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HYTELNET Version 6.1 now available
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Peter Scott/Manager, )
Wed Jun 3 12:21:00 1992
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1992 11:11:15 CDT
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
From: "Peter Scott/Manager, Small Systems/U Sask Lib/5920" <SCOTT@sklib.usask.ca>
To: Multiple recipients of list PACS-L <PACS-L%UHUPVM1.BITNET@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
June 2, 1992 <apologies for cross-posting>
HYTELNET version 6.1, the utility which gives an IBM-PC user
instant-access to all Internet-accessible library catalogs, FREE-NETS,
CWISs, Library BBSs, Gophers, WAIS, etc. is now available. You can get
it via anonymous ftp from:
access.usask.ca
in the pub/hytelnet/pc subdirectory. It is listed as HYTELN61.ZIP.
Version 6.1 is a major upgrade. Much redundant information has been
deleted, and errors have been corrected. Phrases such as "To access:",
"Type..." have been deleted in order to make the Unix version easier to
use. For information on the Unix version write fogel@skyfox.usask.ca.
Also all the new/updated files created since Version 6.0 have been
incorporated.
Note: the UNZIPPED files total over 600,000 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 6.1 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 pub/hytelnet/pc
Then enter: get hyteln61.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 HYTELN61.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 pub/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 HYTELN61.ZIP:
Make a new directory on your hard disk (e.g., mkdir hytelnet)
Copy PKUNZIP.EXE and HYTELN61.ZIP into the new directory
Make sure you are in that directory, then enter: pkunzip HYTELN61
It will then unarchive HYTELN61.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 [] Envoy: pa.scott
