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Date: 18 February 1997
Author: Stephen M. Dunn
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Table of Contents
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First, a simple definition
-What is a FAQ?
Next, a word to those who want technical information
What happened to biz.sco.*?
Mailing List Stuff
-What are the mailing lists and newsgroups?
-What exactly do I find in each of the newsgroups?
-How do I subscribe to one of these lists?
-How do I unsubscribe to one of these lists?
-What if my automated request doesn't work?
-How do I change my subscription address?
-I think I'll send a test to make sure I can get through to the list
-How do I send articles to these mailing lists?
-I have a product that runs under SCO and I want to tell the world!
-I always get multiple copies of articles!
-I sometimes get multiple copies of articles!
-Are there any other SCO newsgroups?
-Are there any other non-SCO-specific Unix newsgroups?
-What other stuff shows up here periodically?
-Where can I find this FAQ list?
-I have a suggestion/correction for the FAQ list
Net.Etiquette
-Where do my messages go?
-What do I put in my .signature?
-How much of the previous message should I include in my reply?
-I think I'll send a test to make sure I can get through to the list
-Nobody replied to my question, so I'll send it again
-SCO sucks and <someone else> has a better product!
-This isn't the right place to post this question, but ...
-I like to use tabs in my email
-I have a technical question
-Is it OK for me to post an ad?
What is SCO's phone number?
-How do I connect to SCO's machines?
-Tell me about SLSes, EFSes, etc.
-Glossary of acronyms
How do I send email to SCO?
I'm looking for such-and-such a program. Where is it?
SCO Software Archive Sites
-The Anomaly SCO Software Archive
-KUSO - the Kanji Users Service Operation
-The (unofficial) SCO ODT Ported Software Compendium
-Xenitec Archives
-TeleSys Unix/Xenix Software Archive
-ftp.celestial.com
-Other sites
How do I ftp files via email?
How do I contact a vendor for drivers and/or technical support?
Is SCO accessible via CompuServe?
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First, a simple definition
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What is a FAQ?
It's short for Frequently Asked Questions. If you have a question,
look HERE for the answer before posting, so that we don't have lots
of people asking the same questions every week or two. Many of the
most common questions regarding the mailing list and SCO products
are here somewhere.
There are two other FAQs which appear here from time to time.
Ed Hew maintains the "FAQ: SCO Unix newsgroups and mailing lists"
FAQ, which contains background on these newsgroups/mailing lists
and information on common administrative procedures. Bela Lubkin
maintains an FTP site FAQ which is far more comprehensive than
the one included in this FAQ.
There is also a list below of other newsgroups which often
cover material which relates to SCO Xenix and Unix as well as
other Unix systems. Many of these newsgroups also have FAQs
which you may wish to research. For those questions which just
can't wait, many FAQs are archived on rtfm.mit.edu, in a
directory structure organized into the same hierarchy as Usenet
news.
Next, a word to those who want technical information
----------------------------------------------------
There are two different FAQ lists for this newsgroup/mailing list.
This is the administrivia one; it is entirely devoted to stuff about
what this mailing list/newsgroup is about, what others exist, how
to subscribe or unsubscribe, etc. If you want technical answers, please
look for the companion list which deals with all sorts of technical
questions. The Technical FAQ consists of three parts. The Administrative
FAQ and all parts of the Technical FAQ are posted at the same time,
approximately every fourteen days, so they should reach you at about
the same time.
What happened to biz.sco.*?
---------------------------
In December 1994, a formal RFD (Request For Discussion, an article
which officially begins discussion on proposed additions, changes, or
deletions to Usenet newsgroups) was issued proposing that the biz.sco
hierarchy be moved and reorganized into a new hierarchy,
comp.unix.sco. The CFV (Call For Votes, an article which officially
solicits votes on a proposal initiated via an RFD) was issued in March
1995; it passed in April 1995. In that same month, the following
three newsgroups were created:
comp.unix.sco.announce Announcements about SCO Unix. (moderated)
comp.unix.sco.programmer Programming in and for SCO Environments.
comp.unix.sco.misc SCO Unix, Systems, and Environments.
The existing biz.sco hierarchy was not deleted at this time to
allow for a graceful cutover. As is normal Usenet practice, after a
suitable period of coexistence, it has been removed; the news control
messages to remove the biz.sco newsgroups were sent on 3 June 1995.
Many of the biz.sco newsgroups were also available via mailing
lists. Subscribers to those mailing lists will find that their
subscriptions have been transformed into subscriptions to the
appropriate comp.unix.sco newsgroups.
Mailing List Stuff
------------------
What are the mailing lists and newsgroups?
There are three mailing lists, to go with the three newsgroups in
the comp.unix.sco family. Each of the mailing lists has three
addresses:
Automated administration address: handled by a robot; send subscription
and unsubscription requests to this one
Human administration address: this one reaches a human being and
should be used only if your automated request did not work
Mailing list address: Anything sent to this address is resent
to all mailing list subscribers and to the appropriate newsgroup.
