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Conference hydra::amiga_v1

Title:AMIGA NOTES
Notice:Join us in the *NEW* conference - HYDRA::AMIGA_V2
Moderator:HYDRA::MOORE
Created:Sat Apr 26 1986
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1992
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5378
Total number of notes:38326

4836.0. "AB20 ?." by VIVIAN::D_VISTUER () Fri Jun 21 1991 08:57

    I recently came across a file on TAPE::AMIGA:[UPLOAD] called 
    AB20_FILES.LIS .
    It seems to contain a list of files. However, I have some questions
    about AB20.
    
    What is AB20 ?. Where is it ?. Can I copy Files from it ?, etc.
    
    Any help will be appreciated.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Dave V.
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4836.1Maybe...BAHTAT::FORCE4::hiltonHow's it going royal ugly dudes?Fri Jun 21 1991 10:406
I believe AB20 is THE amiga machine on usenet, but I'm not 100% sure!

do a dir/title=ftp for details on how to access it. There are various
usenet readers around. I use vnews. I'll post the get-vnews.com if required!

Greg
4836.2CLO::COBURNGrowing older, but not up...Fri Jun 21 1991 16:5315
    AB20 is a NASA owned system that is acting as a repository for Amiga
    Freely Distributable software (also it is the archive for
    comp.binaries.amiga and comp.source.amiga news groups). The fully
    qualified name is ab20.????.nasa.gov (I forget which location - anyone
    have the complete name?)
    
    You (or anyone in DEC) can use the FTPMAIL utility to get files that
    are available for anonymous FTP. Send VAXmail to DECWRL::FTPMAIL with
    the subject and first line in the mail message as HELP (only one of
    these is required but I forget which one). 
    
    Also, please follow advice in .1 about checking out other notes on FTP
    before trying this - it may save a lot of confusion.
    
    John
4836.3ab20.larc.nasa.govDECWET::DAVISyou always get what you deserveFri Jun 21 1991 19:542
    ab20.larc.nasa.gov