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From: davison@UHNIX2.UH.EDU (Dan Davison)
Newsgroups: bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts
Subject: UH GenBank-server now distributing molbio software
Message-ID: <8911301941.AA05823@net.bio.net>
Date: 30 Nov 89 19:40:45 GMT
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	       The University of Houston GenBank-Server

now distributes molecular biology software, as announced earlier this
month by Rainer Fuchs (EMBL File Server) and Dan Davison and Jack
Chappelear (UH GenBank-Server).  The server has software for DOS, Mac,
Unix, and VAX/VMS machines.  A brief summary of commands follows.  In
the next few weeks, we will be adding (1) the Toolpack Fortran
programming tools, and (2) daily updates of the GenBank-Server.  We
also may have anonymous FTP access some time next spring.  

We intend to have a common command set with the EMBL File Server.
At the moment the commands are close, but are not yet identical.

Commands for GenBank entries:
HELP
SEND INDEX
SEND LOCUS <locusname> <locusname> ...
SEND ACCESSION <accession number> <accession number>



Software commands:

SEND DOS INDEX
SEND MAC INDEX
SEND UNIX INDEX
SEND VMS INDEX

SEND DOS HELP
SEND MAC HELP
SEND UNIX HELP
SEND VMS HELP

SEND DOS <filename.uue> <filename.uue> ...
SEND MAC <filename.hqx> <filename.hqx> ...
SEND UNIX <filename> <filename>
SEND VMS <filename> <filename>


Commands to the server can be in upper, lower or mixed case.  They
can appear in the Subject: line or in the body of the message.  If
they appear in both you will get two copies.

Software notes:
- The DOS files require some decoding; see the DOS HELP message.
- The Mac files require Stuffit 1.5.1 or later, which is not available
   on the server at the moment.  (BinHex 4.0 or later may also work).
- The Unix files will be delivered as "shar" files.

Internet address: genbank-server@uhnix2.uh.edu
BITNET address:   genbank-server%uhnix2.uh.edu@CUNYVM
UUCP:             genbank-server@uhnix2.UUCP

The server has been successfully accessed from most networks around
the world.  Questions or problems can be directed to davison@uh.edu,
Internet, or DAVISON@UHOU, BITNET.

dan davison
-- 
dr. dan davison/dept. of biochemical and biophysical sciences/univ. of
Houston/4800 Calhoun/Houston,TX 77054-5500/davison@uh.edu/DAVISON@UHOU
Disclaimer: As always, I speak only for myself, and, usually, only to
myself.  GenBank is a trademark of the National Institutes of Health.