NEVER send subscription/unsubscription/"Why am I not seeing
any articles?" types of notes to this address.
comp.unix.sco.announce: Announcements about SCO Unix (moderated)
Automated administrator: scoann-requ...@xenitec.on.ca
Human administrator: scoann-ad...@xenitec.on.ca
Mailing list address: scoann...@xenitec.on.ca
comp.unix.sco.programmer: Programming in and for SCO Environments
Automated administrator: scoprg-requ...@xenitec.on.ca
Human administrator: scoprg-ad...@xenitec.on.ca
Mailing list address: sco...@xenitec.on.ca
comp.unix.sco.misc: SCO Unix, Systems, and Environments
Automated administrator: scomsc-requ...@xenitec.on.ca
Human administrator: scomsc-ad...@xenitec.on.ca
Mailing list address: sco...@xenitec.on.ca
What exactly do I find in each of the newsgroups?
Here are the charters for these newsgroups, as they appeared in the
CFV:
comp.unix.sco.misc:
Questions, answers, comments and discussion about past, present and
future SCO and related third party products and services, not more
specifically covered by one of the other newsgroups, including but
not limited to:
- SCO UNIX operating system,
- networking products (TCP/IP, NFS, LAN Manager, IPX/SPX, DCE, OSI),
- graphical products (X server and clients),
- DOS Merge,
- The Open Desktop and Open Server operating environments which
incorporate most of the above components.
- SCO's older applications, when running on SCO UNIX.
- SCO's support and other policies.
- Third party hardware, software and services.
- SCO environment specific "help wanted" postings.
Commercial advertisements are explicitly forbidden.
comp.unix.sco.programmer:
Questions, answers, comments and discussion about past, present and
future SCO development system products and related software and issues,
including but not limited to:
- UNIX and Open Desktop development systems,
- SCO Visual TCL.
- DCE developers toolkit,
- Device Driver Writer's toolkit/Advanced Hardware Developer Kit
- Public domain, shareware, and third party development tools
of use in SCO operating environments.
- SCO software distribution mastering toolkits
- API questions, compiler behavior, header files, libraries,
binary formats, manifest defines, etc.
- Porting.
Commercial advertisements are explicitly forbidden.
comp.unix.sco.announce: (Moderated by Ed Hew ed...@xenitec.on.ca)
Product, service, and business announcements of reasonable interest
to the SCO community of developers, distributors, resellers,
consultants, administrators and end-users, submitted by:
- SCO,
- third party software and hardware developers, SCO-specific
service providers, and authors of freely available software.
This explicitly includes SCO supplement information (SLS, TLS, EFS, etc.)
Blatant and/or irrelevant commercial "ads" will continue to be rejected.
How do I subscribe to one of these lists?
Send a message to the ADMINISTRATIVE address listed above for the
list which interests you. Your message should contain one line.
If you have a domain-style address (e.g. step...@bokonon.ussinc.com),
use
Add: sco???: step...@bokonon.ussinc.com
(don't indent it, and replace ??? with msc, prg, or ann, depending
on which list you want). If you have a UUCP-style address (e.g.
uunet!gts!bokonon!stephen), the line would be
Add: sco???: uunet!gts!bokonon!stephen
How do I unsubscribe to one of these lists?
Send a message to the ADMINISTRATIVE address listed above for
the list to which you wish to unsubscribe. Your message should
contain one line. Use _exactly_ the same format as you used
when you subscribed - if you used a domain address then, use the
same address now, and if you used a UUCP-style address then, use
the same address now. The line will be one of:
Delete: sco???: yourname@yourmachine
Delete: sco???: foo!bar!yourmachine!yourname
As with the Add: request, don't indent it, and replace ??? with
prg, msc, or ann.
What if my automated request doesn't work?
Check your request; make sure you didn't misspell anything. If all
else fails, send a note to the human administrator behind the list.
How do I change my subscription address?
Well, you can send multiple requests in the same administrative
request. However, there is a waiting period for Add: requests,
so you may want to send a message to add yourself at your new
address first, then wait until that succeeds before deleting your
old address.
I think I'll send a test to make sure I can get through to the list
Don't. See the Net.Etiquette section for more info.
How do I send an article to these mailing lists?
Send articles for To this address
comp.unix.sco.misc sco...@xenitec.on.ca
comp.unix.sco.announce scoann...@xenitec.on.ca
comp.unix.sco.programmer sco...@xenitec.on.ca
Note that the announcements list is moderated; anything you send to
it must be approved by the moderator before it actually makes its
way out to the rest of the world.
I have a product that runs under SCO and I want to tell the world!
In keeping with the commonly accepted standards for comp newsgroups,
the charters for the .misc and .programmer newsgroups specifically
exclude commercial advertisements. The occasional response to a
query, pointing out that your product could help, is generally
considered to be acceptable; unsolicited advertisements or a
steady stream of "Hey, try my product xxxx, it will cure that
problem" messages are not. In general, netiquette holds that
when in doubt, it's probably not appropriate; tread lightly.
