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 it instead of
 	this mailserver (see below).

 VI/EX Archive alf.uib.no, and its mirrors have the most complete, and
 the biggest publically available archive containing VI/EX stuff.

 To access the mailer, just send a mail message to  buboo@alf.uib.no
 with no message in the body, just a subject line giving the keyword GET.

 Example of a simple request to get one of the INDEX files:

 unix%                              or:
 unix% mail buboo@alf.uib.no      To: buboo@alf.uib.no
 Subject: GET HELP                Subject: GET HELP
 .
 unix%

 The Mailserver only understands the GET command....in UPPER CASE.

 The Mailserver will send a Control File for each file requested. The
 control file will give you status information about your request.
 The mailserver can only handle ONE FILE PER REQUEST. If you want more than
 one file, send a separate request for each file.

 DO NOT request the whole archive! If you request the whole archive all 
 at one time I will report you to your site admin. If you do want the 
 whole archive, please request a small number (max 10) of files every day. 

 Before fetching a file, think: "Do I realy need this file, or is it just
 'nice to have it' ?"

 All files will be run thru uuencode (1) before mailng, even textfiles.
 To extract a requested file, use the command uudecode (1).
 IF you request a file from the macros/ area, you must either

 	edit the header of the uuencoded section in the mail deleting
 	the folowing word:  macros/  (Remember the slash !)
 OR
 	create a subdirectory called macros, and run uudecode about the
 	macros directory.

 If you do not get a reply within a reasonable time, please do not send
 another request for the file(s). The mailserver is only run at max 6
 times a day. Even less in the weekends and holidays.

 Please report any problems or question to buboo@alf.uib.no

 FTP:
   Remeber that those who allow anon-ftp are very kind. Please do not
   misuse or abuse this privilege.
   Think twice before downloading, esp if you are a long-distance ftp' er.

   If you are going to use FTP, use the site that is the closest to you
   counting NET-VICE. If you don't know what I'm talking about, please 
   ask someone who does (like  your system administrator).

   IF YOU HAVE FTP-ACCESS, DO *NOT* USE THE MAILSERVER. Not even if you
   temporarily cannot reach alf.uib.no or its mirrors.
   The mirroring sites are always promptly updated.

   Why YOU shold use the site closest to you NET-VICE:
 	- Faster access.
 	- Reducing the net load.
 	- Keeping the site on the net. 

   The main archive is in Bergen, Norway, EUROPE. 
   alf.uib.no is mirrored at sites around the world. If you find a
   site nearer to you than alf.uib.no, please use that site. 
   The mirroing sites are ALWAYS updated.

   Please do NOT use ftp to the sites during peak hours at the various 
   locations. Please respect this because if there is too much ftp'ing 
   going on in prime time to the various places, the ftp site may have to 
   shut down.  NONE OF US WOULD WANT THAT, WOULD WE ?

   The following sites contains the VI/EX archives:

   European users:
      Main site:     alf.uib.no (129.177.30.3)
      Filearea:      pub/lpf/misc
      Maintainer:    Ove Ruben R Olsen (buboo@alf.uib.no)
      Location:      Bergen, Norway, EUROPE.
      Peak hours:    07.00 am GMT to 03.00 pm GMT 

   Japanese users:
      Mirror site:   utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp (133.11.11.11) 
      Filearea:      misc/vi
      Maintainer:    Eric E. Bowles (bowles@utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
      Location:      Tokyo, Japan, ASIA.
      Peak hours:    01.00 am GMT to 09.00 am GMT

   USA, Canada and Mexican users: 
      Mirror site:   cs.uwp.edu (131.210.1.4)
      Filearea:      /pub/vi
      Maintainer:    Dave Datta (datta@cs.uwp.edu)
      Location:      Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
      Peak hours:    None.            

  Australia, NZ and the rest Down Under:
      Main site:     monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (130.194.1.106)
      Filearea:      /pub/Vi
      Maintainer:    Steve Balogh (steve@monash.edu.au)
      Location:      Melbourne, AUSTRALIA.
      Peak hours:    Not relevent


  This site is listed here for convinience to those who do not have
  an Inet link, but do subscribe to GEnie. 
   GEnie (General Electric Network for Information Exchange):
      Mirror site:   Ultimate archive
      Filearea:      GEnie Unix RoundTable, library 11: Editors
      Maintainer:    GEnie mail=GARS 
      Location:      Rockville, Maryland, U.S.A.
      Peak hours:    Available 24 hours but connect charges are reduced
                     from 1800 until 0800 local connect time (international 
		     connect subject to PDN tarriffs)
      Add. info.:    Maint. may be contacted at (01) 501-227-7817
                     Gary Smith / P. O. Drawer 7680 / Little Rock, AR 72217
    
 CONTRIBUTION:
   If you have stuff about ex/vi, macros, tips and tricks, please email it to 
   buboo@alf.uib.no for inclusion in this archive.


 Regards,

 Ove Ruben R Olsen
 LPF- Archive maintainer.