already there.
maintainers:
if you wish to have this information not included in this FAQ,
_please_ contact me directly so that I can accomodate you as quickly
as possible. I don't want to put any email addresses in here that
don't want mail. if I have an old/missing/suboptimal address
listed, please inform me. thanks.
waffle dell@wiretap.spies.com
uupc help@kew.com
uupc-msw help@kew.com
uupc-os2 help@kew.com
fsuucp support@toys.fubarsys.com
snews dan@fch.wimsey.bc.ca
pcnews-uu lindh@uhasun.hartford.edu
cppnews cppnews@trmphrst.demon.co.uk
tmail dcs@witsend.stat.com
helldiver rhys@fit.qut.edu.au
wrn frankv@alf.pec.co.nz
nwreader sreck@rebox.in-berlin.de
rwmail sreck@rebox.in-berlin.de
rnf daniel@blackhl.hacktic.nl
rusnews russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
trumpet peter@psychnet.psychol.utas.edu.au
wintrumpet ...
pc-eudora eudora-sales@qualcomm.com
ftpnuz h198@hosp.med.umich.edu
mks-uucp inquiry@mks.com
zipnews jkilday@nlbbs.com
zipnewsreader jkilday@nlbbs.com
solar kjhoule@iowegia.dsm.ia.us ... kevin@ins.infonet.net
dvxtin seant@ratsys.com
tin-os2 ...
pcelm freiss.pad@sni.de
elm4waf ianj@ijpc.uucp
elm-pc pjc@ic.ac.uk
winelm pjc@ic.ac.uk
mush moc@lena.uucp
uuslave ellis@ofa.com
pduucp ...
xp/crosspoint crosspoint@bionic.zer.de
hackticnr kafka@desert.hacktic.nl
popmail (superseded by minuet)
minuet ...
nupop nupop@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
fxuucico jorge@satlink.net
winvn rushing@titan.ksc.nasa.gov [winvn@? ...]
snuupm ccml@hippo.ru.ac.za
pegasusmail david@pmail.gen.nz
winpegasus ...
w165peg ross@westmead.health.su.oz.au
newsreader/2 [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
lamail-ibm [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
multimail-ibm [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
qvtnet ...
snuz mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu
pcrrn ...
boxer paul@eunet.co.at
mail-it mail-it@unipalm.co.uk
mail-it-rem mail-it@unipalm.co.uk
cinetic Cinetic@speedy.cam.org
cnews-dos cnews@joker.ruhr.de, cnews-request@faerun.mi.org
elm-os2 ...
dumpgrp ...
lamailpop ...
latimes gutzs@crl.aecl.ca
tinymail-kalf turgut@ege.edu.tr
mail-ccg geurin@nosc.mil
mail-ozwoz ...
pmnews serls@dashs.denver.co.us
rn-os2 ...
rexxnews-os2 ...
trn-os2 haen@veces.stgt.sub.org, term@godot.stgt.sub.org
snews-os2 ...
pmfsudg xmpcwsh@dp7up.com
ecsmail ecs-info@edm.isac.ca
smaildos sct%seldon@skybridge.SCL.CWRU.Edu
nfsmail 4341@msg.abc.se
mit-red ...
barbnews sob@bcm.tmc.edu
olsenews kjetilo@usit.uio.no
pcnews-nfs pilchuck!jgray
telepathy ashmount@cix.compulink.co.uk [... not confirmed!]
wigwam ashmount@cix.compulink.co.uk [... not confirmed!]
emacs-gnus ...
emacs-rmail ...
eep paul@eunet.co.at
winbiff winbiff@blimpy.ci.net
hsend rhys@fit.qut.edu.au
nscu ...
cwexp ...
sexpire ...
mexpire ...
nexp ...
hpv rhys@fit.qut.edu.au
yarn cthuang@io.org
yarn-os2 cthuang@io.org
unor rrusbasa@nyx.cs.du.edu
paperboy vart@eniac.seas.upenn.edu
pc-pine pine@cac.wasington.edu
pathways rick@twg.com
winn shaman@cyberia.bowlgreen.oh.us
minihost minihost@sph.spb.su
commset dedgar@cybercon.nb.ca
slnr ppg@oasis.icl.co.uk
winnetmail davideo@aborigine.win.net
watergate mvdl@et.tudelft.nl
procc russell@alpha3.ersys.edmonton.ab.ca
wafcontrol jbla@giraffe.in-berlin.de
rfdmail yon@world.std.com
wsmtpd ...
