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- w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET (Keith Petersen) wrote:
- What is SimTel?
-
- SimTel, the Coast to Coast Software Repository (tm), is the largest
- collection of MS-DOS and MS-Windows programs on the Internet (over
- 11,000 files). It is mirrored by more than 60 sites around the world,
- and accessible by numerous e-mail servers for those without ftp access.
-
-
- What distinguishes it from other sites such as CICA?
-
- SimTel has both MS-DOS and Windows programs in its collection and all
- incoming files are scanned for viruses and trojans. They are also
- reviewed for content and authenticity by professional archivists.
- Authors receive individual attention in processing and announcing of
- their uploads, which appear in both the MSDOS-Ann mailing list and
- comp.archives.msdos.announce. SimTel does not accept anonymous uploads.
-
- CICA specializes in Windows programs and accepts unrestricted anonymous
- uploads. Their README file dated Mon June 12 22:27:00 1995 states: "The
- files are *NOT* virus or trojan-checked, and by retrieving software from
- CICA, you assume full responsibility for their use on your machine(s)."
-
-
- Can authors of ShareWare, FreeWare and Public Domain programs
- upload their programs to SimTel?
-
- Yes. For details send e-mail to listserv@SimTel.Coast.NET with this
- command in the body of the message: get simtel-upload.info
-
-
- How is the SimTel collection accessed by anonymous ftp?
-
- SimTel, the Coast to Coast Software Repository (tm), is located on
- SimTel.Coast.NET, a host that cannot be accessed by anonymous ftp
- users, however its files are available by anonymous ftp in directories
- /SimTel/msdos, /SimTel/win3, /SimTel/nt, and /SimTel/vendors on the
- primary mirror site ftp.coast.net (205.137.48.28) located in Detroit,
- Michigan, and from the secondary mirror sites:
-
- Australia: archie.au (139.130.23.2)
- /micros/pc/SimTel
- Beijing, China: ftp.pku.edu.cn (162.105.129.30)
- /pub/simtel
- Lancaster, England: micros.hensa.ac.uk (194.80.32.51)
- /mirrors/simtel
- London, England: src.doc.ic.ac.uk (155.198.1.40)
- /pub/packages/simtel
- /pub/packages/simtel-win3
- Finland: ftp.funet.fi (128.214.248.6)
- /mirrors/simtel.coast.net/Simtel
- France: ftp.ibp.fr (132.227.60.2)
- /pub/pc/SimTel
- Bochum, Germany: ftp.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (134.147.32.42)
- /mirrors/simtel.coast.net/SimTel
- Mainz, Germany: ftp.uni-mainz.de (134.93.8.129)
- /pub/pc/mirrors/simtel
- Paderborn, Germany: ftp.uni-paderborn.de (131.234.10.42)
- /SimTel
- Tuebingen, Germany: ftp.uni-tuebingen.de (134.2.2.60)
- /pub/simtel
- Hong Kong: ftp.cs.cuhk.hk (137.189.4.110)
- /pub/simtel
- Israel: ftp.technion.ac.il (132.68.7.8)
- /pub/unsupported/simtel
- Japan: ftp.saitama-u.ac.jp (133.38.200.1)
- /pub/simtel
- Japan: ftp.riken.go.jp (134.160.41.2)
- /pub/SimTel
- Korea: ftp.nuri.net (203.255.112.4)
- /pub/Simtel
- Netherlands: ftp.nic.surfnet.nl (192.87.46.3)
- /mirror-archive/software/simtel-msdos
- /mirror-archive/software/simtel-win3
- Craycow, Poland: ftp.cyf-kr.edu.pl (149.156.1.8)
- /pub/mirror/simtel
- Warsaw, Poland: ftp.icm.edu.pl (148.81.209.3)
- /pub/simtel
- Portugal: ftp.ua.pt (193.136.80.6)
- /pub/simtel
- South Africa: ftp.sun.ac.za (146.232.212.21)
- /pub/simtel
- Slovenia: ftp.arnes.si (193.2.1.72)
- /software/SimTel
- Sweden: ftp.sunet.se (130.238.127.3)
- /pub/pc/mirror/SimTel
- Switzerland: ftp.switch.ch (130.59.1.40)
- /mirror/simtel
- Taiwan: NCTUCCCA.edu.tw (140.111.1.10)
- /PC/simtel
- /PC/windows/simtel
- Thailand: ftp.nectec.or.th (192.150.251.33)
- /pub/mirrors/SimTel
- Turkey: ftp.metu.edu.tr (144.122.1.101)
- /pub/mirrors/simtel
- Urbana, IL, USA: uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.14)
- /pub/systems/pc/simtel
- Rochester, MI, USA: OAK.Oakland.Edu (141.210.10.117)
- /SimTel
- St. Louis, MO, USA: wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4)
- /systems/ibmpc/simtel
- Norman, OK, USA: ftp.uoknor.edu (129.15.2.20)
- /mirrors/SimTel
- Corvallis, OR, USA: ftp.orst.edu (128.193.4.2)
- /pub/mirrors/simtel
-
- There are other sites (more than 60, and growing) that mirror SimTel's
- collections. Many serve only their own country or region and do not
- wish to receive International traffic. At their request they are not
- listed above.