Note that the newsgroup comp.unix.sco.announce is specifically for
announcements related to the SCO community. Consider posting
a one-time announcement about your product to that newsgroup.
I always get multiple copies of articles!
Maybe you're listed more than once in the mailing list. If you sent
more than one Add: request, perhaps thinking one had bounced, you may
be listed more than once.
I sometimes get multiple copies of articles!
I know of two possible causes for this. One is that many articles get
crossposted to more than one newsgroup. For example, it is not
appropriate for articles to be crossposted to comp.unix.sco.programmer
and to comp.unix.sco.misc (as .misc specifically excludes everything
which fits into other newsgroups in the hierarchy), but some people do
it. If you subscribe to both lists, you will receive two copies of
the article, since it appears in both lists.
The other possibility is that some site upstream of you may have a
flaky mailer that occasionally duplicates messages (I've been
bitten by this one). There is no known cure for the former condition;
the latter, if you can identify it, can possibly be remedied by means
of a polite note to the sysadmin at the offending site.
Are there any other SCO newsgroups?
There is one, other than the rest of the comp.unix.sco hierarchy.
That newsgroup is comp.unix.xenix.sco, which is for the discussion
of SCO Xenix. As comp.unix.xenix.sco specifically includes only
discussion of SCO Xenix, please keep SCO Unix discussion out of
it.
Are there any other non-SCO-specific Unix newsgroups?
There are dozens of Unix newsgroups and hierarchies in the comp.unix
hierarchy. Some are specific to certain Unix versions (e.g.
comp.unix.solaris), while others are specific to tasks and roles (e.g.
comp.unix.programmer, comp.unix.admin). There are also some
version-specific groups under comp.os (e.g. comp.os.linux).
There are a few Unix newsgroups outside comp.unix and comp.os, such
as comp.security.unix.
What other stuff shows up here periodically?
All kinds of goodies pass through this list from time to time. You
will find lists of SLSes (Support Level Supplements), EFSes (Enhanced
Feature Supplements, if memory serves), product compatibility
matrices, lists of the most current versions of each SCO product,
and stuff like that. I highly recommend capturing the most recent
one of each of these and saving it somewhere on your machine; they
can be very handy to keep around.
Where can I find this FAQ list?
**The script that posts it to the newsgroups also mails a copy to my
**work address, and within a couple of days I unpack it and put the
**plain text up on my Web site. Eventually, I'll get an HTML copy there,
**but for now you at least have access to the current copy of the
**Technical FAQ (the Admin FAQ is not included). Surf on over to
**http://staff.ussinc.com/~steved/scofaq
Luis E. Velazquez <luel...@hargray.com> has made the FAQ available
on the Web; see http://mcmsmo.usmc.mil/unix
As well, Lucky Leavell <r...@iglou.com> has made a copy available
by anonymous FTP at ftp://www.iglou.com/members/ris/sco; it
may also be available from http://www.iglou.com/ris
I do not know how often the information at these sites is updated.
There is also a gzipped file, SCOMLT.FAG, in library 1 (potpourri)
of SCOForum on CompuServe, which contains the technical FAQ.
I have a suggestion/correction for the FAQ list
By all means, let me know! But do NOT post it to the list unless
you believe it needs wide discussion. If I think input from the list
as a whole is required, I will post your note and my comments. Send it
directly to me at the address listed at the top. The FAQ list is only
as good as you make it.
Net.Etiquette
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Where do my messages go?
Your message will be mailed to hundreds of people around the world
via the mailing list. Also, since it's gated to a newsgroup, it will
end up on thousands of machines all around the world, with a potential
audience of tens of thousands of people.
Keep this in mind as you write, because people will perceive you
according to how you write. Your grammar, spelling, and politeness
will be noted by all of these people, so make a good impression.
And don't forget to press your Return key after every 70 characters
or so. Please stick to 7-bit standard ASCII characters; many
people will be unable to see (or won't correctly see) any other
characters such as those for line drawing, accented characters,
or characters not used in the English language.
What do I put in my .signature?
Well, it's a good idea to put your name, email address (both an
internet address and a UUCP bang path are useful), your company
name and job title (if appropriate), and possibly your phone number
and mailing address.
Keep it short, though; four lines is the commonly-accepted Usenet
guideline.
How much of the previous message should I include in my reply?
As little as possible to convey the salient points to which you are
responding. There is no need to include the headers, the .signature,
or anything not directly related to your response.
If you are replying to several points in the previous message, then
include the section to which you are replying, and then type your
reply immediately below it. Then include the next point, and type
your reply immediately below it. This will help people keep track
of what points you're addressing.
I think I'll send a test to make sure I can get through to the list
DON'T DO THIS. This is NOT a test newsgroup. Your test message
will waste large amounts of computing and communications resources
as it travels to every continent (yes, it _will_ go all around the
world). Not only will this make people angry, but it will also
make you look stupid. Use alt.test, misc.test, biz.test, etc.
for test messages.
