Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!apple!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!bloom-picayune.mit.edu!athena.mit.edu!jik From: jik@athena.mit.edu (Jonathan I. Kamens) Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell Subject: Re: public domain ksh sources - where ? Message-ID: <1991Apr8.032244.14401@athena.mit.edu> Date: 8 Apr 91 03:22:44 GMT References: <1991Mar27.223037.10038@noao.edu> <1991Apr3.205157.21923@athena.mit.edu> <1991Apr5.032451.8153@a-k.boston.ma.us> Sender: news@athena.mit.edu (News system) Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lines: 35 In article <1991Apr5.032451.8153@a-k.boston.ma.us>, johna@a-k.boston.ma.us (John Adams) writes: |> It's nice that you can do all this collection using taxpayer networks. Could |> you act as an intermediary for those of us who are not attending taxpayer |> supported schools? When can we expect your reply? I'm seriously wondering what chip on your shoulder prompted you to ask this in such a hostile manner. I'm terribly sorry that you don't have access to the same computing resources that I do, but that's life. In an ideal world, everyone would have access to the same resources, but our world is not ideal, and whining about that (and, given the way it was worded, I cannot help but perceive your question as whining) is not going to change it. In any case, both "archie" and anonymous ftp to wuarchive.wustl.edu are accessible to anyone who has E-mail access to them. The former, by sending mail to archie@quiche.cs.mcgill.ca (send a message with body "help" for more information), and the latter, by using the bitftp server (bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu -- send a message with body "help" for more information). Furthermore, archives@hrc.UUCP also archives several newsgroups, including alt.sources; for more information about it, send mail to hrc!archives with contents send path uunet!! send help All of these methods are accessible even to people "who are not attending taxpayer supported schools." So it seems to me that you don't need me to act as an "intermediary," and I don't intend to do so. -- Jonathan Kamens USnail: MIT Project Athena 11 Ashford Terrace jik@Athena.MIT.EDU Allston, MA 02134 Office: 617-253-8085 Home: 617-782-0710