pgpwaffle pgpwaff@star.hou.tx.us
wafvacation larry@birdsong.suvl.ca.us
wfs larry@birdsong.suvl.ca.us
vmailserver rick@vsystem.wimsey.bc.ca
aser rahardj@cc.umanitoba.ca
chameleon donna@netmanage.com
admstat mick@rheinl.ruhr.de
mosaic mosaic-w@void.ncsa.uiuc.edu
cyberdesk cyber@netcom.com
air-mail-news info@spry.com
winuuall winuuall@bassline.infocom.co.uk
appsig roy@cybrspc.mn.org
relaysysmail lvds@stdin.frmug.gna.org
coprivreader root@copriv.gold.sub.org
readmail jschipper@hut.nl
wafpostnews ...
mimefold gisle@oslonett.no
gmail junodj@css583.gordon.army.mil
emacsmail-os2 ...
uugate-os2 ...
mail-shuffle ...
newsdb-os2 100274.162@compuserve.com
uubatch ...
umail mike@avon.demon.co.uk
rmheaders C.W.G.M.Enders@kub.nl
niespnr niesp@inf.fu-berlin.de
newsuudecode ...
105. ftp index
if you are the maintainer of a package, and I have shown a site
that you feel is not appropriate, please let me know. if I have
shown a frequently-updated mirror site, keep in mind that using
a mirror site that has everything on it may be easier for users than
having to go to a different site for every package. if I have shown
a site which mirrors, but too infrequently, please inform me of a
better reference.
many of these files come from the simtel repository. one site
which can handle many ftp users at once holds the files in
wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/msdos/. another very large, very
available mirror is ftp.uu.net:/systems/ibmpc/msdos/simtel20.
of course, the main simtel mirror is oak.oakland.edu:/pub/msdos/.
please try to strike a balance between instant availability of
the newest versions and practical ability to handle the transfers.
if your software is available on a bogged down SLIP link and
ftp.uu.net, I would rather point people to the latter.
waffle simtel:waffle/waf165.zip
uupc omnigate.clarkson.edu:/pub/msdos/uupc/*
uupc-msw omnigate.clarkson.edu:/pub/msdos/uupc/*
uupc-os2 omnigate.clarkson.edu:/pub/msdos/uupc/*
fsuucp simtel:uucp/fs14*.zip
snews simtel:uucp/snws191*.zip,snews191.zip
pcnews-uu ...
cppnews ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/trumphurst/cppnews/cppnws40.zip
tmail simtel:uucp/tmail116.zip
helldiver ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/helld107.zip
wrn ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/wrn093.zip,wrnsr094.zip
nwreader ftp.fu-berlin.de:/pub/pc/uucp/nn304.zoo
rwmail ftp.fu-berlin.de:/pub/pc/uucp/rwm221.zoo
rnf ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/rnf074b.zip
rusnews ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/rusn-106.zip
trumpet ftp.utas.edu.au:/pc/trumpet/trmp106b.zip
wintrumpet ftp.utas.edu.au:/pc/trumpet/wintrump/*.*
pc-eudora simtel:windows3/eudora14.zip
ftpnuz calvin.sfasu.edu:/pub/dos/network/ftp-pctcp/ftpnuz10.zip
zipnews simtel:offline/znews97d.zip
zipnewsreader simtel:offline/znr092y.zip
solar simtel:waffle/solar93b.zip
dvxtin simtel:dv-x/dvxtin.zip
tin-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/tin122.zip
pcelm simtel:ka9q/pcelm321.zip
elm4waf ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/miscnets/e4w100.zip
elm-pc lister.cc.ic.ac.uk:/pub/elm-pc/elmpcv21.zip
winelm lister.cc.ic.ac.uk:/pub/winelm/winelm.exe
mush simtel:uucp/mush7*.zip
uuslave ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/fidonet/ufgate/uusl_y10.lzh
pduucp ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/uucp/pcuucp.zip
xp/crosspoint ...
