From: bruce grubb <72130.3557@compuserve.com>
This is a update {Aug 1,1994} to Mike Gleason's ftp list {He gave me permision to continue it}. It lists a good number of mac anonymous ftp sites with notes on some and a little blurb on how to use anonymous ftp. Must be in Monaco 9 {or PC equivalent} to be readable.
blurb ends, report commences ...
Revisions posted monthly to the USENET newsgroups comp.sys.mac.comm, comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.apps, and comp.sys.mac.games.
Archived on sumex-aim.stanford.edu, mac.archive.umich.edu and their mirrors via e-mail to macgifts@sumex-aim.stanford.edu {see sumex-aim.stanford.edu note for details}. Also archived as a .sit file on Compuserve {Internet Forum} and AOL.
The concept for this document is copyrighted 1991 by Mike Gleason with permission to Bruce Grubb for alterations, but may be freely distributed and archived.
Please send newly discovered macintosh sites (with IP numbers and directories to check if possible), bug fixes, and comments to:
Internet: BruceG6069@aol.com
AOL: BruceG6069
{AOL can only handle <30K e-mail so keep messages short}
The first column of stuff in the data below is the site name. Usually you can just run ftp and type open and then the site name. But some computers don't like the names (or don't have all of them) and prefer the next column of stuff, the IP addresses. If you try the open command with the IP number and it doesn't bite, it isn't gonna work. Most mac ftp sites have encoded their files with BinHex 4.0 which end in the suffix ".hqx". To decode these files, you can just download them to your mac, and use Compact Pro or Stuffit to decode them. THEN, you will need to decompress them. Stuffit files end in ".sit" while Compact Pro files end in ".cpt" but you will probably only want to use Stuffit as it can decompress both formats. When ftp prompts you for a username and password, send "anonymous" as the username, and your email address as the password, for Mike Gleason it would be mgleason@cse.unl.edu. Here's a sample ftp session:
% ftp ftp> open sumex-aim.stanford.edu Connected to sumex-aim.stanford.edu. 220 sumex-aim FTP server (SunOS 4.0/3) ready. Name (sumex-aim.stanford.edu:mgleason): anonymous Password (sumex-aim.stanford.edu:anonymous): mgleason@cse.unl.edu 331 Guest login ok, send mail address (user@host) as password. 230 Guest connection 17 (of 25) accepted, access restrictions apply. ftp> cd info-mac ftp> get ./help/recent-files.txt recentFiles ftp> get ./game/cumulonimbus.hqx cn.hqx ftp> quit % sz cn.hqx
Keep in mind that some sites may disenable the anonymous login for a while: during certain hours of the day, for maintainance reasons, or due to too much heavy traffic {ftp.apple.com and sumex-aim.stanford.edu do this every now and then, for example}. Most will tell you the reason for refusing anonymous login, but a few will say nothing more than "User anonymous unknown". Keep this in mind when a site on this list results in "User anonymous unknown" or "connection refused".
If you want to read a file on a remote site, but don't want download it, quit ftp, page the file, then restart ftp, try "get myfile.txt -" and ftp will dump the file to your terminal. Also exploit ftp's pipe and shell abilities, like "get myfile.txt |more" will do the same as above, except using "more" to page the file.
If you need to know the IP address of an ftp site, a common unix program called "nslookup" can help. With some versions, "nslookup ftp.apple.com" would spit out "130.43.2.3." The reverse is also true, "nslookup 130.43.2.3" would print out "ftp.apple.com." Normally nslookup on an IP address just verifies the address as valid and to do a reverse lookup you must reverse the address and use the in-addr.arpa domain with the lookup type set to "ANY."
Most files you'll get off ftp are in that pain in the butt format, binhex. Mike Gleason usually downloaded to his unix box, and then used an immensely useful utility called "mcvert" to de-binhex them there. Not only is this faster, but it doesn't tie up your own CPU :-) Stop over to sumex {info-mac/cmp directory} and grab it. After mcvert'ing files, they'll turn into files with ".bin" suffix on them, meaning they are in MacBinary format, and ready to download.
CAUTION: Do _not_ confuse .z {gzip} with .Z {format that gzip is aimed at replacing}. These are totally _different_ unix compression formats and in an effort to prevent further confusion gzip files are now supposed to use the .gz extension.
WARNING: make sure that the communication program is in BINARY mode or downloading of ".bin" and "unpacked" programs won't work. For example, Kermit's binary mode on some Unix machines is accessed by typing 'kermit -i' at the promt. BINARY mode is also called IMAGE mode.
Here's a handy chart to keep track which programs unmangle which formats:
unix .gz/.z .uu/
Macintosh .cpt .sit .hqx .bin .zip .dd .lzh .Z {gzip} .tar .arc .uue
Stuffit Expander* D D D D
w/ DSEE* D X X X D D D D D
StuffIt Lite** D X X X
w/ translators** D X X X D X X D X
StuffIt Deluxe** D X X X D X X D X
SITcomm*** D X X X D ? X X D X
ArcMac X
BinHex 4.0 X
BinHex 5.0 X X
Compact Pro X D/N X
DDExpand 4.0 D D
Disk Doubler D X
MacCompress X
MacGzip X X
MacLHA X
SunTar 2.0b12 X X X D
Tar 4.0b X
UnZip D
UU Lite X
UUTool X
ZipIt X
Other unix .gz/.z .uu/
computers .cpt .sit .hqx .bin .zip .dd .lzh .Z {gzip} .tar .arc .uue
mcvert (unix) X X
PKZIP (DOS) X
unpack (unix) D X/?
unsitins.exe D
N = Cannot decode .sit dlx files
D = Decode only
X = Encode and decode
.sit refers to both 1.5 and dlx. Otherwise a '/' is used {1.5/dlx}.
.pit - old commpression format {~1989} created by PackIt programs that has
been replaced by .sit. In general, a program that handles .sit files can
unmangle .pit files as well.
.sea - decompresses itself and needs no external programs.
.tgz - another name for .tar.z {do not confuse with .tar.Z}.
* DropStuff with Expander Enhancer is an addon for Stuffit Expander.
Wait for the 3.5.1 version. Avoid 3.5B and 3.5 because they will stop
working on Aug 16, 1994.
** Stuffit Deluxe translators can be used with Stuffit Lite. Current
versions are 3.0.7 as of this writing.
*** SITcomm is communications program from Aladdin that uses the Stuffit
translators.
Special note: .hqx and .uu files are the ONLY files that can be downloaded in ASCII mode; all others must be downloaded in BINARY mode for the file to decompress properly. Otherwise you will get errors like "unreadable file" or "file is corrupt" when you try to decompress them.
These sites have many mac files, and are still getting new ones:
dipmat.unife.it 192.167.208.253 See Note 1
ezinfo.ethz.ch 129.132.2.72 ./mac 2
ftp.apple.com 130.43.2.3 /dts 3
ftp.austin.apple.com 17.127.4.50 /Apple.Support.Area {see note} 4
ftp.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.5.59 /mac/MUG 5
ftp.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 /pub/mac 6
ftp.luth.se 130.240.18.2 /pub/mac
ftp.support.apple.com 130.43.6.3 See Note 7
irisa.irisa.fr 131.254.254.2 /News/comp.binaries.mac 8
mirror.archive.umich.edu 141.211.32.2 /mac 9
nic.switch.ch 130.59.1.40 /software/mac 10
sumex-aim.stanford.edu 36.44.0.6 /info-mac {see mirrors & note} 11
These sites are home to a few specific file(s) or file types:
abs.apple.com 130.43.1.101 /abs /pub (apple, MAE)
alfred.ccs.carleton.ca 134.117.1.1 /pub/pov-ray (PoV-Ray)
archives.math.utk.edu 128.169.202.163 /mac (Mathematics) 12
arthur.cs.purdue.edu 128.10.2.1 /pub/trinkle (mac32.tar.Z)
atlas.chem.utah.edu 128.110.196.10 /topsoft (Programming?}
aux.support.apple.com 130.43.6.2 / (A/UX stuff)
bert.cs.byu.edu 128.187.2.20 /NCSA_Telnet (BYU's version)
biom3.univ-lyon1.fr 134.214.100.42 /pub (MacMul, GraphMu)
boombox.micro.umn.edu 128.101.95.95 /pub (gopher, POPmail, more)
brownvm.brown.edu 128.148.128.40 / (tn3270, term, lpr)
cambridge.apple.com 198.112.73.3 /pub {Mac Common LISP}
cassandra.ucr.edu 138.23.90.119 /pub/apple2 (][+ emulator)
cecelia.media.mit.edu 18.85.0.104 /pub (CSound)
chook.cs.adelaide.edu.au 129.127.8.8 /pub/VHDL-Cookbook
cs.orst.edu 128.193.32.1 /pub/mac (lab-logger)
cs.rice.edu 128.42.1.30 /public/mac (Eudora; Telebite)
csd4.csd.uwm.edu 129.89.7.4 /pub/mac (StuffIt, Gatekeeper, Old)
d31rz0.stanford.edu 36.76.0.151 /Igor (Igor demos, utilities)
devtools.symantec.com 155.64.82.86 /ftp/Macintosh (Symantec)
evolution.uh.edu 129.7.1.16? /pub/gene-server/mac (Science)
fiji.wri.com 140.177.10.76 /pub (Mathematica)
ftp-boi.external.hp.com 192.6.71.2 /pub (HP)
ftp.acns.nwu.edu 129.105.16.52 /pub/disinfectant (Disinf HQ) 13
ftp.adobe.com 130.248.1.4 /pub/adobe (Abobe)
ftp.amug.org 165.247.10.2 /pub/newton (newton)
ftp.att.com 192.20.239.133 /pub/afterdark (programmer's list)
ftp.cambridge.apple.com ??? /pub
ftp.cayman.com 143.137.1.2 /pub (GatorBox stuff)
ftp.cc.purdue.edu 128.210.10.6 /pub/mac (RevRdist)
ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca 130.179.16.24 /Mac-Develop/Newton/Incoming
ftp.csua.berkeley.edu 128.32.149.19 /pub/jwang (compatibility/AV info)
ftp.dartmouth.edu 129.170.16.54 /pub/mac (Dartmouth XCMDs, etc)
ftp.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at 140.78.3.8 /pub/mac/system
ftp.embl-heidelberg.de 192.54.41.33 /pub/software/mac (molecular biology)
ftp.radius.com 140.82.20.1 /pub/radius/software/mac (radius)
ftp.gte.com 132.197.8.2 /pub/chuck (Chassis, sample code)
ftp.gsfc.nasa.gov 140.78.3.8 /mac (MacSecure.3.1.hqx)
ftp.imag.fr 129.88.32.1 /pub/Cabri, /archive/macintosh 14
ftp.novell.com 137.65.1.3 /pub2/MAC (Novell)
ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu 141.142.20.50 /Mac (NCSA Telnet, etc) 15
ftp.primate.wisc.edu 144.92.43.11 /pub/mac (TransSkel & misc) 16
ftp.psi.com 136.161.128.3 /wp (PSIWP, an X.500 client)
ftp.qualcomm.com 192.35.156.5 / (Eudora)
ftp.sri.ucl.ac.be 130.104.1.1 /pub (network, French versions)
ftp.stolaf.edu 130.71.128.9 /pub/macpsych (psychology)
ftp.utas.edu.au 131.217.10.1 /mac (Mews)
ftp.uu.net 192.48.96.9 /languages/abc (ABC prog lang) 17
ftp.wimsey.com ??? /pub/mac (Internet communications)
gaea.kgs.ukans.edu 129.237.140.40 / (scripting)
geom.umn.edu 128.101.25.35 /stuff/snappea/mac (Snap pea)
hensel.mathp6.jussieu.fr 134.157.51.2 /dist/pari/mac (pari/Math)
hobbes.lbl.gov 128.3.12.38 /pub/mac (Radiance)
jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov 128.183.44.1 /pub/aux (A/UX)
ics.uci.edu 128.195.1.1 /mac/think-c 18
iraun1.ira.uka.de 129.13.10.90 /pub/mac (SingleShare,NewsView)
linc.cis.upenn.edu 130.91.6.8 /pub/NH3.0/mac (Mac NetHack!)
microlib.cc.utexas.edu 128.83.186.13 /microlib/mac (Gatekeeper HQ) 19
midway.uchicago.edu 128.135.12.73 /pub/OzTex
mojo.ots.utexas.edu 128.83.185.16 /pub/slip/mac/ncsa SLIP telnet
mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu ??? /etext (Project Gutenberg)
munnari.oz.au 128.250.1.21 /mac (CAP, Multigate stuff) 20
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov 130.14.25.1 /entrez 21
neptune.ethz.ch 129.132.101.33 /Oberon/MacII, /XYZ 22
newton.uiowa.edu 128.255.63.55 /pub/newton (newton)
novamail.cerl.uiuc.edu 128.174.180.9 /pub/lime (Lime demo, for MIDI)
oddjob.uchicago.edu 128.135.4.2 /pub/MAC/Yerk
otter.stanford.edu 36.21.0.104 /mma, /mac (Mathematica)
pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu 128.146.37.18 /mac (LabanWriter)
rascal.ics.utexas.edu 128.83.138.20 /mac/virus (Antivirals) 23
rever.nmsu.edu ??? /pub/macfaq 24
ruunfs.fys.ruu.nl 131.211.32.68 /pub/vtools [vs2ps, vs2ris]
sol.bucknell.edu 134.82.1.8 /pub/mac (Excalibur, Gatekeeper}
spider.navsses.navy.mil 157.187.16.101 / (pictures, sounds, SimCity 2000)
ssyx.ucsc.edu 128.114.133.1 /pub/mac (HyperUnix, ClientDA)
statlab.uni-heidelberg.de 129.206.113.100 /pub/network (NetWork stuff)
tau.sm.luth.se 130.240.0.3 /pub/mac/nisus (macros, etc)
terminator.cc.umich.edu 141.211.164.8 /x500 (maX.500 white pages)
walrus.wr.usgs.gov 130.118.7.254 /pub/mac (Geology)
zippy.nimh.nih.gov 128.231.98.32 /pub/nih-image (NIH-Image)
These sites are shadow/mirror archives (the same stuff) of something else:
anl.anl.fr 192.54.179.1 /pub/mac/umich 7
archie.au 139.130.4.6 /micros/mac [sumex, umich]
archive.orst.edu 128.193.4.2 /pub/mirrors/archive.umich.edu
cnuce_arch.cnr.it 131.114.1.10 /pub/info-mac [sumex]
daemon.ncsa.uiuc.edu 141.142.22.33 /Info-Mac-Binaries
ftp.amug.org 165.247.10.2 /pub/info-mac [sumex]
ftp.center.osaka-u.ac.jp 133.1.4.10 /info-mac [sumex]
ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de 130.149.17.7 /pub/mac [sumex] 25
ftp.edu.tw 140.111.1.10 /Macintosh/info-mac
ftp.fenk.wau.nl 137.224.129.4 /pub/mac/info-mac [sumex]
ftp.gsfc.nasa.gov 128.183.10.134 /mac.dir [dftsrv.gov]
ftp.hawaii.edu 128.171.44.70 /mirrors/info-mac [sumex]
ftp.ibp.fr 132.227.60.2 /pub/mac/info-mac
ftp.iij.ad.jp 192.244.176.50 /pub/info-mac [sumex]
ftp.inter.spin.ad.jp 165.76.8.4 /pub/Mac/Merit.mirror
ftp.jyu.fi 130.234.1.1 /info-mac [sumex]
ftp.loria.fr 152.81.10.10 /pub/mac:umich
ftp.lth.se 130.235.20.3 /mac [sumex] 26
ftp.nus.sg 137.132.9.11 /pub/zk/mac [sumex, 14 day delay]
ftp.rrzn.uni-hannover.de 130.75.2.2 /ftp1/mac, pub/info-mac [sumex]
ftp.sunet.se 130.238.127.3 /pub/mac [sumex, umich] 27
ftp.switch.ch 130.59.1.40 /mirror/info-mac [sumex]
ftp.technion.ac.il 132.68.1.10 /pub/unsupported/mac [sumex,umich]
ftp.u-tokyo.ac.jp 130.69.254.254 /pub/info-mac [sumex]
ftp.uni-kl.de 131.246.9.95 /pub/info-mac [sumex, partial]
ftp.uni-paderborn.de 131.234.2.32 /mac
ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 129.69.8.13 /soft/mac [sumex, partial]
ftp.univie.ac.at 131.130.1.4 /mac/info-mac [sumex]
ftp.ucs.ubc.ca 137.82.27.62 /pub/mac/info-mac [sumex]
ftp.uu.net 192.48.96.9 /archive/systems/mac/info-mac
ftp.uwtc.washington.edu 128.95.202.40 /pub/Macintosh [collection]
ftphost.aukuni.ac.nz 130.216.1.5 /mac [sumex] 28
garbo.uwasa.fi 128.214.87.1 /mac [funet]
giza.cis.ohio-state.edu 128.146.8.61 /pub/oztex [midway]
grind.isca.uiowa.edu 128.255.200.3 /mac [sumex, umich] 29
imftp.mgt.ncu.edu.tw 140.115.83.90 /pub/mac/info-mac [sumex]
jyu.fi 128.214.7.5 /maclib [sumex]
king.ncb.gov.sg 160.96.3.121 /sumex
mirror.archive.umich.edu Special see mac.archive.umich.edu note 9
mrcnext.cso.uiuc.edu 128.174.201.12 /pub/mac; /pub/info-mac [sumex]
nctuccca.edu.tw 192.83.166.10 /Macintosh/umich-mac [umich]
nic.switch.ch 130.59.1.40 /mirror/info-mac [sumex] 8
nic.switch.ch 130.59.1.40 /mirror/Oberon/MacII [MacOberon] 8
oswego.oswego.edu 129.3.1.1 /pub/mac [collection]
proper.com 165.227.25.1 /mac/general [sumex]
ricevm1.rice.edu 128.42.30.2 /[NA, email/Bitnet]
shark.mel.dit.csiro.au 144.110.16.11 /info-mac [sumex]
src.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.10 /computing/systems/mac/info-mac 30
155.198.1.40
utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp 133.11.11.11 /Mac, /Mac/info-mac [sumex]
watmsg.waterloo.edu 129.97.129.9 /pub/oztex [midway]
wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /systems/mac {See note} 31
These sites have a lot of files, but do not get much new:
f.ms.uky.edu 128.163.128.6 /pub/mac [sumex <02/21/93] ftp.bio.indiana.edu 129.79.224.50 / (large science archive) 33 impaqt1.mem.drexel.edu 129.25.10.1 /pub/files/mac joker.optics.rochester.edu 128.151.240.1 /Sounds, /mac kth.se 130.237.72.201 /macintosh mcsun.eu.net 192.16.202.1 /comp/mac merlin.cs.purdue.edu 128.10.2.3 /pub/mac oak.oakland.edu 141.210.10.117 /pub2/macintosh plains.nodak.edu 134.129.111.64 /pub/mac/pub pomme.src.umd.edu 128.8.111.252 /info-mac [sumex <02/20/93] 34 ra.nrl.navy.mil 128.60.0.21 /MacSciTech
Current archie servers (as of Nov 19, 1993):
archie.ac.il 132.65.6.15 Israel archie.ans.net 147.225.1.10 ANS, New York, USA archie.au 139.130.4.6 Deakin University, Geelong,Australia archie.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.11.3 Imperial College, London, UK archie.edvz.uni-linz.ac.at 140.78.3.8 Austria archie.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 FUnet, Helsinki, Finland archie.internic.net 198.48.45.10 NJ, USA archie.kr 128.134.1.1 Korea archie.luth.se 130.240.18.4 Sweden archie.ncu.edu.tw 140.115.19.24 Taiwanese server archie.rediris.es 130.206.1.2 Spain archie.rutgers.edu 128.6.18.15 Piscataway, New Jersey, USA archie.sogang.ac.kr 163.239.1.11 Korean server archie.sura.net 128.167.254.179 SURAnet, College Park, Maryland, USA archie.switch.ch 139.59.1.40 SWITCH, Zurich, Switzerland archie.th-darmstadt.de 1130.83.22.60 Germany archie.unipi.it 131.114.21.10 Italy archie.univie.ac.at 131.130.1.23 Austria archie.unl.edu 129.93.1.14 Lincoln, Nebraska, USA archie.uqam.ca 132.208.250.10 Canada archie.wide.ad.jp 133.4.3.6 Japan archie.nz 130.195.9.4 New Zealand serverNote: "If you're on the Internet, you can "telnet [site name]" and login in as "archie", at which point you'll get basic directions and pointers to other Archie machines." (TidBITS#130; Gateways 1: Internet)
Notes on some of the above sites:
1. dipmat.unife.it (192.167.208.253) "/* Dipmat files/Software Macintosh"
Reasonablly large site with a good selection of software. "It contains
a small, but rather up-to-date collection of essential Macintosh software,
a scientific bibliography (mainly mathematics, but also, for example,
files about Mensa and gifted children), some local stuff."
(ESG%IFEUNIV.bitnet@icineca.cineca.it). Its only problem is that spaces
are used and so directory and file names MUST be in "...", otherwise
command failed (Directory not found), or command failed (file not found)
will result.
2. ezinfo.ethz.ch (129.132.2.72) ./mac
While ezinfo is primarily a BBS for Users in Switzerland and Europe, this
host also provides anonymous FTP and DECNET access to its archives.
Preferrably use night hours as the BBS is heavily used by local users
during daytime hours. Guests can only see 50% of the menus on the BBS.
The Macintosh files are taken from comp.binaries.mac, with local
uploads now and then. Recent files are stored in ./mac/news/ for one
month before being redistributed in their respective directories.
HOW TO UPLOAD: mail .hqx files to danny@ezinfo.ethz.ch
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
RECENT FILES: see above.
HELP: eis_manager@ezinfo.ethz.ch
3. ftp.apple.com (130.43.2.3) /dts
Replacing apple.com {apple.apple.com} (130.43.2.2) this is Apple's
official ftp site to supply the world with System software {up to 7.0.1
that is}, utilities, technical notes, sample source code, press release
archives, and developer tools. Callers outside America are restricted
to what they can download. :-(
"Failure to maintain a reasonable load on this machine could result in
this archive being pulled from the Internet, or, at a minimum, a nasty
disk crash that could keep this site down for an extended period of time."