Nobody replied to my question, so I'll send it again
Don't do this, either. If your message was sent and nobody replied to
it, you will likely find exactly the same response if you post it
again, and you will have used up more computing and communications
resources and have gained nothing.
SCO sucks and <someone else> has a better product!
If you have something _constructive_ to say, then go ahead. But if
you don't, then spare us your flame war.
This isn't the right place to post this question, but ...
Well then, don't post it here. There are several thousand Usenet
newsgroups and hundreds and hundreds of mailing lists; chances are
pretty good that one of these is the appropriate place. If you
post a question to an inappropriate newsgroup, you really are
wasting large amounts of disk space and transmission bandwidth as
it goes all around the world.
Note that even if your question is about an SCO product, the
SCO miscellaneous mailing list/comp.unix.sco.misc may not be the right
place for it. If it's a question about programming, for example,
it belongs in comp.unix.sco.programmer.
I like to use tabs in my email
Please don't. Tab stops may be set differently on different terminals,
and what looks perfectly lined up to you will be gibberish on someone
else's machine. This is particularly important to remember if you're
drawing a diagram. Use spaces, and most of the world will see your
diagram as you drew it. Use tabs, and it will make no sense to many
readers who might otherwise be able to help you.
I have a technical question
Look it up in your manuals first; chances are it's in there somewhere.
In particular, check the permuted index, the table of contents of the
System Administrator's Guide, and the Release Notes.
If you can't find what you're looking for, look for it in the
technical FAQ for this newsgroup, which is posted every two weeks in
parallel with this administrative FAQ. Also, look through old
articles from this newsgroup/mailing list if your site stores old
messages (if you're reading this via Usenet news, chances are
your site has at least a few days' worth of back articles online).
If you still can't find the answer, then post it. Please include
as much _relevant_ information as you can, such as your hardware
configuration and version numbers of all software that might be
involved. Here are a few places to get this information. Read
the section of the technical FAQ dealing with how to get your
configuration information. TELL US WHAT OPERATING SYSTEM YOU'RE
USING! Xenix, Unix and ODT all have different commands, options,
etc. Also, WHAT VERSION? The way to achieve the same end may
vary from one version to another, and sometimes a newer version
will have a way of doing something you just can't do in an older
one. If you think there's anything weird about your system, tell
us!
Is it OK for me to post an ad?
The moderated newsgroup comp.unix.sco.announce is for announcements.
An announcement of your company's new product would likely be appropriate
here, if it's a product relevant to SCO systems. An ad for the old
copy of Xenix you'd like to get rid of would not. As this is a
moderated newsgroup, the moderator has final say over what is and is
not appropriate.
The charter for comp.unix.sco.misc specifically states that SCO-
related "help wanted" ads are appropriate. Other than this, however,
the charters for both comp.unix.sco.misc and comp.unix.sco.programmer
specifically prohibit commercial advertisements.
The intent of this prohibition is to allow someone with a spare
item (such as a copy of a SCO product, or a piece of hardware which
is targeted at the SCO market) to have a place to advertise it, once
and once only. If it doesn't sell, don't keep advertising it.
Generally, if you already have something SCO-related, you're not
using it, and you just want to get rid of it and try to recover
some of the money you invested in it, you should be OK. Otherwise,
you're probably not OK.
Examples of inappropriate advertising would include (but not be limited
to) a manufacturer, reseller, distributor, or broker advertising
products which they intend to sell for a profit, an announcement of
a new product or service (this belongs in comp.unix.sco.announce as
noted above), or any advertisement unrelated to SCO systems.
What is SCO's Phone Number?
---------------------------
Here are some of SCO's numbers; note that the (800) ones are
only applicable within North America.
SCO sales (800) 726-8649 = (800) SCO-UNIX
(408) 425-7222
Fax (408) 458-4227
SCO support (408) 425-4726
SCO Assist (800) 347-4381
SCO Premier (800) 726-4911
SCO Federal Systems Group, VA (703) 715-8700
Fax (703) 715-8750
SCO Argentina (54) 1 409 939
(54) 1 409 981
Fax (54) 1 805 4769
SCO Australia (61) 2 9966 1999
Fax (61) 2 9955 1077
SCO Brazil (55) 11 287 5333
Fax (55) 11 288 9855
SCO Canada (416) 922-1937
Fax (416) 922-8397
SCO Denmark (45) 4242 5775
Fax (45) 4242 2778
SCO France (33) 1 4648 8500
Fax (33) 1 4648 3839
SCO Italy (39) 2 95301383
Fax (39) 2 9516394
SCO Germany (49) 6172 48670
Fax (49) 6172 468712
(49) 211 5768 41
Fax (49) 211 5738 61
(49) 89 5707 674
Fax (49) 89 5705 493
SCO Japan (81) 3 5453 0963
Fax (81) 3 5453 0964
SCO Mexico (525) 566-1781
(525) 592-8426
Fax (525) 592-0572
SCO Singapore (65) 471 2221
Fax (65) 471 2223
SCO UK (44) 923 816344
Fax (44) 923 817781
Sales Fax (44) 923 817776
How Do I Connect to SCO's Machines?