-
-
- Is the SimTel collection accessible by e-mail?
-
- SimTel files may obtained by e-mail from various ftp-mail servers
- or through the BITNET/EARN file servers. For details send e-mail
- to listserv@SimTel.Coast.NET with this command in the body of the
- message: get simtel-mailserver.info
-
-
- Are the SimTel collections accessible by WWW and Gopher?
-
- World Wide Web (WWW) users can access SimTel files via these URLs:
-
- ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/
- http://www.coast.net/SimTel/
-
- Gopher users can access SimTel files through Gopher.Oakland.Edu
-
-
- Are current and previous SimTel upload announcements accessible by WWW?
-
- Yes, courtesy of MIDnet. The URL is http://www.mid.net/MSDOS_A/
- and some of the features of this site are:
-
- * Each software announcement stored in separate HTML file.
-
- * Explore functionality. There are links to today's announcements, this
- month's announcements, archives by month: 1995, and archives by
- month: 1994
-
- * Search functionality. Each announcement is indexed for the search
- database based on these fields: Title, Keywords, and Author.
-
- * An interface that allows the input of boolean operators and/or regular
- expressions in the search expression.
-
- * An interface that allows the input of search expressions based on
- multiple fields.
-
- Comments or suggestions should be sent to nic@mid.net.
-
-
- Are the SimTel collections available on CD-ROM?
-
- CD-ROM copies of the entire collection are available from Coast to
- Coast Telecommunications, Inc., 5850 Dixie Highway Clarkston, MI
- 48346, U.S.A., telephone (800) 536-3373 or (810) 623-6700, or FAX
- (810) 623-1469. A WWW Forms Interface for ordering CD-ROMs -
- http://www.coast.net/SimTel/cdrom.html - is also available. This
- CD-ROM set includes the entire collection, which is not true of
- CD-ROMs offered by some other vendors. For information send e-mail to
- cdrom@Mail.Coast.NET. To order send e-mail to order@Mail.Coast.NET.
- Quarterly update subscriptions are available at a substantial discount.
- Dealer inquiries are welcome. Purchases of this CD-ROM set from Coast
- to Coast will provide direct support to SimTel.
-
-
- Is there a mailing list or Usenet newsgroup for upload announcements?
-
- MSDOS-Ann is a moderated one-way mailing list which is used by SimTel,
- the Coast to Coast Software Repository (tm), to announce new additions
- to the MS-DOS and Win3 collections.
-
- The announcements posted to this mailing list are also posted to Usenet
- newsgroup comp.archives.msdos.announce. If your host has Usenet News
- please do not subscribe to MSDOS-Ann.
-
- To add yourself to the list send e-mail to listserv@SimTel.Coast.NET
- with this command in the body of the message:
-
- subscribe msdos-ann
-
- To subscribe something other than the username the mail is coming from,
- such as a local redistribution list, then add that address to the
- "subscribe" command; for example, to subscribe "local-msdos-ann":
-
- subscribe local-msdos-ann@your.domain.net msdos-ann
-
- Information files, recent back issues of the digest, and programs to
- break the digest into individual messages are available. New subscribers
- will receive a list of these files as part of the mailing list welcome
- message. The latest list may be ordered at any time by sending a mail
- to listserv@SimTel.Coast.NET with this command in the body of the
- message: info
-
- Administrative mail may be sent to msdos-ann-request@SimTel.Coast.NET
- but please use the mailing list server to add or delete yourself from the
- list. If you wish to unsubscribe, send mail (from the same address where
- you were when you subscribed) to listserv@SimTel.Coast.NET with this
- command in the body of the message: unsubscribe msdos-ann
-
- Send mail with the word help in the body of the message to get a
- complete list of commands and their syntax.
-
- This server is only for mailing lists and information files. It will
- not send program files. Please do not include a signature because it
- may confuse the server.
-
- Keith
- --
- Keith Petersen
- General Manager of SimTel, the Coast to Coast Software Repository (tm)
- Internet: w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET ftp://ftp.coast.net/SimTel/
- Uucp: uunet!simtel.coast.net!w8sdz http://www.coast.net/SimTel/
-