(READ.ME file)
ALL FILES: /dts/help/dir-files-all
RECENT FILES: /dts/help/dir-files-recent
HELP: /help, or mail mjohnson@apple.com.
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
4. ftp.austin.apple.com (17.127.4.50) /Apple.Support.Area/Apple.SW.Updates
This is one of Apples' "seeding" sites. Most of the software is in the
/Apple.Support.Area/Apple.SW.Updates directory. As with ftp.apple.com
callers outside America are restricted as to what they can download.
5. ftp.cso.uiuc.edu (128.174.5.59) /mac/MUG
Old name ux1.cso.uiuc.edu. A local user group has been kind enough to
store copies of it's disk collection here. There is a massive amount of
material to download. New disks have started appearing again, too. Too
bad the index files aren't updated regularly; it's a shame to download
entire disks, not knowing what's on them. It also wastes internet
bandwidth.
ALL FILES: /mac/MUG/0Biglist.MUG
HELP: /mac/MUG/0README.MUG
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
6. ftp.funet.fi (128.214.6.100) /pub/mac
A very large European site that shadows Sumex-aim and gets its own
original files sometimes. Non-Europeans shouldn't call often, to keep
costs down. It also serves as an European archie host (archie.funet.fi).
ALL FILES: /pub/mac/_file.lst
RECENT FILES: /pub/mac/ChangeLog
HELP: /pub/mac/HELP
HOW TO UPLOAD: Use ftp to put files into /pub/mac/incoming.
TRANSFER MODE: Use BINARY (IMAGE).
7. ftp.support.apple.com (130.43.6.3) "/pub/Apple SW Updates"
AppleLink and E-World {Apple SW Updates} mirror. "Since this is a real
mirror copy of the archive on AppleLink you may encounter some interesting
directory and file names. To get around these intersting names simply use
quotes ("") to encapsulate the path. You may also run into another
problem with non-printable (>ascii 127) characters in filenames. Use mget
Mac* to retrieve a file that starts with Mac and also contains
non-printable and thus non-typeable characters."
(brooks@ftp.support.apple.com (Kevin Brooks))
I assume that as is the case with ftp.apple.com callers outside America
are restricted as to what they can download.
8. irisa.irisa.fr (131.254.2.3) /News/comp.binaries.mac
They keep archives of the postings to the comp.binaries.mac newsgroup.
The files all stored in one huge directory, so instead of doing an 'ls',
get the index file to look at offline.
ALL FILES: /News/comp.binaries.mac/index
HOW TO UPLOAD: Post to the comp.binaries.mac USENET group.
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
9. mac.archive.umich.edu (141.211.32.2) /mac
This big site has a large number of files, many of them unique. There are
many outline fonts, mostly Adobe type 1's, and a few type 3's and
TrueType. About the only gripe I have is the tremendous number of
subdirectories, e.g. /mac/system.extensions/font/adobe.type.three... but
that's a small price to pay for the work they've put in for us leeches :-)
mirror.archive.umich.edu is a special pointer to the U.S. mirrors of
mac.archive.umich.edu and will connect you to one of them randomly.
ALL FILES: /mac/00help/index.txt
RECENT FILES: /mac/00help/newfiles.txt
IN QUEUE: Look in the /mac/incoming directory.
HELP: /mac/00help
HOW TO UPLOAD: ftp-put files in the /mac/incoming directory or
e-mail to macgifts@mac.archive.umich.edu
{e-mail results in crossposting to other archives}
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII for .hqx files, BINARY for everything else.
10. nic.switch.ch (130.59.1.40) /software/mac /mirror/info-mac
/mirror/umich-mac /mirror/Oberon/MacII
A pretty large European site. It is a server for academic and research
users primarily in Switzerland, but also for the ones in Europe and the
rest of the world.
There is also an interactive browsing mode available via the SWITCHinfo
telnet access to nic.switch.ch with login name 'info', no password
required. A HyperCard stack offers similar access facilities in a
Macintosh way, it can be found in /software/mac/SWITCHinfo.
In /software/mac/src is a unique collection of Macintosh software that
comes with freely redistributable sources.
ALL FILES: /0overview/ls-lR (very large, > 3 MBytes!)
RECENT FILES: /0overview/new-files
HELP: /0README or mail to switchinfo@switch.ch
11. sumex-aim.stanford.edu (36.44.0.6) /info-mac
The king of macintosh ftp sites. If you want your uploads to get a wide
distribution, this is the place to send them to. They also have their own
message "list", the info-mac digests which is handy for those who don't
have USENET access.
