From comp.mail.misc Fri Jan 24 21:02:49 1992 Xref: psgrain vmsnet.uucp:198 comp.mail.misc:1279 uunet.forum:152 Path: psgrain!uunet!verifone.com!jimmy_t From: jimmy_t@verifone.com Newsgroups: vmsnet.uucp,comp.mail.misc,uunet.forum Subject: FAQ - UUCP and News Software for PCs and MACs Message-ID: <1992Jan21.165117.3545@verifone.com> Date: 21 Jan 92 16:51:17 HST Organization: VeriFone Inc., Honolulu HI Lines: 331 UUPC and News Software for PCs and MACs James H. Thompson Version: 1.00 Last Updated: January 20, 1992 This document is a list of UUPC implementations for the PC and MAC. If you have additions or changes please send them to me: +------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ | James H. Thompson | jimmy_t@verifone.com (Internet) | | VeriFone Inc. | uunet!verifone!jimmy_t (UUCP) | | 100 Kahelu Avenue | 808-623-2911 (Phone) | | Mililani, HI 96789 | 808-625-3201 (FAX) | +------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE AUTHOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Contents: 1. Recommended Reading 2. Commercial UUCP Network connections PSI UUNET 3. List of PC Packages FSUUCP RAMNET UGATE UULINK UUPC/extended WAFFLE 3. List of MAC Packages Fernmail Mac/Gnuucp UUPC/extended - MAC 1. Recommended Reading "The Matrix" Author: John S. Quarterman Publisher: Digital Press TEL: 800-DIGITAL Modem: 800-234-1998 "!%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and Networks" Author: Donnalyn Frey and Rick Adams Publisher: O'Reilly and Associates 103 Morris Street Sebastapol, CA 95472 Email: nuts@ora.com Phone: 1-800-338-6887 "Managing UUCP and the Usenet" Publisher: O'Reilly and Associates 103 Morris Street Sebastapol, CA 95472 Email: nuts@ora.com Phone: 1-800-338-6887 BoardWatch Magazine 5970 South Vivian Street Littleton, CO 80127 Tel: 800-933-6038 303-973-4222 FAX: 303-973-3731 Email: jrickard@boardwatch.com Price: $36/year 2. Commercial UUCP Network Connections: Performance Systems International Inc. 11800 Sunrise Valley Drive, #1100 Reston, VA 22091 Tel: 800-827-7482 FAX: 703-620-4586 Email: info@psi.com UUNET Communications Services 3110 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 570 Falls Church, VA 22042 Tel: 703 876 5050 Fax: 703 876 5059 Email: info@uunet.uu.net 3. UUCP PC Packages ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name: FSUUCP (Name changing to UUPLUS in early 1992 release) Latest Version: 1.2 Release 3 Last updated: Developer/Author: Christopher J. Ambler Fubar Systems 1742 Lima Drive San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 Tel: 805-543-8491 News Support: Price: Shareware - $35 Availability: Anon FTP from polyslo.calpoly.edu in /pub directory or from Boardwatch BBS: 303-973-4222 Support: Mailing list - send request to: fsuucp-request@zeus.calpoly.edu Source code available: Platforms supported: PC (1.1Mb disk space for programs) Protocols supported: Notable Features: Includes: ACTMAKE, BATCHER, EXPIRE, FIXACTIV, MAIL, POSTNEWS, READNEWS RMAIL, RNEWS, UUCICO, UULOG, UUQ, UUSNAP, UUXQT. Reviews: Boardwatch Magazine, November 1991, pg 21,22,23 (To Subscribe: 1-800-933-6038 or 303-973-4222) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name: RAMNET Latest Version: Last updated: Developer/Author: Ross Greenberg Software Concepts Design 594 Third Ave. New York, NY 10016 TEL: 212-889-6431 FAX: 212-889-9730 News Support: Price: Commerical - < $200 Availability: Developer Support: Source code available: Platforms supported: PC Protocols supported: Notable Features: Runs as a TSR. Sends and receives email using UUCP. Reviews: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name: UGATE Latest Version: Last updated: 13 January 1992 Developer/Author: John Coonrod The Hunger Project One Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 USA MCI: JCoonrod MHS: jc@thp hvia NHUB or CSERVE (Compuserve) UUCP/Internet: cdp.igc.org!thp!jc Compuserve: 76660,16 Dialcom: 31060:MCI209 Fax: 212-532-9785 News Support: No Price: Shareware - $200 to Hunger Project Availability: Author Support: email Source code available: No Platforms supported: Novell LAN's running MHS software Protocols supported: UUCP "g" Notable Features: Links a PC MHS based email packages to