AUTHORS: Simtel has moved to Simtel.Net

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3 total messages Started by Keith Petersen Wed, 21 Aug 1996 00:00

#1967

Author: Keith Petersen
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 00:00

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Simtel.Net is an excellent way for authors to distribute their programs
on the Internet.  The MS-DOS, MS-Windows, and Windows 95 collections are
mirrored by sites all over the world, providing exposure to millions of
users on the net.  The repository is also available on CD-ROM for those
who do not have access to the net.

If you would like to upload the latest version of your Shareware,
Freeware, or Public Domain program to Simtel.Net, the new home of the
Simtel collections, please send e-mail to listserv@Simtel.Net with this
command in the body of the message:  get upload.info

To receive the latest list of Simtel.Net mirror sites send e-mail to
listserv@Simtel.Net with this command in the body of the message:
get mirrors.info

If you would like to receive our upload announcements by e-mail please
send a message to listserv@Simtel.Net with this command:  add ms-news

Keith Petersen, General Manager of Simtel(tm)
Simtel.Net is a service mark of Walnut Creek CDROM
Internet: w8sdz@Simtel.Net            http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/
Uucp: uunet!simtel.net!w8sdz           ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet

Re: AUTHORS: Simtel has moved to Simtel.Net

#1968

Author: Joel Rubin
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 00:00

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In article <9608210901.AA11383@Simtel.Net>, w8sdz@Simtel.Net says...
>
>Simtel.Net is an excellent way for authors to distribute their programs
>on the Internet.  The MS-DOS, MS-Windows, and Windows 95 collections are

Just a note--the old Coast (was SimTel) archive still exists at 
ftp.coast.net/Coast and others. I have no interest in either side in this 
unamicable divorce.
-- 
 "The Misinformation Highway Begins Here."
        -- Monty Python Web Site (http://www.pythonline.com)

Re: AUTHORS: Simtel has moved to Simtel.Net

#1969

Author: Tom Lane
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 00:00

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jmrubin@ix.netcom.com (Joel Rubin) writes:
> w8sdz@Simtel.Net says...
>> Simtel.Net is an excellent way for authors to distribute their programs
>> on the Internet.  The MS-DOS, MS-Windows, and Windows 95 collections are

> Just a note--the old Coast (was SimTel) archive still exists at 
> ftp.coast.net/Coast and others. I have no interest in either side in this 
> unamicable divorce.

I'm not too happy about the SimTel mess either, but a couple points are
worth making:

1. Coast.net has dropped the ball pretty badly in terms of maintaining/
updating the archives they've taken over, whereas Keith Petersen has
been his usual efficient self in accepting and filing submissions to
the new simtel.net.  (Yes, I've posted software submissions to both sides
since the breakup.)

2. Keith has been doing the largely-thankless task of archive maintenance,
and doing it well, for more years than most people have been on the net.
The freeware/shareware community owes him a great deal.  Coast.net has
no remotely comparable claim on the loyalties of the community.

I plan to support Keith in this little contretemps, and to send my
future software updates to his archive.  You're free to disagree,
of course, but I suggest you look into the facts and the history.

			regards, tom lane
			organizer, Independent JPEG Group

PS: this is mostly off-topic in the given newsgroups.  For lack of
a better idea, I suggest followups go to comp.archives.msdos.d.

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