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In order to reduce network load, it is recommended that you use the
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Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) host which is located in the
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closest network proximity to your site. Alternatively, you may wish to
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obtain a copy of the CTAN via CD-ROM (see help/CTAN.cdrom for details).
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Known mirrors of the CTAN reside on (alphabetically):
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cis.utovrm.it (Italia) /TeX
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ctan.unsw.edu.au (NSW, Australia) /tex-archive
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dongpo.math.ncu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /tex-archive
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ftp.center.osaka-u.ac.jp (Japan) /CTAN
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ftp.ccu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /pub/tex
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ftp.cdrom.com (West coast, USA) /pub/tex/ctan
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ftp.comp.hkbu.edu.hk (Hong Kong) /pub/TeX/CTAN
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ftp.cs.rmit.edu.au (Australia) /tex-archive
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ftp.cs.ruu.nl (The Netherlands) /pub/tex-archive
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ftp.cstug.cz (The Czech Republic) /pub/tex/CTAN
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ftp.duke.edu (North Carolina, USA) /tex-archive
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ftp.ee.up.ac.za (South Africa) /tex-archive
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ftp.funet.fi (Finland) /pub/TeX/CTAN
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ftp.gwdg.de (Deutschland) /pub/dante
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ftp.jussieu.fr (France) /pub4/TeX/CTAN
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ftp.loria.fr (France) /pub/unix/tex/ctan
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ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de (Deutschland) /pub/tex/mirror/ftp.dante.de
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ftp.nada.kth.se (Sweden) /pub/tex/ctan-mirror
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ftp.rediris.es (Espa\~na) /mirror/tex-archive
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ftp.rge.com (New York, USA) /pub/tex
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ftp.riken.go.jp (Japan) /pub/tex-archive
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ftp.tu-chemnitz.de (Deutschland) /pub/tex
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ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp (Japan) /pub/tex/CTAN
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ftp.uni-augsburg.de (Deutschland) /tex-archive
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ftp.uni-bielefeld.de (Deutschland) /pub/tex
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ftp.unina.it (Italia) /pub/TeX
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ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (Deutschland) /tex-archive (/pub/tex)
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ftp.univie.ac.at (\"Osterreich) /packages/tex
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ftp.ut.ee (Estonia) /tex-archive
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ftpserver.nus.sg (Singapore) /pub/zi/TeX
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kadri.ut.ee (Estonia) /pub/tex
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src.doc.ic.ac.uk (England) /packages/tex/uk-tex
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sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch (Switzerland) /mirror/tex
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sunsite.icm.edu.pl (Poland) /pub/CTAN
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sunsite.queensu.ca (Canada) /pub/tex-archive
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sunsite.unc.edu (North Carolina, USA) /pub/packages/TeX
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wuarchive.wustl.edu (Missouri, USA) /packages/TeX
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ftp.adfa.oz.au (Australia) /pub/tex/ctan
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ftp.fcu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /pub2/tex
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ftp.germany.eu.net (Deutschland) /pub/packages/TeX
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ftp.jaist.ac.jp /pub/TeX/tex-archive
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ftp.uu.net (Virginia, USA) /pub/text-processing/TeX
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nic.switch.ch (Switzerland) /mirror/tex
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sunsite.dsi.unimi.it (Italia) /pub/TeX
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sunsite.snu.ac.kr (Korea) /shortcut/CTAN
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Please send updates to this list to <ctan@urz.uni-heidelberg.de>.
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The participating hosts in the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network are:
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ftp.dante.de (Deutschland)
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-- anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
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-- e-mail via ftpmail@dante.de
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-- Administrator: <ftpmaint@dante.de>
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ftp.tex.ac.uk (England)
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How to get GNU Software by Internet FTP or by UUCP. Last updated 11 June 95.
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* Please send improvements to this file to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu.