hackticnr ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/rn134.exe
popmail boombox.micro.umn.edu:/pc/popmail/popmail-3.2.2/*
minuet boombox.micro.umn.edu:/pc/minuet/minuarc.exe
nupop ftp.acns.nwu.edu:/pub/nupop/nupop*.zip
fxuucico tau-ceti.isc-br.com:/pub/fx/fxuc04b.zip
winvn titan.ksc.nasa.gov:/pub/win3/winvn/*
snuupm simtel:uucp/snuupm23.zip
pegasusmail simtel:novell/pmail301.zip
winpegasus risc.ua.edu:/pub/network/pegasus/winpm102.zip
w165peg ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/miscnets/w165peg9.zip
newsreader/2 [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
lamail-ibm [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
multimail-ibm [part of the IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package]
qvtnet biochemistry.bioc.cwru.edu:/pub/qvtnet/qvtne396.zip
snuz [...]/snuz.zoo
pcrrn ...
boxer eunet.co.at:/pub/news/eep/boxerb07.zip
mail-it [retail package]
mail-it-rem [retail package]
cinetic simtel:windows3/cmm21f.zip,cmm21s.zip
cnews-dos simtel:waffle/wcnw105c.zip
elm-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/elm23exe.zip,elm23src.zip
dumpgrp ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/dumpgrp.zip
lamailpop ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/lampop11.zip
latimes ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/ltimes21.zip
tinymail-kalf ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/mail19.zip
mail-ccg ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/mail22.zip
mail-ozwoz [...]/mail56.zip
pmnews ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/pmnews.zip
rn-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/rn38d.zip
rexxnews-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/rxnew11a.zip
trn-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/trnexe12.zip,trnsrc12.zip
snews-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/all/network/snews_20.zip =snews-2.zip...?
pmfsudg risc.ua.edu:/pub/network/pegasus/misc/pmfsudg.zip
ecsmail ftp.srv.ualberta.ca:/pub/dos/comm*s/ecs/windows/mua_201b1.exe
smaildos simtel:uucp/smailbin.zip,smailsrc.zip
nfsmail simtel:nfs/nfsml202.zip
mit-red ...
barbnews ftp.york.ac.uk:/[...]/news.zip
olsenews ftp.york.ac.uk:/[...]/nn-src.zip,nn-exe.zip,nn-doc.zip
pcnews-nfs simtel:nfs/pcnews.zip
telepathy ...
wigwam ...
emacs-gnus ...
emacs-rmail ...
eep eunet.co.at:/pub/news/eep/eep1_9.tar.Z
winbiff simtel:windows3/wnbff20a.zip
hsend ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/hsend105.zip
nscu ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/nscu11.zip
cwexp [...]/cwexp108.zip
sexpire ...
mexpire ...
nexp simtel:waffle/nexp20.zip
hpv simtel:waffle/hpv101b.zip
yarn simtel:offline/yarn-058.zip
yarn-os2 ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/bbs/yrn2-057.zip (I assume 058}
unor ftp.gte.com:/pub/unor/unor0030.zip
paperboy ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/util/pboy101.zip (v1.90=beta)
pc-pine ftp.cac.washington.edu:/mail/pcpine/README
pathways [retail package; phone 800 872 8649 or +1 415 962 7100]
winn [not released--patched rusnews]
minihost ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/demo/mhdemo11.zip
commset nstn.ns.ca:/pub/pc-stuff/commset/*
slnr [alt.sources...]
winnetmail simtel:windows3/wnmai211.zip
watergate tudedv.et.tudelft.nl:/wtrgate.zip,wtr0412.zip
procc ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/procc-05.zip
wafcontrol ftp.FU-Berlin.DE:/pub/pc/news/wctl12.zoo
rfdmail world.std.com:/src/pc/email/rfdmail.zip
wsmtpd ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/winsock/wsmtpd16.zip
pgpwaffle [in beta testing]
wafvacation simtel:waffle/vac170.zip
wfs simtel:uucp/wfs302.zip
vmailserver simtel:waffle/vms220.zip
aser simtel:waffle/aser28.zip, ftp.ee.umanitoba.ca:/p*/m*/w*/aser*
chameleon [retail package; phone +1 408 973 7171]
admstat simtel:waffle/admst11b.zip
mosaic ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/winsock/wmos20a1.zip
cyberdesk [retail package] brochure: netcom.com:/pub/cyber/cdbro.exe
air-mail-news [retail package; phone 800 spry net; phone +1 206 447 0300]
winuuall [still in testing]
appsig simtel:waffle/apsig105.zip
relaysysmail ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/mail/rsm11.arj
coprivreader ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/reader.lzh
readmail simtel:textutil/rmail41.zip
wafpostnews ftp.halcyon.com:/pub/waffle/news/wpnews.zip
mimefold by mail, alt.sources
gmail ftp.usma.edu:/pub/msdos/ws_gmail.zip
emacsmail-os2 ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/c*/os/o*/tcpip/emacs-mail.zip
uugate-os2 ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/c*/os/os2/mail*/uugat023.zip
mail-shuffle ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/os2/2_x/network/shuffle2.zip
newsdb-os2 ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/c*/os/os2/mail*/newsdb10.zip
uubatch ...
