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BETA TESTERS FOR NEW (FREE) FILE DISTRIBUTION APP WANTED

	R&A Software is planning to release (under the GNU license) a
driver (and for NeXTSTEP also a GUI) that makes it easy to send
files/directories over the net where people have limited links, like
in the case of UUCP links. The package is called "Zend". The software
is in two parts:
	
	1. A driver that will run on any UNIX system.
	(It has been tested on SunOS, Ultrix, NeXTOS and (an old
version of) AIX)
	2. A set of GUI's (currently only NeXTSTEP is supported)

The program will provide easy transferring of files/directories
through e-mail. It is completely automated, but in order to work it
has to be installed on both sides. One needs to be root to install
(since the driver/app is setuid root).

Security has been taking into account. For instance, normally the
received files are delivered in a subdirectory of the home directory
of the receiver, but it can be configured to receive on the spool disk
(to prevent flooding the user disk). One can set limits on the size of
transfers in all directions and in both compressed size (mail size)
and real size. One can explicitely exclude or include users and
systems that are allowed to send and receive. Data is only transferred
after a check that the receiver has the program installed and will
accept the result. Etc.

Since the program is setuid root, more people should have a look at it
before it goes out, since I don't want any security leak the moment
the app is distributed officially.

The app/driver is software under the GNU license and comes of course
with the sources. The NeXTSTEP GUI plus a NeXT specific installation
((using netinfo) will be available as a separate package.

Beta testers are needed. Preferred beta sites will include
	- Other OS's (like SysV, Ultrix, SunOS etc).
	- A UUCP mail link to the internet.

Beta testers will receive the package through e-mail in
compressed/tar/uuencoded/split form.

More info:
	gerben@rna.indiv.nluug.nl


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