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We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without
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any warranty. No author or distributor of this software accepts
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responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for
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whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he
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If you find this file in the Emacs distribution, there is a chance it
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is out of date. If you plan to FTP files from a GNU FTP host, you
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might as well start by FTPing the current version of this file, which
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is `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP'.
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Use the ftp program on your system (ask locally if you can't find it)
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to connect to the host you are ftping from. Unless indicated
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otherwise, login in as user "anonymous", with password: "your e-mail
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address" and set "binary" mode (to transfer all eight bits in each
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* FTPing GNU Software
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** How to FTP GNU Emacs
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If you are on the Internet (see also "** Alternative Internet FTP
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Sources" below), you can at present copy the latest distribution
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version of GNU Emacs from the file /pub/gnu/emacs-M.N.tar on host
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prep.ai.mit.edu (or the file /pub/gnu/emacs-M.N.tar.gz which has been
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run through gzip after tar). M and N stand for version numbers; look
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at a listing of the directory through ftp to see what version is
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available. These files are about 11 and 4 megabytes long,
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respectively. After you unpack the distribution, be sure to look at
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the files README and INSTALL.
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Because of difficulties in transferring large files, sometimes a split
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version of the tar file is created. This would be in a directory
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named /pub/gnu/emacs-M.N.tar-split or perhaps
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/pub/gnu/emacs-M.N.tar.gz-split, containing files of 100000 characters
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each. There is generally no trouble in ftping files of this size.
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They can be combined with cat to make a tar file or compressed tar
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file. If you can't find such files on prep.ai.mit.edu, have a look at
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archive.cis.ohio-state.edu.
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ALWAYS USE BINARY/IMAGE MODE TO TRANSFER THESE FILES!
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Text mode does not work for tar files or compressed files.
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Some ftp'ers have found it necessary for successful file transfer:
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- to explicitly use prep.ai.mit.edu internet address:
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18.159.0.42 (as of 18 June 95)
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Files of differences from previous widely distributed GNU Emacs
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versions to the present version are also available on prep.ai.mit.edu
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under names of the form emacs.diff-OO.OO-NN.NN in directory /pub/gnu.
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These are made with diff -rc2. Sometimes there are versions
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compressed with gzip of these difference files as well; their names
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The Emacs manual in source form is included in the distribution. The
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dvi file produced by TeX is not included, but a copy may be available
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for ftp under the name /pub/gnu/emacs.dvi.
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The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is in a separate file:
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/pub/gnu/elisp-manual-NN.tar.gz
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** VMS FTP sites with GNU Software
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You can anonymously ftp a VMS version of GNU emacs from:
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- ftp.stacken.kth.se:[.GNU-VMS] - GNU Emacs and some other VMS
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ports (and some VMS binaries) of GNU software
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- mango.rsmas.miami.edu has a VMS version of the GCC/G++ compiler.
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Contact angel@flipper.miami.edu (angel li) for details.
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- addvax.llnl.gov - GNU Emacs
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- VMSD.OAC.UCI.EDU - GNU Emacs
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- RIGEL.EFD.LTH.SE [130.235.48.3] - GNU Emacs
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- ctrsci.cc.utah.edu - GNU Emacs - The 00readme.txt file gives details
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- cc.utah.edu [128.110.8.24] - misc. GNU software - user
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anonymous, pass guest. The 00README.txt file gives details.
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** Other GNU Software and How To FTP It
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Other GNU software is available on prep.ai.mit.edu under directory
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/pub/gnu. diff files to convert between versions (like those used for
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GNU Emacs), exist for some of these programs. Some programs have misc
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support files as well. Have a look on prep to see which ones.
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Compressed versions of the tar or diff files are often available
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(indicated by a .gz suffix and made with the `gzip' program). Some of
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this software is in beta test (probably still buggy), and is being
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made available for use by hackers who like to test software.
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The file /pub/gnu/DESCRIPTIONS has a list of the packages distributed
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on prep.ai.mit.edu with a brief description explaining what
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each one can be used for.
