1 prompt$ finger ctan@ftp.tug.org
5 In order to reduce network load, it is recommended that you use the
6 Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) host which is located in the
7 closest network proximity to your site. Alternatively, you may wish to
8 obtain a copy of the CTAN via CD-ROM (see help/CTAN.cdrom for details).
10 Known mirrors of the CTAN reside on (alphabetically):
11 cis.utovrm.it (Italia) /TeX
12 ctan.unsw.edu.au (NSW, Australia) /tex-archive
13 dongpo.math.ncu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /tex-archive
14 ftp.center.osaka-u.ac.jp (Japan) /CTAN
15 ftp.ccu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /pub/tex
16 ftp.cdrom.com (West coast, USA) /pub/tex/ctan
17 ftp.comp.hkbu.edu.hk (Hong Kong) /pub/TeX/CTAN
18 ftp.cs.rmit.edu.au (Australia) /tex-archive
19 ftp.cs.ruu.nl (The Netherlands) /pub/tex-archive
20 ftp.cstug.cz (The Czech Republic) /pub/tex/CTAN
21 ftp.duke.edu (North Carolina, USA) /tex-archive
22 ftp.ee.up.ac.za (South Africa) /tex-archive
23 ftp.funet.fi (Finland) /pub/TeX/CTAN
24 ftp.gwdg.de (Deutschland) /pub/dante
25 ftp.jussieu.fr (France) /pub4/TeX/CTAN
26 ftp.loria.fr (France) /pub/unix/tex/ctan
27 ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de (Deutschland) /pub/tex/mirror/ftp.dante.de
28 ftp.nada.kth.se (Sweden) /pub/tex/ctan-mirror
29 ftp.rediris.es (Espa\~na) /mirror/tex-archive
30 ftp.rge.com (New York, USA) /pub/tex
31 ftp.riken.go.jp (Japan) /pub/tex-archive
32 ftp.tu-chemnitz.de (Deutschland) /pub/tex
33 ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp (Japan) /pub/tex/CTAN
34 ftp.uni-augsburg.de (Deutschland) /tex-archive
35 ftp.uni-bielefeld.de (Deutschland) /pub/tex
36 ftp.unina.it (Italia) /pub/TeX
37 ftp.uni-stuttgart.de (Deutschland) /tex-archive (/pub/tex)
38 ftp.univie.ac.at (\"Osterreich) /packages/tex
39 ftp.ut.ee (Estonia) /tex-archive
40 ftpserver.nus.sg (Singapore) /pub/zi/TeX
41 kadri.ut.ee (Estonia) /pub/tex
42 src.doc.ic.ac.uk (England) /packages/tex/uk-tex
43 sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch (Switzerland) /mirror/tex
44 sunsite.icm.edu.pl (Poland) /pub/CTAN
45 sunsite.queensu.ca (Canada) /pub/tex-archive
46 sunsite.unc.edu (North Carolina, USA) /pub/packages/TeX
47 wuarchive.wustl.edu (Missouri, USA) /packages/TeX
49 Known partial mirrors of the CTAN reside on (alphabetically):
50 ftp.adfa.oz.au (Australia) /pub/tex/ctan
51 ftp.fcu.edu.tw (Taiwan) /pub2/tex
52 ftp.germany.eu.net (Deutschland) /pub/packages/TeX
53 ftp.jaist.ac.jp /pub/TeX/tex-archive
54 ftp.uu.net (Virginia, USA) /pub/text-processing/TeX
55 nic.switch.ch (Switzerland) /mirror/tex
56 sunsite.dsi.unimi.it (Italia) /pub/TeX
57 sunsite.snu.ac.kr (Korea) /shortcut/CTAN
59 Please send updates to this list to <ctan@urz.uni-heidelberg.de>.
61 The participating hosts in the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network are:
62 ftp.dante.de (Deutschland)
63 -- anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
64 -- gopher on node gopher.dante.de
65 -- e-mail via ftpmail@dante.de
66 -- World Wide Web access on www.dante.de
67 -- Administrator: <ftpmaint@dante.de>
69 ftp.tex.ac.uk (England)
70 -- anonymous ftp /tex-archive (/pub/tex /pub/archive)
71 -- gopher on node gopher.tex.ac.uk
72 -- NFS mountable from nfs.tex.ac.uk:/public/ctan/tex-archive
73 -- World Wide Web access on www.tex.ac.uk
74 -- Administrator: <ctan-uk@tex.ac.uk>
77 How to get GNU Software by Internet FTP or by UUCP. Last updated 11 June 95.
79 * Please send improvements to this file to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu.
83 We distribute software in the hope that it will be useful, but without
84 any warranty. No author or distributor of this software accepts
85 responsibility to anyone for the consequences of using it or for
86 whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he
91 If you find this file in the Emacs distribution, there is a chance it
92 is out of date. If you plan to FTP files from a GNU FTP host, you
93 might as well start by FTPing the current version of this file, which
94 is `/pub/gnu/GNUinfo/FTP'.
