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Similarly, some Internet service providers offer UUCP accounts that do not allow

direct connection but do provide e-mail. To get to FTP sites and transfer files,

you use the <TT>ftpmail</TT> utility.</P>

<P>The site mentioned previously, <TT>sunsite.unc.edu</TT>, is a major Linux archive

site that supports <TT>ftpmail</TT>. All the sites listed in this appendix as Linux

FTP sites also support <TT>ftpmail</TT>. To find out how to use <TT>ftpmail</TT>,

send an e-mail message to the login <TT>ftpmail</TT> at one of the sites, such as

<TT>[e-mail]</TT>, and have the body of the message contain only one

word: <TT>help</TT>.</P>

<P>By return mail, the <TT>ftpmail</TT> utility sends instructions for using the

service. Essentially, you send the body of the FTP commands you want executed in

a mail message, so you could get back a directory listing of the Linux directory

in a mail message with this text:<FONT COLOR="#0066FF"></FONT>

<PRE><FONT COLOR="#0066FF">open sunsite.unc.edu

cd /pub/Linux

ls

quit

</FONT></PRE>

<P>You could transfer a file back through e-mail with a similar mail message:<FONT

COLOR="#0066FF"></FONT>

<PRE><FONT COLOR="#0066FF">open sunsite.unc.edu

cd /pub/Linux

binary

get README

quit

</FONT></PRE>

<P>The <TT>ftpmail</TT> system is relatively slow, because you must wait for the

e-mail to make its way to the target machine and be processed by the remote, then

wait for the return message to make its way back to you. It does provide a useful

access method for those without FTP connections, though, and a relatively easy way

to check the contents of the Linux directories on several machines.

<H4 ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="Heading7<FONT COLOR="#000077">Linux FTP Archive

Sites</FONT></H4>

<P>The list of Linux FTP archive sites changes slowly, but the sites listed in Table

A.1 were all valid and reachable when this book was written. Many of these sites

are mirror sites, providing exactly the same contents. To find the site nearest you,

use the country identifier at the end of the site name (<TT>uk</TT>=United Kingdom,

<TT>fr</TT>=France, and so on). Most versions of FTP allow either the machine name

or the IP address to be used, but if the name cannot be resolved by the local Internet

gateway, the IP address is the best addressing method. <BR>



<CENTER>

<P><FONT SIZE="4"><B>Table A.1. Linux FTP archive sites. </B></FONT>

<TABLE BORDER="0">

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><I>Site Name </I></TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><I>Directory </I></TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>tsx-11.mit.edu</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/pub/linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>sunsite.unc.edu</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/pub/Linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>nic.funet.fi</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/pub/OS/Linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>ftp.mcc.ac.uk</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/pub/linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>ftp.dfv.rwth-aachen.de</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/pub/linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>ftp.ibp.fr</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/pub/linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>ftp.uu.net</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/systems/unix/linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>wuarchive.wustl.edu</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/systems/linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>ftp.win.tue.nl</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/pub/linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>ftp.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/pub/linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

	<TR ALIGN="LEFT" rowspan="1">

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>ftp.denet.dk</TT> </TD>

		<TD ALIGN="LEFT"><TT>/pub/OS/Linux</TT> </TD>

	</TR>

</TABLE>

<BR>



</CENTER>

<P>The primary home sites for the Linux archives are <TT>tsx-11.mit.edu</TT>, <TT>sunsite.unc.edu</TT>,

and <TT>nic.funet.fi</TT>. Home sites are where most of the new software loads begin.

Most of the sites in Table A.1 mirror one of these three sites.

<CENTER>

<H3><A NAME="Heading8<FONT COLOR="#000077">Bulletin Boards</FONT></H3>

</CENTER>

<P>Literally hundreds of Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) across the world offer Linux

software. Some download new releases regularly from the FTP home sites, whereas others

rely on the users of the BBS to update the software.</P>

<P>A complete list of BBSs with Linux software available would be too lengthy (as

well as out-of-date almost immediately) to include here. Zane Healy maintains a complete

list of BBSs offering Linux material. To obtain the list, send e-mail requesting

the Linux list to <TT>[e-mail]</TT>.</P>

<P>If you don't have access to e-mail, try posting messages on a few local bulletin

board systems asking for local sites that offer Linux software, or ask someone with

Internet access to post e-mail for you.

<CENTER>

<H4><A NAME="Heading9<FONT COLOR="#000077">Linux-Related BBSs</FONT></H4>

</CENTER>

<P>Zane Healy (<TT>[e-mail]</TT>) maintains this list. If you know of

or run a BBS that provides Linux software but isn't on this list, you should get

in touch with him.</P>

<P>You can also get an up-to-date list on BBSs from <TT>tsx-11.mit.edu</TT> in the

<TT>/pub/linux/docs/bbs.list</TT> file. The lists shown in the following subsections

were up-to-date at the time we went to print. United States BBSs Here is a list of

some of the BBSs in the United States that carry Linux or information about Linux:

1 Zero Cybernet BBS, [phone]. MD.</P>

<P><I>Acquired Knowledge, [phone]. 14.4k, v.32bis, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Internet,

UUCP.</I></P>

<P><I>alaree, [phone]. 14.4k, Victoria, TX.</I></P>

<P><I>Allentown Technical, [phone]. 9600, v.32/v.42bis, Allentown, PA. WWIVNet

2578.</I></P>

<P><I>Atlanta Radio Club, [phone]. 9600, Atlanta, GA.</I></P>

<P><I>AVSync, [phone]. Atlanta, GA.</I></P>

<P><I>Brodmann's Place, [phone]. 14.4k, Waldorf, MD. RIME -&gt;BRODMANN, Fidonet.</I></P>

<P><I>Centre Programmers Unit, [phone]. 14.4k, v.32bis/HST, Bellefonte, PA.</I></P>

<P><I>Channel One, [phone]. Boston, MA. RIME -&gt;CHANNEL.</I></P>

<P><I>Citrus Grove Public Access, [phone]. ZyXEL 16.8/14.4, Sacramento, CA.</I></P>

<P><I>CyberVille, [phone]. 9600, TX. FidoNet 1:130/78.</I></P>

<P><I>Digital Designs, [phone]. 14.4k, 2400, Hope Mills, NC.</I></P>

<P><I>Digital Underground, [phone]. 14.4k, v.32bis, IN. Usenet.</I></P>

<P><I>Dwight-Englewood BBS, [phone]. 9600, v.42, Englewood, NJ. Usenet.</I></P>

<P><I>EchoMania, [phone]. 14.4k HST, Belleville, IL. Fidonet 1:2250/1.</I></P>

<P><I>Enlightend, [phone]. 14.4k, Alexandria, VA. Fidonet 1:109/615.</I></P>

<P><I>Flite Line, [phone]. Lincoln, NE. RIME -&gt;FLITE, DS modem.</I></P>

<P><I>Georgia Peach BBS, [phone]. 14.4k, Newport News, VA.</I></P>

<P><I>Harbor Heights BBS, [phone]. 14.4k, Boothbay Harbor, ME.</I></P>

<P><I>hip-hop, [phone]. 19.2k, Sunnyvale, CA. Usenet access.</I></P>

<P><I>hip-hop, [phone]. 38.4k, Sunnyvale, CA.</I></P>

<P><I>Horizon Systems, [phone]. USR v.32, Westlake, OH.</I></P>

<P><I>Horizon Systems, [phone]. 2400, Westlake, OH.</I></P>

<P><I>Information Overload, [phone]. 19.2k ZyXEL, Atlanta, GA. Fidonet 1:133/308.</I></P>

<P><I>Intermittent Connection, [phone]. 14.4k HST, v.32bis, Eugene, OR. 1:152/35.</I></P>

