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X-NEWS: wsuiar comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d: 2773
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Subject: List of Recommended PC (DOS) Archive sites Accessible via FTP
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(Revision of 18-July-1991)
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List of Recommended PC (DOS) Archive Sites Accessible via Anonymous FTP
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A huge amount of Shareware and Public Domain software for the pc-user is
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available via anonymous ftp from many sites in the world. For the
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average user, it is a very time-consuming task to access the sites known
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to archive pc software and related information, and to sort and sift
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through them looking for what he/she wants. A list of a few recommended
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archive sites would help most pc-users focus their software search
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strategy thus saving them time with the added benefit of reducing
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network load.
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The following list presents the recommended sites for various broad
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categories of interest to the pc (dos) user. My criteria for including
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an archive site in this list are:
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1) The archive site should be actively maintained and new files
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added in a timely manner.
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2) The site should archive a fairly complete selection of all the
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currently available software in the categories it specializes in.
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3) The site should have a clearly understandable directory structure
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with downloadable file indexes containing complete file
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descriptions.
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4) The site should be accessible most of the time (i.e., high
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reliability). In addition, it should not be geographically
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restricted (some sites do not want overseas access).
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5) File access and dowloading should be reasonably fast.
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I will strive to keep the total number of sites included in this list down
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to a minimum based on the above criteria. I will, however, try to include
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enough alternate sites so that if one site is down for whatever reason, the
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pc-user can ftp to an alternate site. Obviously there will be some give
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and take as this list develops over time.
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If the pc-user cannot find what they're looking for at these sites, they
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have one of three options:
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1) Access the complete ftp site list at: pilot.njin.net [128.6.18.38]
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(I was told this is going away by fall- any alternative sites?)
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2) Access archie at: quiche.cs.mcgill.ca [132.206.2.3]
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: nic.funet.fi [128.214.6.100]
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Telnet to the archie site and enter 'archie' as the username and
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follow the instructions. The pc-user can search for just about
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anything from hundreds of ftp sites. I find that nic.funet.fi
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is faster in the search process. One can also access archie by
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mail server; send mail to archie@cs.mcgill.ca .
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3) Issue a plea to Usenet.
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Final Note: Pc-users should start their search close to home before going
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overseas. Most of the files that you need are right in your own backyard.
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GENERAL PC (DOS) ARCHIVE SITES
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wuarchive.wustl.edu A mirror to several archives, including Simtel,
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[128.252.135.4] PC-BLUE, and comp.binaries.ibm.pc. It also
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has an extensive GIF library, and archives some
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games. Overall, this site is the best in North
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America with regards to access, completeness,
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indexing, and downloading speed. A real class
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archive.
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garbo.uwasa.fi One of the well-known Finnish sites. Like
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[128.214.12.37] wuarchive, Garbo (also known as chyde) has an
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excellent selection, including Windows 3.0 files.
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It is also a world-class archive.
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vega.hut.fi Another Finnish archive. It has a good selection
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[130.233.200.42] of files in most categories.
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wsmr-simtel20.army.mil The well-known Simtel archive. It also includes
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[192.88.110.20] the PC-Blue collection. Unfortunately, it is
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difficult to access because of equipment limitations
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and it is usually slow when you do get access. It
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is including here for the sole reason that leaving it
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out would raise a lot of eyebrows. It is best to
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access one of it's mirrors such as wuarchive.wustl.edu
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before trying to connect to this site.
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msdos.archive.umich.edu An up and coming archive, which has a good
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[141.211.165.34] selection in many categories, including games and
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windows 3.0.
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SPECIALIZED APPLICATIONS ARCHIVE SITES
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SIMTEL MSDOS MIRRORS
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wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4
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grind.isca.uiowa.edu 128.255.19.233
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nic.funet.fi 128.214.6.100
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oak.oakland.edu 141.210.10.117
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sol.deakin.edu.au 128.184.1.1
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CHYDE (GARBO) MIRRORS
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sol.deakin.edu.au 128.184.1.1
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PC-SIG COLLECTION
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ksuvm.ksu.edu 129.130.1.1
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nic.funet.fi 128.214.6.100
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ux1.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.5.59
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PC-BLUE COLLECTION
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wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4
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wsmr-simtel20.army.mil 192.88.110.20
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EXEC-PC COLLECTION
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ux1.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.5.59 Exec-PC is a BBS in Milwaukee
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described as "the world's largest".
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The collection at this site is not
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complete, but may have some hard-to-
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find files.
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COMP.BINARIES.IBM.PC ARCHIVE
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wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4
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grape.ecs.clarkson.edu 128.153.28.129
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wsmr-simtel20.army.mil 192.88.110.20
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WINDOWS 3 APPLICATIONS
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cica.cica.indiana.edu 129.79.20.22
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wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4
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garbo.uwasa.fi 128.214.12.37
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GAMES
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(I'm still looking for sites that carry a large number of up-to-date games
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as found on most public BBS's. Most of the sites listed in this listing
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do carry some games, but not anywhere near to the extent that is possible.
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How about it, is there some site out there that'd like to take on the
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challenge of doing this?)
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GIF FILES
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wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 Excellent selection with index.
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ames.arc.nasa.gov 128.102.18.3 Many space-related GIF files,
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very unique.
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grind.isca.uiowa.edu 128.255.19.233
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schizo.samsung.com 134.228.1.2 Good site. Evenings only.
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ticsys.tamu.edu 128.194.43.66 Restricted to evening use.
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vmd.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.5.98 Daily weather satellite photos in
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directory phil.515.
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vmtecmex.cem.itesm.mx 132.254.1.4 Slow access, but does contain a
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lot of files, probably duplicated
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by wuarchive.wustl.edu. However,
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it keeps an updated list of all
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the known GIF file archive sites
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on the Internet.
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zurich.ai.mit.edu 18.26.0.176
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(Note on GIF sites: It is NSF policy that no site on their backbone can
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keep or maintain any R or X rated GIF's except for valid research purposes
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(I know, it's hard to define a pornographic image, but we all know one
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when we see it). Please do not recommend to me any clandestine sites
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which happen to carry this "forbidden" material - I will not include them
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here).
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___________________________________________________________________________
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Remember, this is your list, so, please help me update it! If you
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maintain a specialized archive of PC software, let me know and I'll
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consider including it on this list, subject to the criteria set forth
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above.
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Corrections, additions, deletions, differences of opinion, flames,
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etc., are welcome! I'm especially interested in finding other mirror
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sites for SIMTEL, PC-SIG, PC-BLUE, comp.binaries.ibm.pc, and for
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commercial BBS collections such as EXEC-PC. And, of course, GAMES!
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Thanks for everybody's input so far.
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HELP! THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL REQUESTS FOR MAIL SERVER INFORMATION FOR
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THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE FTP ACCESS.
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How about it, anybody out there who would like to generate a list like
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this for mail server users?
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--
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| Jon Noring | noring@netcom.netcom.com | "The dogs bark, but the |
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"If you make $50,000 today, you have the same buying power as the average
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coal miner did in 1949, adjusted for taxes and inflation," John Sestina,
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nationally recognized Certified Financial Planner; quoted in 1987.
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