Date   : Wed, 13 Aug 1986 10:00:23 EDT
From   : mek%UMass.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA
Subject: MAIL ACCESS TO SIMTEL20 ARCHIVES

(PLEASE EXCUSE THE ALL-CAPS)

I THINK THAT THE IDEA OF A SERVER GETTING MAIL COMMANDS
AND SENDING FILES IS AN *EXCELLENT* IDEA.  HOWEVER, SINCE
NOT ALL NETWORK USERS ARE USING TOPS-20, I THINK THAT FILES
SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE SENT IN OTHER FORMATS, SUCH AS .hex
FILES. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE COULD BE COMMANDS LIKE:


HEX NULU151.COM       -WOULD SEND NULU151.COM IN HEX FORMAT, TO
                       BE LOAD'ED OR HEXCOM'D.

UUE NULU151.COM       -WOULD SEND NULU151.COM IN A UUENCODED
                       FORMAT.

THERE COULD ALSO BE A DIR COMMAND, WHICH, BY ITSELF, WOULD
SEND A LIST OF THE FILE AREAS AVAILABLE, AND WITH A PARAMETER
OF A FILE AREA WOULD SEND A LIST OF THE FILES IN THAT AREA.
I THINK THAT THIS WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM
OF ACCCESS TO THE SIMTEL20 ARCHIVES BY BITNET, JANET, CSNET,
ETC.

MATT KIMMEL,
MEK%UMASS.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA