Date   : Mon, 12 Feb 1990 19:44:28 GMT
From   : amdahl!pacbell!sactoh0!ianj@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Ian R. Justman)
Subject: binary/source postings

In article <1289@anasaz.UUCP>, chad@anasaz.UUCP (Chad R. Larson) writes:
> 
> I'm sure it is very easy to get some things off SIMTEL20 if you are an
> Internet participant and can use FTP.  I'm not.  I have tried to use the
> gateway server at North Dakota(?) on three or four occasions, following
> the proceedures posted and never gotten anything back (not even a "F.O."
> message).  I gave it up as unworkable, due to whatever reason (broken
> mailers, bad paths, terminal stupidity on my part).

I'm not an Internet participant either, but I have the facilities
to get those files from SIMTEL20.  I have a couple of shell script
files that I use here, and at one point, I posted them for those
who wanted them.  I'll post it again, plus I'll mail you a copy.

Keith:  You might want to keep a copy of this just in case...


#-------- BEGIN -----------------
# 'file' is location of a temporary file
file=/usr/tmp/simreq
# 'me' is my mail address
me=ames!pacbell!sactoh0!ijsys!ianj
# 'listserv' is address of list server
listserv=ames!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv
# print help if they goofed
if (test "$#" -ne "3")
  then
    echo "USAGE: getsimtel <disk> <directory> <filename>"
    echo
    echo "EXAMPLE: getsimtel pd1 msdos.filedocs simibm.arc" 
    exit
fi
echo "Processing SIMTEL request . . . . please wait a minute."
echo
echo "/PDGET MAIL $1:<$2>$3 ( UUENCODE" > $file
# mail our request, 'fastmail' from ELM product
fastmail -r $me -F $me -s Request $file $listserv
echo "getsimtel done"
echo 
echo "SIMTEL request sent. Please wait a day or so for receipt."
rm $file
#--------- END --------------------------

That's for the North Dakota ListServer.  Here's the other one I
use.


#-------- BEGIN -----------------
# 'file' is location of a temporary file
file=/usr/tmp/simreq
# 'me' is my mail address
me=ames!pacbell!sactoh0!ijsys!ianj
# 'listserv' is address of list server
listserv=ames!vm.ecs.rpi.edu!listserv
# print help if they goofed
if (test "$#" -ne "3")
  then
    echo "USAGE: getsimtel <disk> <directory> <filename>"
    echo
    echo "EXAMPLE: getsimtel pd1 msdos.filedocs simibm.arc" 
    exit
fi
echo "Processing SIMTEL request . . . . please wait a minute."
echo
echo "/PDGET MAIL $1:<$2>$3 ( UUENCODE" > $file
# mail our request, 'fastmail' from ELM product
fastmail -r $me -F $me -s Request $file $listserv
echo "getsimtel done"
echo 
echo "SIMTEL request sent. Please wait a day or so for receipt."
rm $file
#--------- END --------------------------

OK, that ought to help.  As far as getting listings of files, you
might want to look at the fastmail line, and if you have one of
those helpfiles that Keith posted, that will show you syntax of the
/PDDIR command.  I'm trying to work on a shell script to do the job
for me, but I've got to learn a few more things about the Bourne
shell.

Enjoy!

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