-----------------------------------
Tell me about SLSes, EFSes, etc.
SLSes (Support Level Supplements) and EFSes (Enhanced Feature Support)
are SCO's way of fixing bugs and improving performance between releases.
Every couple of weeks, SCO posts lists of all SLSes and EFSes here. If
you're having a problem, look at these lists and see if any of them
will help you. There are other beasts in this alphabetic zoo as well,
such as TLSes (unsupported software), games, termcap/terminfo files,
SSEs (System Security Enhancements), and the Hardware Compatibility
Handbook in electronic format.
SCO operates the anonymous FTP site ftp.sco.com. This is the primary
anonymous FTP site for SCO's own files. For web surfers, look at
http://www.sco.com
Another option worth investigating is ftp.uu.net. Log in and look
around the sco-archive directory. Remember to turn on binary mode before
getting any binary files! If your ftp doesn't recognize ftp.uu.net,
try 137.39.1.9 or 192.48.96.9.
To look around, telnet to ftp.uu.net. Log in as "ftp", and supply your
username and fully qualified domain name as the password (e.g.
log in as ftp and give joec...@snoopy.peanuts.com as your password).
Look around the vendor/sco directory hierarchy.
If you don't have FTP, you can get them via anonymous UUCP from SCO.
You can find the information on how to do this in your SCO documentation.
This information is also included in the lists of SLSes and EFSes that
SCO posts here. I've included a brief summary below.
There are also directories for games, updated terminal information,
and other miscellaneous tidbits. See the section on how to contact
SCO for more details.
This information is culled from the list of available SLSes that
SCO posts periodically. For North America and the Pacific Rim, call
SCO in California:
Modem make and model Service Phone number
-------------------- ------- -----------
Telebit Trailblazer Plus UUCP 408-429-1786
V.32, Telebit 1500: 4@ UUCP 408-425-3502
Hayes V Series 9600, 2@ UUCP 408-427-4470
Machine name: sosco
Login name: uusls (fourth character is the letter "l" rather than numeral "1")
No password
For European, the Middle East, and Africa, the following service is
available through SCO's London office:
Modem make and model Service Phone number
-------------------- ------- -----------
Dowty Quattro 2@ SOS +44 (0)923 210888
Dowty Trailblazer UUCP +44 (0)923 210911
For anonymous uucp connection:
Machine name: scolon
Login name: uusls
Password: bbsuucp
SCO also has a system in Frankfurt:
Machine name: sosffm +49 (0) 6172 457319
or +49 (0) 6172 457328
Login/Password are uusls/bbsuucp (as for scolon).
BBS-style login users: log in as info (no password).
If you have problems, try the second number first.
If you still have problems, call the people at +49 (0) 6172 4867-0.
SLSes are stored in /usr/spool/uucppublic/SLS. If you are not sure
of the file you want, download the file file.list in this directory. For
more information, check the lists of SLSes etc. in this newsgroup; these
lists include information on how to find and retrieve the files.
Glossary of acronyms
ACE = Advanced Certified Engineer
AEC = Authorized Education Center
AHS = Advanced Hardware Supplement = latest drivers, peripheral support
APC = Advanced Product Center
EFS = Enhanced Feature Supplement (not used anymore; subsumed in RS)
IT = Info Technical = Support fix or workaround description; now known as TA
MS = Maintenance Supplement (not used anymore; see Release Supplement)
NET = networking SLSes generally have names starting with "net"
ODA = SLSes for Open Desktop generally have names starting with "oda"
OSR5 = slang for OpenServer Release 5
RS = Release Supplement = the current update package to current shipping
product
SES = Software Enhancement Service = quarterly delivery of support and
updated product.
SLS = Support Level Supplement = emergency fix for a particular bug.
These are aggregated in the quarterly RS.
SOS = SCO Online Support (system)
SSE = System Security Enhancement
SSL = Software Support Library = quarterly cdrom of all TA, SLS, EFS, AHS
TA = Technical Articles = new name for IT scripts
TLS = Technical Library Supplement = tools, articles, new/test components,
not supported.
UNX = SLSes for Unix generally have names starting with "unx"
UOD = SLSes applicable to both Unix and Open Desktop generally have names
starting with "uod"
VCD = Vendor Contributed Driver = an AHS driver supplied/supported by
third party
XNX = SLSes for Xenix generally have names starting with "xnx"
How Do I Send Email to SCO?
---------------------------
You can send information requests to i...@sco.com. Support requests
can be sent to supp...@sco.com, but note that an actual phone call may
well get your problem resolved faster. Sending email rather than making
a phone call does _not_ make the support free of charge; it's simply
an alternative way of sending queries to SCO Support.
If you have a suggestion for SCO regarding their products, you can
post it here or send it to SCO directly, though the latter may appear
to go into a bitbucket. There are several SCO employees here, including
some development folks, and they do like to hear suggestions on how you
think they could better serve your needs.
I'm looking for such-and-such a program. Where is it?
------------------------------------------------------
Ask Archie. Archie is a service that keeps track of all files
on a large number of anonymous FTP sites worldwide and allows
various queries on its database. For a good tutorial on how to
use it, see "Archie, Your Directory for Internet Software" on
pp. 96-104 of the September 1992 copy of UnixWorld.
To conduct an interactive session with Archie, telnet into an
Archie server site. Log in as archie; there is no password. If
you do not have telnet access, you can still access Archie via
email. Mail a script of Archie instructions to archie@some-archie-site,
where you (obviously) replace some-archie-site with the name of your
closest Archie site.
The first time you use Archie, you should issue the help command.
This will show you a list of valid Archie commands. Before your
next use of Archie, take a few minutes to study the help list. Pay
particular attention to the variety of set commands, which can greatly
alter the behaviour and efficiency of Archie. Also, please use the
Archie server that is closest to you, to help reduce unnecessary
network traffic.
The following is a list of Archie servers around the world, as given
by ftp://nic.switch.ch/file_server/archie/servers (dated 03/DE/93):
archie.au* 139.130.4.6 Australia
archie.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at* 140.78.3.8 Austria
archie.univie.ac.at* 131.130.1.23 Austria
archie.uqam.ca* 132.208.250.10 Canada
archie.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 Finland
archie.th-darmstadt.de* 130.83.22.60 Germany
archie.ac.il* 132.65.6.15 Israel
archie.unipi.it* 131.114.21.10 Italy
archie.wide.ad.jp 133.4.3.6 Japan
archie.kr* 128.134.1.1 Korea
archie.sogang.ac.kr* 163.239.1.11 Korea
archie.rediris.es* 130.206.1.2 Spain
archie.luth.se* 130.240.18.4 Sweden
archie.switch.ch* 130.59.1.40 Switzerland
archie.ncu.edu.tw* 140.115.19.24 Taiwan
archie.doc.ic.ac.uk* 146.169.11.3 United Kingdom
archie.unl.edu 129.93.1.14 USA (NE)
archie.internic.net* 198.48.45.10 USA (NJ)
archie.rutgers.edu* 128.6.18.15 USA (NJ)
archie.ans.net 147.225.1.10 USA (NY)
archie.sura.net* 128.167.254.179 USA (MD)
Sites marked with an asterisk '*' run archie version 3.0
The Anomaly SCO Software Archive
--------------------------------
Instructions on using Anomaly are periodically posted to the Usenet
groups comp.unix.xenix.sco and comp.unix.sco.misc; please check this posting
for full instructions. The following section is _condensed_ from that
posting, as of 6 October 1995. Please look for an updated version
of that document, which is periodically posted to comp.unix.sco.misc,
if some of the instructions below don't work.
* The Anomaly SCO Software Archives *
The Anomaly Ported Software Archives is an archive of source code which will
compile under various SCO operating systems. Software for SCO XENIX, SCO
UNIX, and SCO OpenServer is available for transfer. Pre-compiled binaries
for SCO OpenServer 5, and full access to the SCO SkunkWare 5 CD-ROM are
also available.
Filenames: The Software List: anomaly!~/SOFTLIST
All UUCPable Files: anomaly!~/ls-lR.Z
Anonymous UUCP Information:
v.32 Dial-In: 1.401.331.3706
anomaly.sbs.com!login: uucp
(no password)
To download a file, issue the following uucp request on your machine:
uucp anomaly!~/<subdirectory>/<filename> yoursite!<to-filename>
If you have a file to donate to the archives, then kindly upload it as
follows:
uucp yoursite!<filename> anomaly!~/incoming/<filename>
This will store the file in ANOMALY's incoming directory for posting to
the archives. Please include a mail message to "kd1hz" indicating what the
file is, etc.
Mail-based Archive Server:
To answer the demand of people on the Internet who wish access to the
archives, we have established a mail-based server which can process
requests for files. Note that in order to keep our SMTP connection from
getting bogged down, we only process *5* megabytes worth of software
requests PER DAY. Users with alternative means of obtaining files are
encouraged to do so.
To receive instructions on how to use the mail-based archive server, send
an e-mail message to "sn...@ideamation.com", with a Subject: of 'snarf'
and the following two lines starting in column 1:
snarf address [your e-mail address]
snarf help
For example:
snarf address kd...@anomaly.sbs.com
snarf help
These commands will forward a help file to your reply address. This help
file contains all information you require on how to obtain software listings
and uuencoded mailings of archive contents.
Note that if you do not have an address line, or you have other errors in the
body of your text, you will not get a reply from the server.