98 Use the ftp program on your system (ask locally if you can't find it)
99 to connect to the host you are ftping from. Unless indicated
100 otherwise, login in as user "anonymous", with password: "your e-mail
101 address" and set "binary" mode (to transfer all eight bits in each
104 * FTPing GNU Software
106 ** How to FTP GNU Emacs
108 If you are on the Internet (see also "** Alternative Internet FTP
109 Sources" below), you can at present copy the latest distribution
110 version of GNU Emacs from the file /pub/gnu/emacs-M.N.tar on host
111 prep.ai.mit.edu (or the file /pub/gnu/emacs-M.N.tar.gz which has been
112 run through gzip after tar). M and N stand for version numbers; look
113 at a listing of the directory through ftp to see what version is
114 available. These files are about 11 and 4 megabytes long,
115 respectively. After you unpack the distribution, be sure to look at
116 the files README and INSTALL.
118 Because of difficulties in transferring large files, sometimes a split
119 version of the tar file is created. This would be in a directory
120 named /pub/gnu/emacs-M.N.tar-split or perhaps
121 /pub/gnu/emacs-M.N.tar.gz-split, containing files of 100000 characters
122 each. There is generally no trouble in ftping files of this size.
123 They can be combined with cat to make a tar file or compressed tar
124 file. If you can't find such files on prep.ai.mit.edu, have a look at
125 archive.cis.ohio-state.edu.
127 ALWAYS USE BINARY/IMAGE MODE TO TRANSFER THESE FILES!
128 Text mode does not work for tar files or compressed files.
130 Some ftp'ers have found it necessary for successful file transfer:
131 - to explicitly use prep.ai.mit.edu internet address:
132 18.159.0.42 (as of 18 June 95)
134 Files of differences from previous widely distributed GNU Emacs
135 versions to the present version are also available on prep.ai.mit.edu
136 under names of the form emacs.diff-OO.OO-NN.NN in directory /pub/gnu.
137 These are made with diff -rc2. Sometimes there are versions
138 compressed with gzip of these difference files as well; their names
141 The Emacs manual in source form is included in the distribution. The
142 dvi file produced by TeX is not included, but a copy may be available
143 for ftp under the name /pub/gnu/emacs.dvi.
145 The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual is in a separate file:
146 /pub/gnu/elisp-manual-NN.tar.gz
148 ** VMS FTP sites with GNU Software
149 You can anonymously ftp a VMS version of GNU emacs from:
150 - ftp.stacken.kth.se:[.GNU-VMS] - GNU Emacs and some other VMS
151 ports (and some VMS binaries) of GNU software
152 - mango.rsmas.miami.edu has a VMS version of the GCC/G++ compiler.
153 Contact angel@flipper.miami.edu (angel li) for details.
154 - addvax.llnl.gov - GNU Emacs
155 - VMSD.OAC.UCI.EDU - GNU Emacs
156 - RIGEL.EFD.LTH.SE [130.235.48.3] - GNU Emacs
157 - ctrsci.cc.utah.edu - GNU Emacs - The 00readme.txt file gives details
158 - cc.utah.edu [128.110.8.24] - misc. GNU software - user
159 anonymous, pass guest. The 00README.txt file gives details.
161 ** Other GNU Software and How To FTP It
163 Other GNU software is available on prep.ai.mit.edu under directory
164 /pub/gnu. diff files to convert between versions (like those used for
165 GNU Emacs), exist for some of these programs. Some programs have misc
166 support files as well. Have a look on prep to see which ones.
167 Compressed versions of the tar or diff files are often available
168 (indicated by a .gz suffix and made with the `gzip' program). Some of
169 this software is in beta test (probably still buggy), and is being
170 made available for use by hackers who like to test software.
172 The file /pub/gnu/DESCRIPTIONS has a list of the packages distributed
173 on prep.ai.mit.edu with a brief description explaining what
174 each one can be used for.
176 More information about these programs can typically be found in the
177 GNU Bulletin. To receive a copy, write to gnu@prep.ai.mit.edu.
179 ** Scheme and How to FTP It
181 The latest distribution version of C Scheme is available via anonymous FTP
182 from altdorf.ai.mit.edu in /archive/scheme-X.XX/ (where X.XX is some version
185 Read the files INSTALL and README in the top level C Scheme directory.
187 ** TeX and How to Obtain It
189 We don't distribute TeX now, but it is free software.
191 TeX is a document formatter that is used, among other things, by the FSF
192 for all its documentation. You will need it if you want to make printed
195 TeX is freely redistributable. You can get it by ftp, tape, or CD/ROM.
197 *** For FTP instructions, retrieve the file
198 ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/unixtex.ftp. (We don't include it here because it
199 changes relatively frequently. Sorry.)
