West Coast UUCP X11 Archive Update

[Mark W. Snitily]

[This is a copy of the article posted on comp.windows.x acouple days ago.]

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19-Feb-90

The /usrX/contrib tree has been augmented since announcing the X11 archive
last week.  zok!/usrX/contrib is now up to date (more or less) with the
/contrib directory tree on expo.lcs.mit.edu (18.30.0.212).  In particular,
X11R4 contrib fixes are available in /usrX/contrib/R4fixes.  Also, official
fix #2 from MIT is available in /usrX/pub/R4/fixes/fix-2.  Please obtain
a new ls-lR.Z listing file if you're interested.

A common problem has been specifying an incorrect pathname/filename when
downloading a file.

   -- The "/usrX/ls-lR.Z" file is simply the output of a "ls -lR" command,
      so ALL PATHNAMES/FILENAMES SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THIS FILE.

   -- The "/usrX/comp.sources.x/INDEX" is a subject index of the
      comp.sources.x files.  The actual files are compressed, so they
      almost always have a ".Z" suffix.  Also, each volume is in a
      separate subdirectory. (The ".Z" and the subdirectory are not
      listed in the INDEX file.)

   -- Here are some examples, ("\" are csh escapes):

      uucp zok\!/usrX/ls-lR.Z \!~
      uucp zok\!/usrX/pub/R4/fixes/fix-2 \!~
      uucp zok\!/usrX/pub/R4/tape-1/tape-1.01 \!~
      uucp zok\!/usrX/contrib/xldim103.tar.Z \!~
      uucp zok\!/usrX/contrib/XView/olgx-1.Z \!~
      uucp zok\!/usrX/contrib/R4fixes/winterp/patch-0 \!~
      uucp zok\!/usrX/comp.sources.x/INDEX \!~
      uucp zok\!/usrX/comp.sources.x/v00/v00INF1.Z \!~
      uucp zok\!/usrX/comp.sources.x/v05/v05i064.Z \!~

If you have any questions and/or problems feel free to email.  Note
that after you've added zok to your Systems or L.sys file, you can send
email *directly* to me using the uucp bang notation:  zok!mark  (Don't
forget a "\" escape on the "!" if using csh.)  If you email directly,
be sure to include a return path since replies will have to be routed
through established uucp connections.

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The remainder of this article is a copy of the original X11 archive
announcement from last week,  (i.e. skip the rest of this if you've
already seen it, nothing new).

14-Feb-90

The X archive on Zok contains the full X11R4 distribution, the XTEST
distribution, an *entire* archive of comp.sources.x, along with many
other X11 goodies.

Zok has a TB+ modem which will connect to 19.2K, 2400, 1200 baud (in
that order).  The anonymous UUCP account is UXarch with password of
Xgoodies.  The modem's phone number is 408-996-8285.

A sample Systems (or L.sys) entry might be:

   zok Any ACU 19200 4089968285 in:--in: UXarch word: Xgoodies

To get a current listing of the files that are available, download
the file "/usrX/ls-lR.Z".

A full subject index of the comp.sources.x files is available in the
file "/usrX/comp.sources.x/INDEX".

When downloading files with uucp, wildcards (i.e. "*") won't work.  Be
sure to specify the full pathname starting with "/usrX/".  For example,

   uucp zok\!/usrX/ls-lR.Z \!~

(The above "\"'s are csh escapes, ignore them if you're using sh.)

Currently this modem line is Zok's only email and news connection to
the outside world.  Should you wish to fetch large distributions, such
as X11R4, it would be appreciated if you would pause every now and then
so that normal UUCP traffic may continue.  Thanks.

-- Mark

Mark W. Snitily                 Consulting Services:
894 Brookgrove Lane             Graphics, Operating Systems, Compilers
Cupertino, CA 95014             (408) 252-0456
mark at zok.uucp

     Zok, one of the distant planets occasionally visited by
          "Spaceman Spiff," Conqueror of the Cosmos,
                            Bold Interplanetary Explorer,
                            Interplanetary Explorer Extraordinaire.
          (Also known as Calvin, of "Calvin and Hobbes.")