UUCP email networks. Reviews: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name: UULINK Latest Version: Last updated: Developer/Author: Lauren Weinstein Vortex Technology P.O. Box 1323 Topanga, CA 90290-1323 310-455-9300 FAX: 310-455-2364 News Support: Limited Price: Commercial - $335 Availability: Floppies from developer Support: Phone Source code available: No Platforms supported: PC 256K Memory, Hard disk recommendations but not required, MS-DOS 2.0 and later Protocols supported: UUCP "g" Notable Features: Multiple mail users on same PC (not simultaneously) Max 300 messages in a mailbox/folder, next version to support 999. Automatic scheduling, RFC-822 headers, mail route through to other sites, thousands of copies sold. Reviews: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name: UUPC/extended Latest Version: 1.11q Last updated: December 8, 1991 Developer/Author: Drew Derbyshire Email: help@kew.com Kendra Electronic Wonderworks Post Office Box 132 Arlington, MA 02174-0002 News Support: No - in development Price: Shareware - $20 to $50 Availability: Anonymous FTP from sun.soe.clarkson.edu, directory pub/uupc Anonymous FTP from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil, directory PD1: Automated mail server running on Clarkson University's sun.soe.clarkson.edu Clarkson University BBS The Kermit server running on kewgate, Kendra Electronic Wonderworks's file server Anonymous UUCP from kewgate BIX CompuServe Ordering floppies by mail from Crynwr Software Support: Listserv Mailing list: email to: "listserv@sun.soe.clarkson.edu" body: "add your_email_address uupc-info" and Email to help@kew.com Source code available: Yes - Included in distribution (Mostly C) Platforms supported: MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Desqview, OS/2 Protocols supported: UUCP "g" Notable Features: Supports UUPOLL, UUSTAT, aliases, multiple hosts, RFC-822 headers, signature blocks, modem configuration files, Kanji character set, etc. Reviews: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name: WAFFLE Latest Version: v1.64 Last updated: 15 Jan 1991 Developer/Author: Thomas E Dell Darkside International Post Office Box 4436 Mountain View CA 94040-0436 News Support: Yes - BBS style Price: Shareware - ? Availability: o By X,Y,ZMODEM download +1 408 245 SPAM (2400 baud), in /public/waffle/wafxxx.zip o By Anonymous FTP simtel20.army.mil PD1:WAFxxx.ZIP wuarchive.wustl.edu /mirrors/msdos/bbs/wafxxx.zip.1 o By postal mail Support: Email Usenet Newsgroup: alt.bbs.waffle Source code available: ? Platforms supported: MS-DOS, UNIX A/UX, BSD 4.3, ESIX, HP/UX, SGI Unix, SunOS, Ultrix, SCO Unix, Xenix or 386/ix. Protocols supported: UUCP "g", batched and compressed news feeds Notable Features: Support mail and news. Includes DOS equivalents of: UUX, UUQ, UUCP, RMAIL, RNEWS and a news and mail reader. Can be used as a single-user UUCP node or a BBS with email, editor, transfer section, security, doors, cookies, etc. A scheduler can execute DOS commands as well as invoke UUCP tasks. Supports FOSSIL comm drivers in addition to its own interrupt package. Reviews: 4. UUCP MAC Packages ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name: Fernmail Latest Version: Last updated: Developer/Author: News Support: Price: Availability: sumex-aim.stanford.edu Support: Source code available: Platforms supported: MAC Protocols supported: Notable Features: A Hypercard based mail reader that works with Mac/Gnuucp and possible other packages? Reviews: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name: Mac/Gnuucp Latest Version: Last updated: Developer/Author: News Support: Price: Availability: sumex-aim.stanford.edu rascal.ics.utexas.edu Support: Source code available: Platforms supported: MAC Protocols supported: Notable Features: Reviews: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Package Name: UUPC/extended - MAC Latest Version: ? Last updated: Developer/Author: Dave Platt News Support: ? Price: Availability: Support: Source code available: Platforms supported: MAC Protocols supported: Notable Features: A MAC port of UUCP/Extended for the PC Reviews: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- <<>> #! rnews 720 .