KUSO - the Kanji Users Service Operation
----------------------------------------
KUSO, the Kanji Users Service Operation, 143.167.25.1 is an
archive specializing in
SCO XENIX software (anomaly mirror)
DOS/V software
Japanese software for generic DOS
information on Japanese language, science, and technology
archives of news groups pertaining to the above subjects
KUSO also carries a limited amount of material in the following
areas
Chinese and Korean language software for various platorms
MacIntosh utilities for Japanese
X-Windows items for SCO UNIX
Access to kuso may be made by
anonymous ftp to kuso.shef.ac.uk (143.167.25.1)
kermit (login as anonymous)
the kumitori mail server
The kumitori mail server is experimental. To use it, first send
a message with the subject "kumitori" (no quotes) to
jp...@sunc.shef.ac.uk. The body of the message should be the
single line "!help" (no quotes). This will send you the kumitori
command list.
If you do not get a reply, change the message body to
!reply_to string
!help
where "string" is an explicit e-mail address of whatever form you
have found to work from the uk.
Please note that this mail service is experimental and may be
withdrawn or modified at any time.
The (unofficial) SCO ODT Ported Software Compendium
---------------------------------------------------
Filenames: The Software List: ispi!~/SOFTLIST
Miscellaneous Notes: ispi!~/NOTES
All UUCPable Files: ispi!~/ls-lR
Anonymous UUCP Information:
Telebit Trailblazer Plus Dial-In: +1 908 248 1589
ispi.com!login: uuodtcp
Password: odt
To download a file, issue the following uucp request on your machine:
uucp ispi!~/archives/<filename> yoursite!<to-filename>
Special Note: The archives on ISPI are in source code format. Programs
that need GCC are noted.
Xenitec Archives
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XeniTec Archives, Anonymous Access Information: nuucp, ftp, WWW
Orig_Date: Tue Nov 6 22:54:06 EDT 1989
Last_Update: Mon Dec 05 21:39:03 EST 1994
Anonymous UUCP: Your Systems (or L-sys if you're pre-HDB) entry resembles:
---
19200 baud, PEP: (pair of trusty old Telebit Trailblazer+'s)
Both answer at 19.2kb PEP mode, and now cycle 19200-9600-2400-19200.
xenitec Any ACU 19200 CUP15197435247 ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin: nuucp word: fall89
xenitec Any ACU 19200 CUP15197438363 ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin: nuucp word: fall89
---
(up to) 38400 baud, V.32/V.32bis/V.42/V.42bis, Practical Peripherals PM144T II
Hardware flow control, interface speed locked at 38.4KB; let the
modems negotiate the highest common demoninator.
xenitec Any ACU 14400 15197434697 ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin:-\K-ogin:\K-ogin: nuucp word: fall89
---
You may substitute an approprate baud rate depending on what you
support, on a per-entry basis for each modem line.
---
Download the current public archive index file:
$ l /archive/pub/index
-rw-rw-r-- 3 eah devel 51907 Jul 10 00:37 /archive/pub/index
It isn't as current as we might wish; you may want to hunt around for
something specific even if you don't see it in the index.
Should you need freely available source code we don't already have
available, email "arcmastr"; we'll try to get it for you.
---
Anon FTP - ftp xenitec.xenitec.on.ca (192.75.213.1), log in as "ftp",
use your FQDN address as the passwd, eg, "u...@foo.bar.com".
---
WWW (NCSA Mosaic) Server URL: http://www.xenitec.on.ca/
---
Please note that the above information will change from time to time.
Should you find that your results are not what you expect, please
email the undersigned for updated connectivity info.
The voice phone # listed below is a last resort. Phone calls for
"free" service will eventually be returned, "collect".
"xenitec" is _not_ a public access UNIX system, nor is it a BBS of any
kind. We offer source code honestly believed to be freely
distributable, as our contribution to the international UNIX and SCO
user community. We do not charge any fees for this service, and
encourage you to do the same. (Ma Bell may however send you a long
distance bill for your modem use on their lines.)
We assume no responsibility for the code you obtain from us. Please
download /archive/pub/NOTICE for the full disclaimer (we consider
you've been suitably advised).
TeleSys Unix/Xenix Software Archive
-----------------------------------
For a list of files currently available, you can UUCP a copy of the
list from TeleSys:
Phone Numbers:
602-649-9099 Multiple Telebit WorldBlazers for V.32/V.32bis/PEP
and other baud rates from 300-2400.
There are two copies of the list, one 16 bit compressed and the
other non-compressed:
Login as: nuucp (There is no password)
uucp telesys!~/files.dir.Z ~/ 16bit Compressed Version
uucp telesys!~/files.dir ~/ Uncompressed Version.
PLEASE READ the files.dir file carefully for determining download paths
and proper filenames. Unlike the directory files, the files for
downloading are NOT located in the /usr/spool/uucppublic directory.
For assistance, email i...@tnet.com
ftp.celestial.com
-----------------
ftp.celestial.com is located at 192.136.111.2. It's available at all
times, though concurrent usage is restricted to five users during the day
and ten at night, Pacific time.
Other sites
-----------
There is a list of anonymous FTP sites with SCO software maintained
by the eternally helpful Bela Lubkin of SCO. This list is posted
here occasionally. This list is also available on the other end of:
ftp://ftp.celestial.com/README.sco-sites
or as FTPSITES.LST in library 8 of SCOForum on CompuServe.
