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From: bcn@cs.washington.edu (Clifford Neuman)
Subject: [comp.os.research] Announcing the Beta release of the Prospero File System
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The Prospero file system supports a user centered view of files
scattered across the Internet.  It can be used to organize references
to files as if they were on your local system without the need to
physically move them.  It also allows you to include in your view
directories that have been created by others, organizing information
on various topics.

Among the current sites with information accessible to Prospero are
midgard.ucsc.edu, june.cs.washington.edu, eddie.mit.edu,
charon.mit.edu, and soon athena-dist.mit.edu.  I am looking for
additional archive sites that are willing to take part.  All that is
required for an archive site to take part is for it to be on the
Internet, and for it to run the Prospero server.  The Prospero server
makes directory information from a restricted part of the file system
(usually the anonymous FTP directory) accessible over the network.

I am also looking for users of the Prospero file system.  I will
initially provide Prospero users with a virtual system in which they
can store their view of the information available on the Internet, and
the software that allows them to do so.

Those interested in taking part should send a message to
info-prospero@cs.washington.edu.


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