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HELP ON USING THE MAIL INTERFACE AT VI/EX ARCHIVE alf.uib.no
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BEWARE: If you have anon. ftp capability, please use that instead of
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this mailserver (see below).
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VI/EX Archive alf.uib.no, and its mirrors have the most complete, and
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the biggest publically available archive containing VI/EX stuff.
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To access the mailer, just send a mail message to ruben@uib.no.
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You have two ways of fetching files:
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1) Single file.
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2) Multiple files.
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Single file request
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In the Subject field in your header of your message you simply put
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GET <filename>.
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Example of a simple request to get the INDEX file:
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unix% or:
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unix% mail ruben@uib.no To: ruben@uib.no
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Subject: GET INDEX Subject: GET INDEX
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.
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unix%
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Multiple file request
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In the Subject field in your header put MULTIGET or MGET.
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Then in your message you put several GET <filename>.
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Example of a multiple file request:
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unix% or:
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unix% mail ruben@uib.no To: ruben@uib.no
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Subject: MULTIGET Subject: MULTIGET
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GET INDEX GET INDEX
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GET HELP GET HELP
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GET macros/ctags.Z GET macros/ctags.Z
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unix%
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The old Mailserver did send a Control File for each file requested. This
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is not so anymore. Now the Controll information will be embedded into the
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message itself.
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DO NOT request the whole archive! If you request the whole archive all
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at one time I will report you to your site admin. There is a limit of
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10 files in a MULTIGET.
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If you do want the whole archive, please contact me first and we will
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work out something.
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Before fetching a file, think: "Do I realy need this file, or is it just
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'nice to have it' ?"
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Most files will be run thru uuencode (1) before mailng, even textfiles.
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To extract a requested file, use the command uudecode (1).
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If you do not get a reply within a reasonable time, please do not send
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another request for the file(s).
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Please report any problems or question to ruben@uib.no. But remeber to
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never put "GET" or "MGET" or "MULTIGET" in the Subject of the message.
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Rather put in "Mailserver problem", if I'm online I will get a imediate
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notification that such message is in my mail-bucket.
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A lot of my mail are simply put into the bucket without imediate action.
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FTP:
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Remeber that those who allow anon-ftp are very kind. Please do not
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misuse or abuse this privilege.
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Think twice before downloading, esp if you are a long-distance ftp' er.
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If you are going to use FTP, use the site that is the closest to you
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counting NET-VICE. If you don't know what I'm talking about, please
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ask someone who does (like your system administrator).
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IF YOU HAVE FTP-ACCESS, DO *NOT* USE THE MAILSERVER. Not even if you
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temporarily cannot reach alf.uib.no or its mirrors.
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The mirroring sites are always promptly updated.
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Why YOU shold use the site closest to you NET-VICE:
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- Faster access.
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- Reducing the net load.
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- Keeping the site on the net.
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The main archive is in Bergen, Norway, EUROPE.
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alf.uib.no is mirrored at sites around the world. If you find a
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site nearer to you than alf.uib.no, please use that site.
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The mirroing sites are ALWAYS updated.
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Please do NOT use ftp to the sites during peak hours at the various
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locations. Please respect this because if there is too much ftp'ing
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going on in prime time to the various places, the ftp site may have to
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shut down. NONE OF US WOULD WANT THAT, WOULD WE ?
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The following sites contains the VI/EX archives:
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European users:
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Main site: alf.uib.no (129.177.30.3)
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Filearea: pub/vi
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Maintainer: Ove Ruben R Olsen (buboo@alf.uib.no)
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Location: Bergen, Norway, EUROPE.
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Peak hours: 07.00 am GMT to 03.00 pm GMT
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Japanese users:
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Mirror site: utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (133.11.11.11)
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Filearea: misc/vi
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Maintainer: Eric E. Bowles (bowles@utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
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Location: Tokyo, Japan, ASIA.
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Peak hours: 01.00 am GMT to 09.00 am GMT
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USA, Canada and Mexican users:
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Mirror site: cs.uwp.edu (131.210.1.4)
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Filearea: /pub/vi
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Maintainer: Dave Datta (datta@cs.uwp.edu)
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Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
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Peak hours: None.
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Mirror site: ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9)
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Filearea: /pub/text-processing/vi
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Maintainer: archive@uunet.uu.net
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Location: Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.A.
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Peak hours: None.
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Australia, NZ and the rest Down Under:
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Main site: monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (130.194.1.106)
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Filearea: /pub/vi
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Maintainer: Steve Balogh (steve@monash.edu.au)
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Location: Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.
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Peak hours: Not relevent
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This site is listed here for convinience to those who do not have
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an Inet link, but do subscribe to GEnie.
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GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange):
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Mirror site: Ultimate archive
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Filearea: GEnie Unix RoundTable, library 11: Editors
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Maintainer: GEnie mail=GARS
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Location: Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A.
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Peak hours: Available 24 hours but connect charges are reduced
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from 1800 until 0800 local connect time (international
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connect subject to PDN tarriffs)
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Add. info.: Maint. may be contacted at (01) 501-227-7817
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Gary Smith / P. O. Drawer 7680 / Little Rock, AR 72217
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CONTRIBUTION:
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If you have stuff about ex/vi, macros, tips and tricks, please email it to
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ruben@uib.no or inclusion in this archive.
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Regards,
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Ove Ruben R Olsen
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VI/EX Archive maintainer.
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