umail ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/ibmpc/umail/* , simtel:/ka9q/umail11i.zip
rmheaders simtel:textutil/rmhead11.zip
niespnr simtel:offline/mynr11.zip
newsuudecode simtel:decode/nwsuu125.zip
200. uucp
201. discussion
uucp is a file transfer protocol, like kermit or zmodem, except that
with uucp it is easier, or at least there are conventions which make
it portably _possible_, to do some networking tasks (like queue a file
transfer to be done automatically at a later time when phone rates are
lower, or assign a command to be run once a file is received (common
examples include rmail for delivering mail, and rnews for unbatching
network news)).
uucp has, historically, often been poorly/incompletely implemented,
and these poor/incomplete implementations have often been relatively
slow. this does not mean uucp itself is slow, and we are seeing
more uucp implementations of late which are fast, yet still as
network-capable as uucp has always been.
the 200s section will look at the actual `guts' of uucp, the file
transfer engine itself. this is commonly called uucico.
202. waffle
from LEGAL.DOC:
> UUCICO.EXE is copyrighted but freely distributable. This ONLY
> applies to uucico and not to ANY other files in the Waffle package.
see the entire file for more information.
non-redistributable source for most of the waffle modules is available
for a fee.
203. uupc
shareware/freeware -- depends on how you interpret the license docs.
native ms-windows, os2, and ms-nt versions are ftp-able also.
204. fsuucp
shareware. command-line, standalone versions of the modules.
> you may want to make mention that the author is 100% keen to
> make any package fsuucp-compatible, if the author of the
> package wants to work with me on it.
205. mks-uucp
not available for ftp
part of the mks toolkit
included as part of their _DOS User's Guide to the Internet_ book [...]
contact: inquiry@mks.com, 800-265-2797, +1 519-884-2251 voice
> [the release manager] said that if those programmers want to get
> information about writing newsreaders, he would be glad to help them.
> In general, we've not made a packet of information available as we
> do not support programmers using our products. We will give them
> the information they need, if they request it.
206. uuslave
can not originate calls? can only originate calls? ...
207. pduucp/pcuucp
appears to be just dcp with a rmail. may be dcp itself in a new package.
208. dcp
...
209. xp/crosspoint
Deutsch-only documentation currently available
210. fxuucico
waffle-compatible
211. mail-it-rem
> Mail-it [remote]'s uucico was written specifically for use with
> Mail-it [remote] and its file formats and naming conventions are
> specific to the program (details are available on request, if required).
212. minihost
[msw] ...
213. winnetmail
[msw]
> WinNET Mail is a an MS Windows application that provides a tremendous
> front end interface to Computer Witchcraft's uucp Internet/Usenet
> service or any uucp service provider. When used with an alternative
> UUCP provider WinNET is ShareWare with registration required. Account
> setup with CWI is automatic -- about 10 minutes for even a novice user.
> The software is extremely easy to use and has a beautiful tool bar for
> point and click functionality. Full access to the 6000+ news groups
300. mail/news transport agents, batchers
301. discussion
some packages work with messages stored on disk and transferred to other
machines later (often using uucp, and the rmail and rnews commands),
while others send or receive the mail immediately over a network
connection (often using SMTP, POP, or IMAP for mail, and NNTP for news).