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More information about these programs can typically be found in the
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GNU Bulletin. To receive a copy, write to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu.
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** Scheme and How to FTP It
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The latest distribution version of C Scheme is available via anonymous FTP
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from altdorf.ai.mit.edu in /archive/scheme-X.XX/ (where X.XX is some version
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Read the files INSTALL and README in the top level C Scheme directory.
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** TeX and How to Obtain It
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We don't distribute TeX now, but it is free software.
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TeX is a document formatter that is used, among other things, by the FSF
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for all its documentation. You will need it if you want to make printed
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TeX is freely redistributable. You can get it by ftp, tape, or CD/ROM.
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*** For FTP instructions, retrieve the file
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ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/unixtex.ftp. (We don't include it here because it
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changes relatively frequently. Sorry.)
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*** For TeX on a single tape (4mm DAT or QIC-24), ordering information is
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available from unixtex@u.washington.edu. A distribution fee in the area
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of US$210.00 covers administrative costs. Tapes will be available at
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least through summer of 1994.
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*** The FSF hopes soon to distribute tapes of TeX itself, after the
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University of Washington distribution service goes away.
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*** A minimal TeX collection (enough to process Texinfo files, anyway)
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is included on the GNU source CD/ROM. See the file ORDERS in this
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directory for more information.
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** Alternative Internet FTP Sources
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Please do NOT use a site outside your country, until you have checked
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all sites inside your country, and then your continent. Trans-ocean
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TCP/IP links are very expensive and usually very low speed.
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The administrators of louie.udel.edu maintains copies of GNU Emacs.
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The files are available via anonymous ftp under directory ~ftp/gnu.
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Emacs and other GNU programs may be available via anonymous ftp from
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these US sites: ftp.kpc.com/pub/mirror/gnu (Silicon Valley, CA)
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ftp.hawaii.edu/mirrors/gnu, f.ms.uky.edu/pub3/gnu,
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ftp.digex.net/pub/gnu (Internet address 164.109.10.23, nightly full
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mirror, ran by mcguire@digex.net), wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/gnu,
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uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/gnu (Internet address 128.174.5.14, nightly
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full mirror, ran by ftpadmin@uiuc.edu),
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ftp.cs.columbia.edu/archives/gnu/prep, jaguar.utah.edu/gnustuff,
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gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/GNU, labrea.stanford.edu,
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archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu, and ftp.uu.net/archive/systems/gnu.
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And these foreign sites: ftp.cs.ubc.ca/mirror2/gnu (Western Canada,
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daily full mirror, ran by ftp-admin@cs.ubc.ca),
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ftp.inf.utfsm.cl/pub/gnu (Chile 146.83.198.3 nightly full mirror, ran
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by ftp@inf.utfsm.cl), ftp.unicamp.br/pub/gnu (Brazil manual mirror,
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ran by oliva@dcc.unicamp.br), archie.au/gnu (Australia ran by
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gnu@archie.au (archie.oz or archie.oz.au for ACSnet)),
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ftp.technion.ac.il/pub/unsupported/gnu (Israel, daily full mirror, ran
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by ftp-admin), ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/gnu (South Africa),
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ftp.etsimo.uniovi.es/pub/gnu (Spain), ftp.mcc.ac.uk/pub/gnu
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(130.88.203.12 daily full mirror, ran by root@ftp.mcc.ac.uk),
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unix.hensa.ac.uk/mirrors/uunet/systems/gnu, ftp.warwick.ac.uk
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(137.205.192.14 daily full mirror, ran by unixhelp@warwick.ac.uk),
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ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de, ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Germany,
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ran by sunsite@sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de), germany.eu.net
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(Germany, ran by archive-admin@germany.eu.net), isy.liu.se (Sweden,
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ran by ftpadm@isy.liu.se), ftp.stacken.kth.se or
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ftp.luth.se/pub/unix/gnu (Sweden), ftp.sunet.se/pub/gnu (Sweden
