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- Subject: FoxPro Databases FAQ #5: WHERE resource = onthenet
- Newsgroups: comp.databases.xbase.fox,comp.answers,news.answers
- From: kcochran@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Keith "Justified And Ancient" Cochran)
- Date: 2 Nov 1994 00:50:05 -0700
-
- Archive-name: databases/foxpro/resource
- Posting-frequency: monthly
-
- [This is FAQ version 1.0.0.2 - Last Updated 10/27/94. New sections or
- altered text are marked with ">" in the left hand column. Please send
- all questions, comments, and whatnot to kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu]
-
- Before we begin, I'd like to extend my deepest gratitude to Pete
- Kruckenberg (kruckenb@sal.cs.utah.edu) for collecting the information
- found in this FAQ. If you find any mistakes in this FAQ, please let
- Joseph know about them also.
-
- ======================================================================
- Foxpro archives
- ---------------
- Foxpro archives are available by using a File Transfer Protocol
- program (usually called "ftp"). For help on retrieving files from
- these sites, see "How to retrieve files from archive sites" below.
- Please try to use the FTP site nearest you to conserve bandwidth.
-
- SITE: lenti.med.umn.edu
- IP ADDRESS: 128.101.81.1
- DIRECTORY: /pub/foxpro
- INDEX: /pub/foxpro/index
- ADMIN: Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu>
-
- SITE: nstn.ns.ca
- IP ADDRESS: 137.186.128.11
- DIRECTORY: /pub/pc-stuff/foxpro
- INDEX: not available at this time
- ADMIN: Paul Russell <russell@atl.sofkin.ca>
-
- SITE: ftp.microsoft.com
- IP ADDRESS: 198.105.232.1
- DIRECTORY: developer/devtools/fox
- Changing to developer/fox.
- INDEX: index.txt in each subdirectory
- ADMIN: <csftpad@microsoft.com>
-
- SITE: mercurio.univr.it (mirrors nstn, lenti, and rahul sites)
- IP ADDRESS: 157.27.1.2
- DIRECTORY: pub/msdos/foxpro
- INDEX: pub/msdos/foxpro/00INDEX and pub/msdos/foxpro/index.txt
- ADMIN: Germano Rossi <germano@chiostro.univr.it>
-
- Mailing Lists
- -------------
- Polar Bear Heaven : (most active of the lists) Send email to
- foxpro-help@polarbear.rankin-inlet.nt.ca to receive a help file
- with instructions on how to subscribe, unsubscribe, and
- additional mailing list options. The subject and message body
- are not specified for this service--any messages sent to this
- address will be replied to with the help file.
-
- This mailing list is archived at ftp.rahul.net in pub/coneill.
-
- Administrator: Chris O'Neill (coneill@polarbear.rankin-inlet.nt.ca)
- (Note: replies may take up to 72 hours because of Polarbear's dial-up
- connection to the Internet)
-
- University of Kansas : send email to LISTSERV@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU
- (or LISTSERV@UKANVM.BITNET) with "HELP" as the first word of the
- message. You will receive back a message containing instructions
- on how to subscribe to or unsubscribe to the mailing list.
-
- This list is archived at the List Server. The help file you will
- receive explains how to retrieve information from the archive.
-
- See "MORE INFORMATION" below for instructions on how to subscribe to
- each of these mailing lists.
-
- USENET Newsgroup
- -----------------
- comp.databases.xbase.fox is an unmoderated USENET newsgroup
- currently receiving about 150-200 messages per week. A Frequently
- Asked Questions list in several parts is posted regularly and is also
- available from ftp.rahul.net as file foxfaq.zip. If your Internet
- provider doesn't have this newsgroup, ask your system administrator
- to add it to the groups your system receives.
-
- Newsletter
- ----------
- The Boston Computer Society publishes a free electronic Foxpro
- newsletter monthly. This newsletter is posted to the USENET group
- comp.databases.xbase.fox and is archived at ftp.rahul.net (filenames
- bcnn*.zip). If you would like to receive the newsletter via email,
- contact Les Squires at 73020.3435@compuserve.com. Unless email is
- absolutely necessary (it costs money to mail from Compuserve), try
- to get the newsletter from these other locations.
-
- Technical Support
- -----------------
- Microsoft does not officially support Foxpro on the Internet, though
- there are MS employees who are on the Polarbear mailing list, and they
- do have an ftp archive (see above). The Foxpro Wish List is available
- by email at foxwish@microsoft.com.
-
-
- MORE INFORMATION
- ================
- Subscribing to Foxpro mailing lists
- -----------------------------------
- To subscribe to the Polar Bear Heaven mailing list, send email to
- fileserv@polarbear.rankin-inlet.nt.ca with the line
-
- JOIN FOXPRO-I Your Full Name (substitute your name here)
-
- to join the interactive list (messages sent as they are posted), or
-
- JOIN FOXPRO-D Your Full Name
-
- to join the digested list (messages are compiled and only sent
- periodically).
-
- To post a message to the Polar Bear Heaven mailing list, send it to
-
- FOXPRO-L@polarbear.rankin-inlet.nt.ca
-
- To subscribe to the University of Kansas mailing list, send email to
- LISTSERV@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU (or LISTSERV@UKANVM.BITNET) with the line
-
- SUBSCRIBE FOXPRO-L Your Full Name (substitute your name here)
-
- To post a message to the University of Kansas mailing list, send it to
-
- FOXPRO-L@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU (or FOXPRO-L@UKANVM.BITNET)
-
- After subscribing to either of these mailing lists, you will receive
- a response confirming your subscription to the mailing list and
- explaining how to properly use the mailing list. The mailing list will
- send messages to the email address you sent the subscription request
- from.
-
- Remember not to send mailing list service requests (subscribes,
- unsubscribes) to the posting address. Doing so wastes a lot of time,
- money, and other resources, and usually upsets a lot of people who
- don't want to read your "SUBSCRIBE FOXPRO-L John Doe" requests.
-
- How to retrieve files from archive sites
- ------------------------------------------
- All of the Foxpro archive sites use the File Transfer Protocol to
- upload and download files. The program that you will use to do this
- is usually called "ftp". To access an FTP site, start ftp with the
- name or IP address of the site as a command-line parameter (eg "ftp
- ftp.rahul.net" or "ftp 192.160.13.1").
-
- Once connected, you will be asked for a login ID. Use "ftp" or
- "anonymous" as your login ID, then your full email address (eg
- "joebob@xyz.com") as your password. To list a directory, use the "ls"
- command; to change to a directory, use the "cd" command (eg "cd
- /pub/coneill"). Before retrieving a file, you should usually turn on
- the binary transfer mode using the "bin" command. Then, use the "get"
- command to retrieve a file (eg "get index.txt"). For help, use the
- "?" or "help" command. Finally, to exit ftp, type "quit" or "bye".
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