302. filesystem
303. waffle - waffle mail; waffle news (including feeds)
304. uupc - uupc mail; can unbatch news
305. uupc-msw - uupc mail
306. uupc-os2 - uupc mail (uses hpfs)
307. fsuucp - fsuucp mail; fsuucp news (including feeds)
308. snews (for uupc) - uupc news
309. cnews-dos - waffle news (including feeds)
310. mks-uucp - ported C News
311. smaildos
312. zipnews
313. solar - soup
314. watergate - `an integrated UUCP and FIDO mailprocessor'
315. uugate-os2 [os2] - Internet/Fidonet gateway
316. uubatch - batched, compressed mail
350. network
for an overview of TCP/IP implementations for msdos, ms-windows,
or os2, see the newsgroup `comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc'. it has
a FAQ of its own which can be obtained via ftp. see the `other
FAQs' section in the comma intro.
351. wsmtpd [msw] - smtp
352. gmail [msw] - smtp
353. unnamed part of IBM OS/2 TCP/IP retail package...?
400. mail/news user agents
401. discussion
some sites mount their news disks over (eg.) NFS, so the news appears
as, for instance, x:\news\comp\mail\misc\22694 (this would be the
22694rd article in the group comp.mail.misc). on such a system, you
should be able to read mail or news with any of the `filesystem'
packages (possibly with some extra setup). most other IP network
(TCP/IP, SLIP, PPP) connections are with NNTP, SMTP, POP, or IMAP.
with some tweaking (usually just duplication of configuration files)
you can often read mail/news with any of the filesystem-based
packages (snews' separate format is the biggest exception). you
might not be able to post/reply very easily, due to the more
drastic differences in the file layouts the uucico modules expect.
unfortunately, uucp often deals with file names like D.foo2b6IC
which Unix sites can handle easily, but msdos cannot. there are
a few obvious ways to translate these names to msdos-compatible
names, but, unfortunately, they're not compatible with each other.
there have been intentions posted of having more software work with
more of the uucico layouts, which is a Good Thing. waffle and
fsuucp, at least, have explicitly documented their conversion routines
in the past.
402. filesystem
403. waffle - waffle mail; waffle news
404. uupc - uupc mail
405. uupc-msw [msw] - uupc mail
406. uupc-os2 [os2] - uupc mail
407. snews - uupc news
408. pcnews-uu - uupc news
409. cppnews - uupc news (snews)
410. tmail - uupc mail; waffle mail
411. fsuucp - fsuucp mail; fsuucp news
412. helldiver [msw] - waffle mail; waffle news
413. wrn [msw] - waffle news
414. nwreader - waffle news
415. rwmail - waffle mail
416. rnf - waffle mail; waffle news
417. rusnews - waffle news; some waffle mail support
418. pcelm - uupc mail; waffle mail (elm4waf)
419. zipnewsreader - waffle mail; waffle news; zipnews mail; zipnews news
420. mush - uupc mail
421. hackticnr - waffle news
422. pegasusmail - waffle mail (w165peg); fsuucp mail (pmfsudg); uupc?
423. boxer [msw] - waffle mail; waffle news
424. mail-it-rem [msw] - mail
425. cinetic mail manager - uupc mail; fsuucp mail
426. mks-uucp - mks mail; mks news
427. tin-os2 [os2] - uupc(?) news
428. nfsmail - (?) mail
429. tinymail-kalf [os2] - (?) mail (calls network mailer)
430. mail-ozwoz - mail (novell only)
431. pcnews-nfs - (?) news
432. emacs-gnus - (?) news
433. emacs-rmail - (?) mail
434. hpv - soup
435. yarn - soup
436. yarn-os2 [os2] - soup
437. unor [msw] - soup
438. paperboy [msw] - soup
439. minihost [msw] - minihost mail
440. slnr - soup
441. trn-os2 [os2] - uupc news
442. winpegasus [msw] - same as pegasus?
443. winuuall [msw] - waffle mail; waffle news
444. relaysysmail - waffle mail; waffle news
445. coprivreader - waffle news
446. readmail - various formats, read-only
447. umail - uupc news, uupc mail(?)