"We ask that you use our mirrors INSTEAD OF our server, because the load
there now makes it difficult for us to manage the archive!"
(Info-Mac Archive Mirror Sites)
ALL FILES: /info-mac/help/all-files.txt
RECENT FILES: /info-mac/help/recent-files.txt
HELP: Look in the /info-mac/help directory, read 'em all.
HOW TO UPLOAD: email posts or files to info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu
emailing to macgifts@mac.archive.umich.edu also works
as does macgifts@sumex-aim.stanford.edu.
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
12. archives.math.utk.edu (128.169.202.163) /mac
A site for shareware and public domain software suitable for use in
mathematics education at the college and university level. Both anonymous
ftp and gopher access are supported (gopher using port 70). Gopher access
also supports WAIS searching of abstracts as well as numerous gopher links
to other sites of mathematical interest.
13. ftp.acns.nwu.edu (129.105.113.52 129.105.49.1) /pub
The headquarters of John Norstad's excellent anti-virus program,
Disinfectant {/pub/disinfectant}. Other interesting /pub directories
are: /pub/newswatcher; /pub/nupop; and /pub/ph.
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
14. ftp.imag.fr (129.88.32.1) /pub/Cabri, /archive/macintosh
Not only is this the home of the CABRI (graph, geometry) software, but
they are also nice enough to keep the most recent uploads to
comp.binaries.mac, in MacBinary format (yay!). It is recommened that
CABRI be retrieved from wuarchive.wustl.edu
TRANSFER MODE: Use BINARY (IMAGE).
15. ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu (141.142.20.50) /Mac
Also know as zaphod.ncsa.uiuc.edu. NCSA keeps Telnet, ContigAsm,
Contour, DataScope, GelReader, HypercardAnimator, NCSA Image,
Import2HDF, Layout, & PalEdit here.
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
16. ftp.primate.wisc.edu (144.92.43.11) /pub/mac
Contains some programs by Paul DuBois, and a few other utilities: BlobMgr,
FaceLift, Grep, TransSkel,ZoomIdle, MakeWrite, SicnEdit, gnome, and
psuedo-fpu.
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
17. ftp.uu.net (192.48.96.9) /languages/abc
You can find a mac version of the ABC programming language here, and also
a macintosh version of STDWIN as /amiga-sources/stdwin/mac.tar.Z. UUNet
also archives huge amounts of other material, like USENET news, GNU stuff,
bsd sources, internet specs, popular unix packages, and bug fixes.
ALL FILES: /index/master.Z, /index/master-time.Z
RECENT FILES: /index/changes.week.Z, /index/changes.day.1.Z
IN QUEUE: /index/incoming.Z
HELP: /help, /index/README
HOW TO UPLOAD: /tmp
TRANSFER MODE: Use BINARY.
18. ics.uci.edu (128.195.1.1) /mac/think-c
Home of the Think C mailing list. You'll find a bunch of Think Class
Library stuff here, along with general Think C code, interfaces, and
updaters. Read all the README files in /mac/think-c for more info (and
how to get on the mailing list).
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
19. microlib.cc.utexas.edu (128.83.186.13) /microlib/mac
University of Texas at Austin Computation Center's Macintosh software
archive, and headquarters of Chris Johnson's anti-virus utility
Gatekeeper. Has an editorial policy on what programs it accepts.
You can also subscribe to their mailing list (email to
chrisj@emx.utexas.edu or chrisj@mail.utexas.edu and ask) to get
informed when new additions arrive {chrisj@mail.utexas.edu is faster.}
ALL FILES: /microlib/mac/file-list.txt
RECENT FILES: Get the file called "Update-[date]" in /microlib/mac.
HOW TO UPLOAD: email to macgifts@mac.archive.umich.edu
{this also results in cross-posting to other archives.}
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
20. munnari.oz.au (128.250.1.21) /mac
Home of Webster Multiport Gateway tools, and other mac networking goodies,
like Columbia Appletalk Package, Timelord, & Messages.
TRANSFER MODE: Use BINARY.
21. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (130.14.25.1) /entrez
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) developed and
supports a public domain program named Entrez (pronounced "ON-tray") for
browsing a comprehensive set of DNA and protein sequence databases and a
subset of the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE bibliographic
database. NetEntrez {freely available program available here} can be used
to access the Entrez network service provided by the NCBI. NetEntrez has
no access charges and does not use a CD-ROM drive. For users without
Internet connectivity, ordering information for Entrez CD-ROM
subscriptions is posted there, too.
