Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!watcgl!rhbartels
From: rhbartels@watcgl.waterloo.edu (Richard Bartels)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: Spline coefficients
Keywords: matrix problem, help
Message-ID: <12397@watcgl.waterloo.edu>
Date: 22 Nov 89 14:44:43 GMT
References: <12349@watcgl.waterloo.edu> <17342@rpp386.cactus.org> <1064@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
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In article <1064@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> peter@media-lab.media.mit.edu
(Peter Schroeder) writes:
>to acces netlib use the address
>	netlib@anl-mcs.arpa
>

In fact, there are two addresses to NETLIB, and the one Peter gives
may be in a state of flux, since its manager, Jack Dongarra, is moving
from "anl-mcs" (Argonne National Laboratories - Math and Computer Science)
to the University of Tenn.  The other address is at AT&T/Bell Labs
and is under the management of Eric Grosse.  Together Jack and Eric provide
a valuable service to the world and are due a round of apple sauce.
Below is more information on NETLIB, with the AT&T address included.
It is the header of the file you will receive if you mail the request
"send index".

-Richard

===== How to use netlib =====

This file is the reply you'll get to:
	mail netlib@research.att.com
	send index
Here are examples of the various kinds of requests.
*  get the full index for a library
	send index from eispack
*  get a particular routine and all it depends on
	send dgeco from linpack
*  get just the one routine, not subsidiaries
	send only dgeco from linpack
*  get dependency tree, but excluding a subtree
	send dgeco but not dgefa from linpack
*  just tell how large a reply would be, don't actually send the file
	send list of dgeco from linpack
*  search for somebody in the SIAM membership list:
	who is gene golub
*  keyword search for netlib software  (somewhat out of date)
	find cubic spline
*  keyword search in the approximation catalog
	find schumaker from approximation
*  notes on the Fortran-to-C converter  (netlib@research.att.com only)
	send index for f2c

The Internet address "netlib@research.att.com" refers to a gateway
machine at AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey.  This address
should be understood on all the major networks.  For systems having
only uucp connections, use the address uunet!research!netlib.  In this
case, someone will be paying for long distance 1200 baud phone calls,
so keep your requests to a reasonable size!  An excellent guide to the
mysteries of networks and address syntax is: Donnalyn Frey and Rick
Adams (1989) "!%@:: A Directory of Electronic Mail Addressing and
Networks", O'Reilly & Associates, Inc, 632 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol CA
95472.  Background about netlib is in Jack J. Dongarra and Eric Grosse,
Distribution of Mathematical Software Via Electronic Mail, Comm. ACM
(1987) 30, 403--407.

Bugs reports, comments, and annual lists of recipients will be
forwarded to the code authors when possible.  Many of these codes are
designed for use by professional numerical analysts who are capable of
checking for themselves whether an algorithm is suitable for their
needs.  One routine can be superb and the next awful.  So be careful!

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