448. niespnr - downloaded nn folders
450. network
451. trumpet - nntp news
452. wintrumpet [msw] - nntp news
453. pc-eudora [msw] - mail
454. ftpnuz - nntp news
455. waffle - nntp news
456. dvxtin [dvx] - nntp news
457. tin-os2 [os2] - nntp news
458. mail-ccg [os2] - mail
459. popmail - mail (superseded by minuet)
460. minuet - mail; nntp news
461. nupop - mail
462. winvn [msw] - nntp news
463. elm-pc - mail
464. winelm [msw] - mail (requires elm-pc)
465. newsreader/2 [os2] - nntp news
466. qvtnet [msw] - nntp news
467. snuz - nntp news
468. pcrrn - nntp news
469. mail-it [msw] - mail
470. cinetic mail manager - mail
471. dumpgrp [os2] - nntp news
472. mit-red - nntp news
473. barbnews - nntp news
474. olsenews - nntp news
475. tinymail-kalf [os2] - mail (reads mail locally)
476. telepathy [...]?
477. wigwam [...]?
478. pc-pine - imap mail
479. pathways - imap mail
480. rexxnews-os2 [os2] - nntp news
481. commset - pop mail; nntp news
482. chameleon - smtp mail; nntp news
483. mosaic [msw] - smtp mail; nntp news
484. cyberdesk [msw] - mail and news but _requires_ a Unix login
485. air-mail-news [msw] - pop mail; nntp news
486. gmail [msw] - pop mail; pop mail server; smtp receive; smtp send
487. emacsmail-os2 [os2] - ...?
488. lamail-ibm [os2] - mail
489. multimail-ibm [os2] - mail
490. ecsmail - imap mail
500. other
501. snuupm
The SNUUPM package provides a simple way to install and configure the
Snews newsreader, UUPC uucp-compatible transfer package, and Pegasus
Mail mail user agent packages. Using DOUGMENU as a front-end, it
provides a uucp-based mail and news system for MS-DOS. It will work
in a Windows or in a command-line environment.
if you have been frustrated by your first installation, or you want a
painless installation (for you or someone else), make sure you check
out this package.
502. eep
eep is a .newsrc editor [...]
503. winbiff
WinBiff is a mail notification utility for Windows 3.1 which works
with UUPC, Waffle, FSUUCP, Pegasus Mail, Novell MHS, and PC-NFS.
504. hsend
utility for batching news from different programs with a simpler
interface than rnews [...]
505. nscu
news spool cleanup utility [...]
506. cwexp
expire [...]
507. sexpire
expire [...]
508. mexpire
expire [...]
509. procc
process Control: messages for waffle
510. wafcontrol
process Control: messages for waffle, can create a join_new file
in users' home directories that nwreader knows to look in for
new groups to ask users if they want to join
511. pgpwaffle
reads the messages in Waffle's smarthost spool directory and encrypt
with PGP any messages bound for individuals whose keys you have in
your public key ring
512. wafvacation
processes mail files in Waffle's user directories.
513. wfs
waffle mail-based archive server
514. vmailserver
waffle mail-based archive server
515. aser
waffle mail-based archive server
516. admstat
evaluates Waffle's "uucico", "net", and "traffic" files
517. nexp
waffle expire in Perl
518. appsig
signature control for waffle -- pick signature from many
519. mimefold
> a small library that supports the parsing of MIME headers
> and encoding/decoding of body parts, suitable for inclusion
> in offline-readers.
520. mail-shuffle [os2]
> E-Mail separator/distributor for IBM's TCP/IP SENDMAIL
> SHUFFLE is designed to separate incoming email by the userid in the
> "To:" field, subject to a list of defined userids. Separated userids
> are placed in predefined & specified directories/in-boxes. email to
> unlisted userids is left untouched in the master in-box controlled by
> SENDMAIL. (LaMail can be reconfigured to use one of the separate
> in-boxes, and still automatically sense arrival of new mail.)
> By allowing separated in-boxes, multiple users of a single OS/2
> system can have segregated and reasonably private email in-boxes.
521. newsdb-os2 [os2]
> make database of news articles
522. rmheaders
> Removes/changes headers of e-mail, news files
523. newsuudecode
> UUdecoder for news articles
600. source
601. discussion
why is source important? ...
if you're looking for projects...
602. dcp
603. uuslave
604. pduucp/pcuucp
605. uupc
606. uupc-msw
607. uupc-os2
608. snews
609. hackticnr
610. rusnews
611. winelm
612. mit-red
613. pcrrn
614. smaildos
615. pmnews
616. snuz
617. barbnews
618. olsenews
619. slnr
620. rexxnews-os2
621. procc
622. wsmtpd
623. trn-os2
624. tin-os2
625. winvn
626. nexp
627. mimefold
628. wrn
629. appsig