(gish@host.nlm.nih.gov (Warren Gish))
HELP: Contact info@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
22. neptune.ethz.ch (129.132.101.33) /Oberon/MacII
Here you can findMacOberon compiler, andGeometry program XYZ GeoBench.
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
23. rascal.ics.utexas.edu (128.83.138.20) /mac
The definitive anti-viral support site as well as the archive site for
MacLayers, DialScript, and comp.sys.mac.announce.
24 rever.nmsu.edu (???) /pub/macfaq
This archive contains almost all freely distributable software mentioned
in the FAQ lists for comp.sys.mac.misc, comp.sys.mac.system and
comp.sys.mac.apps. (eharold@corona.sunspot.noao.edu (Elliotte Harold))
25. ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de (130.149.17.7) /pub/mac
Also called 'quepasa.cs.tu-berlin'. FTP-Users can get folders with 'get
folder.tar' and get files/folers compressed 'get file.Z/get folder.tar.Z'
TRANSFER MODE: Use BINARY.
Mail-Server: mail-server@cs.tu-berlin.de
26. ftp.lth.se (130.235.20.3) /mac
This is a European sumex shadow that has superseded sics.se. Due to
people using the site as a gif trading post the ftp upload has been
eliminted.
HOW TO UPLOAD: email files to Peter.Moller@dna.lth.se
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
27. ftp.sunet.se (130.238.127.3) /pub/mac
In addition to mirroring both Info-mac {/pub/mac/info-mac} and Umich
{/pub/mac/mirror-umich} this Sweden archive has large amounts of DOS,
Windows and UNIX files.
INFO: 'arkiv-underh' in the root directory {in Swedish, I think}
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII for .hqx files, BINARY for everything else.
28. ftphost.aukuni.ac.nz (130.216.1.5) /mac
A shadow archive intended for folks in and around New Zealand.
ALL FILES: /mac/README
RECENT FILES: /mac/NEWFILES.TXT
HELP: Mail Andrew Knox at macftp@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz.
HOW TO UPLOAD: macftp@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
29. grind.isca.uiowa.edu (128.255.200.3) /mac
The Iowa Student Computing Association filesystem, five gigabytes and
growing! In addition to FTP it also has telnet downloading interface
(Zmodem, NetZmodem, Kermit, Xmodem, FTP) with search, new_files, and
batch downloading, login as 'iscabbs'. ISCA also has one of the largest
Internet BBS's at bbs.isca.uiowa.edu, they support over 200 users online
at once.
Coming soon: PANDA, the information arcade message system. A quantum
leap beyond the ordinary BBS experience.
TRANSFER MODE: Use BINARY. (MacBinary format)
30. src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.10) /computing/systems/mac/info-mac
A London based Info-mac & umich {packages/mac/umich} shadow.
Limit: 300 simultaneous users. To save space some files have been
gzipped but these can ungzipped on the fly by typing in the file name
minus the .gz suffex.
HELP: mail ukuug-soft@doc.ic.ac.uk to contact the maintainers.
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII for .hqx files, BINARY for everything else.
31. wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) /systems/mac
This is the de-facto king of shadow archives; it mirrors three mac
sites: sumex {/systems/mac/info-mac}, mac.archive.umich.edu
{/systems/mac/umich.edu}, and the now defunct Simtel site
{/systems/mac/machintosh}. It appears that the Simtel mirror
was restored and the rascal.ics.utexas.edu mirror was destroyed
Jan 13, 1994 "due to a bug in the system crash dump routines."
(README.NOW file). This site also shadows several non Mac archives.
Limit: 175/200 simultaneous users.
Note: login to this site can becomedifficult when sumex gets new files.
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII for .hqx files, BINARY for everything else.
32. ftp.lu.se (130.235.132.89)
Old name was pollux.lu.se. Roland.Mansson@dna.lth.se (Roland Mansson)
sent me the following: "ftp.lu.se, which I administrate, will
unfortunately NOT have many mac files in the future."
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII for .hqx files, BINARY for everything else.
33. ftp.bio.indiana.edu (129.79.224.50) /{see below}
All sorts of scientific applications, in /biology/mac, /chemistry/mac,
/science/mac, and /molbio/mac.
HELP: /archive.doc
HOW TO UPLOAD: /incoming
TRANSFER MODE: Use ASCII.
34. pomme.src.umd.edu (128.8.111.252) /info-mac
Also named src-aux.src.umd.edu. On a Mac running A/UX 3.0 this is the
Institute for Systems Research at the University of Maryland's sumex
shadow -which seems to have stopped around 2/20/93 {latest file date.} for
UMCP and the east coast and it also adds a few files.
html'd by Tim Jones (jones@bga.com)