From: MERC::"uunet!WKUVX1.BITNET!VAX-PRO-Mgr" 19-AUG-1992 12:10:31.73 To: galaxy::gleeve CC: Subj: FILESERV_HELP.TXT =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- VAX-PRO e-mail file server VAX-PRO@WKUVX1.BITNET HELP Western Kentucky University =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- VAX-PRO is a file distribution service that uses electronic mail facilities to deliver files. The files available from VAX-PRO are the programs and files that accompany articles published in _VAX Professional: A Technical Journal for VMS Systems_. They are made available courtesy of Professional Press and Western Kentucky University. Western Kentucky University provides this file server as a public service to the Internet and BITNET community. To communicate with VAX-PRO, send an E-mail message to: VAX-PRO@WKUVX1.BITNET Commands are sent in the body of the message you send to VAX-PRO. Several commands may be sent at one time; just put one command per line. For a list of all the packages available, send the command DIR ALL. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILESERV Commands: SENDME package Sends all parts of the specified package. SENDME package.n Sends part 'n' of the specified package. LIST [pattern] Gives brief description of all packages matching "pattern". If pattern is omitted, a description of all packages is sent. HELP Sends this file. Commands may be abbreviated. DIRECTORY is a synonym for LIST. Normal VMS wildcards are supported. For each request you make, a transaction log is returned to you indicating the status of the request. The status report will indicate whether the request was successfully completed and when the file was or will be sent. Problems, questions, and comments about VAX-PRO service on this system should be directed to VAX-PRO-Mgr@WKUVX1.BITNET. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To request a free sample copy of _VAX Professional_, please call 215-957-4266. Subscriptions to _VAX Professional_ are $48 per year (6 bi-monthly issues). You can subscribe by writing to the following address: _VAX Professional_ 101 Witmer Road P.O. Box 773 Horsham, PA 19044-9887. You can enclose payment, credit card information (VISA, MasterCard, and American Express---please include your account number and the expiration date), or you can ask them to bill you. For faster service, call 215-957-4266. (The foreign price is $66 per year. Prepayment is required.)