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HYTELNET Version 6.0 now available
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue May 5 12:07:43 1992
Date: Tue, 5 May 1992 10:58:05 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
From: "Peter Scott/Manager,
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L@UHUPVM1.BITNET>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
<apologies for cross-posting>
HYTELNET version 6.0, the utility which gives an IBM-PC user
instant-access to all Internet-accessible library catalogs, FREE-NETS,
CWISs, Library BBSs, etc. is now available. You can get it via anonymous
ftp from:
access.usask.ca
in the hytelnet/pc subdirectory. It is listed as HYTELN60.ZIP.
Version 6.0 is a major upgrade. Many new sites have been added, and new
subdirectories have been created. Special thanks go to Billy Barron, De
Stanton, Earl Fogel, and members of lib_hytelnet for their assistance.
Note: the UNZIPPED files total over 640,000 bytes...but remember, you
can always edit out any information you do not need, in order to save
space.
Information from Roy Tennant follows, slightly edited, describing how to
obtain HYTELNET 6.0 from the ftp site (thanks Roy)::
TO RETRIEVE HYTELNET:
At your system prompt, enter: ftp access.usask.ca
or ftp 128.233.3.1
When you receive the Name prompt, enter: anonymous
When you receive the password prompt, enter your Internet address.
When you are at the ftp> prompt, enter: binary
At the next ftp> prompt, enter: cd hytelnet/pc
Then enter: get hyteln60.zip
After the transfer has occurred, either
proceed with the instructions below to
retrieve the UNZIP utility (which you
need unless you already have it) or enter: quit
The Hytelnet program is archived using a ZIP utility. To unarchive it,
you must be able to "unzip" the file. If you have the file PKUNZIP.EXE,
it will unarchive the HYTELN60.ZIP file (see below for instructions). If
you do not have it, you may retrieve it with by following these
instructions:
TO RETRIEVE PKUNZIP:
Use the above instructions for connecting to access.usask.ca
At the ftp> prompt, enter: binary
Then enter: cd hytelnet/pc
Then enter: get pkunzip.exe
After the transfer has occurred, enter: quit
TO DOWNLOAD IT TO YOUR PC:
Because of the plethora of PC communications programs, I will not
attempt to give step-by-step instructions here. You should check the
instructions for your software for downloading a *binary* file from your
Internet account to your PC.
TO UNARCHIVE HYTELN60.ZIP:
Make a new directory on your hard disk (e.g., mkdir hytelnet)
Copy PKUNZIP.EXE and HYTELN60.ZIP into the new directory
Make sure you are in that directory, then enter: pkunzip HYTELN60
It will then unarchive HYTELN60.ZIP, which contains the following files:
HYTELNET.ZIP
READNOW.!!!
The file READNOW.!!! gives full instructions for un-archiving
HYTELNET.ZIP. Simply put, you **MUST** unZIP the file with the -d
parameter so that all the subdirectories will be recursed.
To use HYTELNET, you should refer to the instructions in the release
announcement by Peter Scott, or to the README file included with the
package.
PLEASE NOTE that I offer the above instructions as a service for those
who are unfamiliar with the steps required to download and use files
from network sources. I cannot be responsible for any local variations
in these procedures which may exist. Please contact your local computer
support staff if you have difficulty performing these tasks.
..............................................................
Peter Scott [] Phone: 306-966-5920
University of Saskatchewan [] FAX: 306-966-6040
Saskatoon [] Internet: SCOTT@SKLIB.USASK.CA
Saskatchewan, Canada S7N OWO [] CFN: an682@cleveland.freenet.edu