<P><I>Legend, [phone]. Lincoln, NE. DS modem.</I></P>

<P><I>Lost City Atlantis, [phone]. 14.4k, Jacksonville, FL. Fidonet.</I></P>

<P><I>MAC's Place, [phone]. 16.8k, DS modem, Dunn, NC. RIME -&gt;MAC.</I></P>

<P><I>Main Frame, [phone]. 9600, Gaithersburg, MD. RIME -&gt;MAINFRAME.</I></P>

<P><I>MBT, [phone]. Blacksburg, VA.</I></P>

<P><I>MegaByte Mansion, [phone]. 14.4k, v.32bis, Omaha, NE.</I></P>

<P><I>Micro Oasis, [phone]. 14.4k, San Leandro, CA.</I></P>

<P><I>My UnKnown BBS, [phone]. 14.4k, v.32bis, VA. Fidonet 1:109/370.</I></P>

<P><I>Mycroft QNX, [phone]. 14.4k, NJ.</I></P>

<P><I>North Shore BBS, [phone]. Houston, TX.</I></P>

<P><I>NOVA, [phone]. 9600, Annandale, VA. Fidonet 1:109/305.</I></P>

<P><I>Part-Time BBS, [phone]. 14.4k, v.32bis, Plymouth, MN.</I></P>

<P><I>PBS BBS, [phone]. 2400, Bloomington, IL.</I></P>

<P><I>Programmer's Center, [phone]. 9600, Columbia, MD. RIME.</I></P>

<P><I>Programmer's Exchange, [phone]. El Monte, CA. Fidonet.</I></P>

<P><I>Programmer's Exchange, [phone]. El Monte, CA.</I></P>

<P><I>Rebel BBS, [phone]. 9600, Boise, ID.</I></P>

<P><I>Rem-Jem, [phone]. 9600, Fairfax, VA.</I></P>

<P><I>Rocky Mountain HUB, [phone]. 38.4k, Pocatello, ID. Fidonet, SLNet, CinemaNet.</I></P>

<P><I>Ronin BBS, [phone]. 14.4k HST/DS, Waxahachie (Dallas), TX.</I></P>

<P><I>S'Qually Holler, [phone]. 14.4k USR D/S, Renton, WA.</I></P>

<P><I>splat-ooh, [phone]. 14.4k, Victoria, TX.</I></P>

<P><I>splat-ooh, [phone]. 14.4k, Victoria, TX.</I></P>

<P><I>Steve Leon's, [phone]. 14.4k, Cliffside Park, NJ.</I></P>

<P><I>Tactical-Operations, [phone]. 14.4k, v.32bis/v.42bis State College,

PA. Fidonet 1:129/226, tac_ops.UUCP.</I></P>

<P><I>Test Engineering, [phone]. Sacramento, CA.</I></P>

<P><I>The Annex, [phone]. 2400, TX. Fidonet 1:3802/216.</I></P>

<P><I>The Annex, [phone]. 9600 HST, TX. Fidonet 1:3802/217.</I></P>

<P><I>The Computer Mechanic, [phone]. 14.4k, v.32bis.</I></P>

<P><I>The Laboratory, [phone]. 16.8k HST, 14.4k, v.32bis, NY. Fidonet 1:278/707.</I></P>

<P><I>The Mothership Connection, [phone]. 38.4k, Franklin Park, NJ.</I></P>

<P><I>The OA Southern Star, [phone]. New Orleans, LA. Fidonet 1:396/1.</I></P>

<P><I>The Outer Rim, [phone]. Santa Clarita, CA.</I></P>

<P><I>The Sole Survivor, [phone]. 14.4k, v.32bis, St. Louis, MO. WWIVnet,

WWIVlink, and so on.</I></P>

<P><I>Third World, [phone]. 9600, v.32, IL.</I></P>

<P><I>Top Hat BBS, [phone]. 14.4k, WA. Fidonet 1:343/40.</I></P>

<P><I>Unix Online, [phone]. 9600, Petaluma, CA. Usenet access.</I></P>

<P><I>UNIX USER, [phone]. 14.4k, Batavia, IL. Usenet, Internet mail.</I></P>

<P><I>Valhalla, [phone]. 14.4k HST, v.32, Babylon, NY. Fidonet (1:107/25 5),

Usenet.</I></P>

<P><I>victrola.sea.wa.us, [phone]. 19.2k, Federal Way, WA. Usenet.</I></P>

<P><I>VTBBS, [phone]. Blacksburg, VA.</I></P>