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From: cs00jec@unccvax.uncc.edu (Jim Cain)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Misc Questions (UUCP/PostScript/kernel/BBS/UPS)
Keywords: uucp postscript fonts bbs news ups
Message-ID: <3388@unccvax.uncc.edu>
Date: 28 Apr 91 17:39:22 GMT
Organization: University of NC at Charlotte
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I will be losing access to the net, ftp, etc. in the next week when my account
is deleted at the end of the semester. I have been ftp'ing stuff like mad --
about 20-25MB over the last two days (this is not fun at 1200 baud!! But that's
the only speed available on our school's network).

I have a few final questions to ask before I can no longer ask them or receive
the answers:

1.  UUCP: The school "does not have the resources" to give me UUCP access, so I
    must look elsewhere. Portal Communications offers UUCP access for $39.95
    per month plus $1.95 per hour. For tech support it is $95.95 (!) per month.
    Is this reasonable? Also, they offer the complete cnews package, including
    documentation, for $595. I know I can ftp this stuff, but with no support
    or documentation, what are my chances of getting it set up? I know a good
    bit about UNIX but have little experience with UUCP. What about Nutshell's
    book _Managing UUCP_? Is this enough to get it all set up?

    Alternatively, for $10 a month (plus $19.95 to open), Portal will give you
    a login to read news and mail from their system. This is much cheaper, but
    I'd rather do all this from NeXTstep.

    Some of the stuff I've downloaded are all the cnews sources, trn and rn
    from uunet; and NewsGrazer from purdue. (BTW, Grazer is fantastic!) Once
    I get the extended release, will I be able to compile this C code? Are
    there any libraries, etc. I should ftp now?

2.  I have noticed that when you Save in a Print... dialog, the resulting
    PostScript does not include the fonts used. Is there any way to have them
    included? I work at a service bureau, and this is a common way to have
    documents printed, especially from PC's since we do not support any PC
    applications. Without font data, the printer must have (an identical
    version) of the font already downloaded. I can't print my docs on our
    Lino's unless the fonts are included.

3.  Does the extended release include all the sources/binaries/etc. necessary
    to recompile the kernel? I would like to maintain disk quotas on my NeXT
    for my roommates/friends who have logins.

4.  Is there any good BBS software out there for UNIX or NeXTstep? A NeXTstep
    BBS sounds like a good project. Maybe I'll do it once I buy another hard
    disk and get the extended release installed.

5.  I recently saw references to UPS's but cannot find them again. Does anyone
    have any recommendations on manufacturers/models/dealers?

Well, that's all I can think of for now. Many thanks for any info.

Jim


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