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130.238.127.3 daily mirror, ran by archive@ftp.sunet.se (also mirrors
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the Mailing List Archives) ftp.nl.net (Netherlands),
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ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/gnu (Netherlands 131.155.70.100 daily mirror, ran
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by ftp@win.tue.nl), ftp.funet.fi/pub/gnu (Finland 128.214.6.100, ran
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by gnu-adm), ftp.denet.dk (Denmark), ugle.unit.no (Norway
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129.241.1.97), ftp.eunet.ch (Switzerland),
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nic.sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/gnu (Switzerland 193.5.24.1 two*E1
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daily mirror,ran by archive@sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch),
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irisa.irisa.fr/pub/gnu or ftp.univ-lyon1.fr:pub/gnu (ran by
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ftpmaint@ftp.univ-lyon1.fr) (France), ftp.ieunet.ie:pub/gnu (Ireland
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192.111.39.1 weekly mirror, ran by archive@ieunet.ie), archive.eu.net
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(Europe 192.16.202.1), cair-archive.kaist.ac.kr/pub/gnu (Korea
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143.248.186.3, ran by ftpkeeper@cair-archive.kaist.ac.kr),
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ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/mirrors/gnu (Thailand 192.150.251.32 daily
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mirror, ran by ftp@nwg.nectec.or.th),
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tron.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pub/GNU/prep (Japan - ran by
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ftp-admin@tron.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp) or ftp.cs.titech.ac.jp (Japan, ran by
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ftp-admin@cs.titech.ac.jp - nemacs, the japanese port of GNU Emacs, is
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* Getting GNU software in Great Britain
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jpo@cs.nott.ac.uk is willing to distribute those GNU sources he has
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available. The smaller items are available from the info-server (send
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to info-server@cs.nott.ac.uk) the larger items by negotiation. Due to
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communication costs this service is only available within the UK.
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BattenIG@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk (aka
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I.G.Batten@fulcrum.bt.co.uk) is also willing to distribute those GNU
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sources he has. He can also write tapes in qic-21 and qic-24 formats.
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lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk is willing to distribute those GNU sources he has
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along with comp.sources.unix, comp.sources.x, X windows et al. The
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archive, on src.doc.ic.ac.uk in directory /gnu, is available via ftp
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over the Internet (on 146.169.3.7), ftam over IXI, HTTP, FSP, Gopher,
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ftpmail, NFS, Lanmanger over IP, telnet, and uucp. Due to
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communication costs this service is only available within the UK.
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Mail to info-server@doc.ic.ac.uk for details. He can also write sun
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cartridge or exabyte tapes.
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UK sites with just anonymous FTP access are in the above list.
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* Getting GNU software via UUCP
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OSU is distributing via UUCP: most GNU software, MIT C Scheme,
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Compress, News, RN, NNTP, Patch, some Appletalk stuff, some of the
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Internet Requests For Comment (RFC) et al.. See their periodic
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postings on the Usenet newsgroup comp.sources.d for informational
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updates. Current details from <staff@cis.ohio-state.edu> or
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Information on how to uucp some GNU programs is available via
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electronic mail from: uunet!hutch!barber, hqda-ai!merlin, acornrc!bob,
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hao!scicom!qetzal!upba!ugn!nepa!denny, ncar!noao!asuvax!hrc!dan,
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bigtex!james (aka james@bigtex.cactus.org), oli-stl!root,
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src@contrib.de (Germany), toku@dit.co.jp (Japan) and info@ftp.uu.net.
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* If You Like The Software
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If you like the software developed and distributed by the Free
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Software Foundation, please express your satisfaction with a donation.
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Your donations will help to support the Foundation and make our future
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efforts successful, including a complete development and operating
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system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Un*x), which will run Un*x user
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programs. For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us
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at the above address.
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Ordering a distribution tape from the Foundation is often a good
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way to bring your company or university to make a donation.