How do I ftp files via email?
-----------------------------
Before I tell you how to do this, think twice before sending such a
request, as it has the potential to generate large volumes of email.
This not only will fill your mailbox, but will also take up spool space
on the drive of every machine it passes through on its way to you.
SCO has an ftpmail server which can be used to get files from SCO's
own FTP sites. Send a note to ftpm...@sco.com. The body of the
message should simply say
help
The server will return a help message.
For information on using ftpm...@decwrl.dec.com, send a message to
that address with any Subject: line (it will be ignored). The body of
your message should say:
reply yourn...@your.site.com
help
quit
BITNET users can try bit...@pucc.princeton.edu. Send a message
there with the word help in the Subject: line. Note that this
server no longer serves users who are not on BITNET.
How do I contact a vendor for drivers and/or technical support?
---------------------------------------------------------------
As always, the first answer is RTFM (Read The Manual). Any
reputable manufacturer will include instructions on getting
technical support with their product. The more aware ones will
include not only phone and fax numbers, but often a BBS and sometimes
an email address.
However, sometimes a vendor will have an email and/or ftp
address which they do not publish in their manuals, and sometimes
a user will discover that a critical manual cannot be found in a
time of need. Here, then, are some phone/email/ftp addresses for
some vendors. Note that this is not intended to be anything close
to being an exhaustive list, that it is skewed towards North American
phone numbers (particularly (800) numbers), and that the appearance
or omission of a vendor below does not constitute in any way an
opinion on that vendor. For information on contacting SCO, see
elsewhere in this FAQ.
Acer/Altos General number (408) 433-3670
Adaptec Tech Support (408) 945-2550
BBS (408) 945-7727
Anonymous FTP ftp.adaptec.com
Altos Support (800) 637-7000
Tech Support FAX (408) 434-6651
Support Number. (408) 432-6200
Arnet (Digi) General number (800) 366-8844
General Number (615) 834-8000
Support supp...@arnet.com
Web http://www.dgii.com
Century Software Term Tech Support (801) 943-8386
Codex/Motorola Support (800) 544-0062
Computone General Number (800) 241-3946
General Number (404) 475-2725
BBS (404) 343-9737
Anonymous ftp ftp.computone.com
Tech support supp...@computone.com
DELL BBS (512) 338-8528
Digiboard (Digi) General Number (800) 344-4273
General Number (612) 943-9020
BBS (612) 922-5604
Support supp...@dgii.com
Web http://www.dgii.com
Anonymous ftp ftp://ftp.dgii.com
DPT General Number (407) 830-5522
Equinox General Number (305) 255-3500
Fujitsu America BBS (408) 944-9899
Future Domain General Number (714) 253-0400
Support (714) 253-0440
Gateway Tech Support (800) 846-2301
Hayes BBS (404) 446-6336
Informix General Number (415) 926-6300
Informix Fax Line (913) 599-8425
Maxtor BBS (303) 678-2222
NCD General Number (415) 694-0650
PSI General Number (214) 954-1774
SMC Tech Support (800) 992-4762
General Number (714) 707-2354
General Number (516) 273-3100
Software Group, The Phone (705) 725-9999
FAX (705) 725-9666
Email supp...@software.group.com
Software Horizons Email j...@blznrzn.UUCP
Specialix General Number (508) 620-2877
Tech Support (408) 378-7919
Tech Support (800) 423-5364
Email supp...@specialix.com
Singapore +65 (0) 749-1700
United Kingdom +44 (0) 9323 54947
Stallion General Number (800) 347-7979
Stargate (Digi) General Number (800) 782-7428
General Number (216) 349-1866
Web http://www.dgii.com
3Com Anonymous ftp ftp://ftp.3com.com
Web http://www.3com.com
Support (800) 876-3COM
General Number (408) 764-5000
Thomas-Conrad General Number (512) 836-1935
US Robotics General Number (800) 982-5151
Wangtek General Number (805) 583-5255
Support (800) 992-9916
Word Perfect Support (801) 226-5333
Support FAX (801) 222-1994
Is SCO accessible via CompuServe?
---------------------------------
Yes. SCO operates the SCO Forum (GO SCOFORUM) on CompuServe.
From the SCO Forum Policy file:
The purpose of the SCO Forum is to provide a useful, open environment for
SCO end users, resellers, developers, and partners to converse and exchange
their experiences and expertise regarding SCO products and services. It
is also intended as a vehicle for SCO to disseminate product information
and bug fixes.
In addition to providing a discussion forum, it also provides
libraries, including such items as SLSes and EFSes. The forum sysops
have access to SCO's TAs and these are frequently posted in reply to
questions. As with this mailing list/newsgroup, it is not intended
as an alternative to formal SCO support; however, it can be a useful
resource for those with an interest in the SCO environment.
--
Stephen M. Dunn (SD313), CNE, ACE ste...@bokonon.ussinc.com
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