201 *** For TeX on a single tape (4mm DAT or QIC-24), ordering information is
202 available from unixtex@u.washington.edu. A distribution fee in the area
203 of US$210.00 covers administrative costs. Tapes will be available at
204 least through summer of 1994.
206 *** The FSF hopes soon to distribute tapes of TeX itself, after the
207 University of Washington distribution service goes away.
209 *** A minimal TeX collection (enough to process Texinfo files, anyway)
210 is included on the GNU source CD/ROM. See the file ORDERS in this
211 directory for more information.
213 ** Alternative Internet FTP Sources
215 Please do NOT use a site outside your country, until you have checked
216 all sites inside your country, and then your continent. Trans-ocean
217 TCP/IP links are very expensive and usually very low speed.
219 The administrators of louie.udel.edu maintains copies of GNU Emacs.
220 The files are available via anonymous ftp under directory ~ftp/gnu.
222 Emacs and other GNU programs may be available via anonymous ftp from
223 these US sites: ftp.kpc.com/pub/mirror/gnu (Silicon Valley, CA)
224 ftp.hawaii.edu/mirrors/gnu, f.ms.uky.edu/pub3/gnu,
225 ftp.digex.net/pub/gnu (Internet address 164.109.10.23, nightly full
226 mirror, ran by mcguire@digex.net), wuarchive.wustl.edu/systems/gnu,
227 uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/gnu (Internet address 128.174.5.14, nightly
228 full mirror, ran by ftpadmin@uiuc.edu),
229 ftp.cs.columbia.edu/archives/gnu/prep, jaguar.utah.edu/gnustuff,
230 gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/GNU, labrea.stanford.edu,
231 archive.cis.ohio-state.edu/pub/gnu, and ftp.uu.net/archive/systems/gnu.
233 And these foreign sites: ftp.cs.ubc.ca/mirror2/gnu (Western Canada,
234 daily full mirror, ran by ftp-admin@cs.ubc.ca),
235 ftp.inf.utfsm.cl/pub/gnu (Chile 146.83.198.3 nightly full mirror, ran
236 by ftp@inf.utfsm.cl), ftp.unicamp.br/pub/gnu (Brazil manual mirror,
237 ran by oliva@dcc.unicamp.br), archie.au/gnu (Australia ran by
238 gnu@archie.au (archie.oz or archie.oz.au for ACSnet)),
239 ftp.technion.ac.il/pub/unsupported/gnu (Israel, daily full mirror, ran
240 by ftp-admin), ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/gnu (South Africa),
241 ftp.etsimo.uniovi.es/pub/gnu (Spain), ftp.mcc.ac.uk/pub/gnu
242 (130.88.203.12 daily full mirror, ran by root@ftp.mcc.ac.uk),
243 unix.hensa.ac.uk/mirrors/uunet/systems/gnu, ftp.warwick.ac.uk
244 (137.205.192.14 daily full mirror, ran by unixhelp@warwick.ac.uk),
245 ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de, ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de (Germany,
246 ran by sunsite@sunsite.informatik.rwth-aachen.de), germany.eu.net
247 (Germany, ran by archive-admin@germany.eu.net), isy.liu.se (Sweden,
248 ran by ftpadm@isy.liu.se), ftp.stacken.kth.se or
249 ftp.luth.se/pub/unix/gnu (Sweden), ftp.sunet.se/pub/gnu (Sweden
250 130.238.127.3 daily mirror, ran by archive@ftp.sunet.se (also mirrors
251 the Mailing List Archives) ftp.nl.net (Netherlands),
252 ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/gnu (Netherlands 131.155.70.100 daily mirror, ran
253 by ftp@win.tue.nl), ftp.funet.fi/pub/gnu (Finland 128.214.6.100, ran
254 by gnu-adm), ftp.denet.dk (Denmark), ugle.unit.no (Norway
255 129.241.1.97), ftp.eunet.ch (Switzerland),
256 nic.sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/gnu (Switzerland 193.5.24.1 two*E1
257 daily mirror,ran by archive@sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch),
258 irisa.irisa.fr/pub/gnu or ftp.univ-lyon1.fr:pub/gnu (ran by
259 ftpmaint@ftp.univ-lyon1.fr) (France), ftp.ieunet.ie:pub/gnu (Ireland
260 192.111.39.1 weekly mirror, ran by archive@ieunet.ie), archive.eu.net
261 (Europe 192.16.202.1), cair-archive.kaist.ac.kr/pub/gnu (Korea
262 143.248.186.3, ran by ftpkeeper@cair-archive.kaist.ac.kr),
263 ftp.nectec.or.th/pub/mirrors/gnu (Thailand 192.150.251.32 daily
264 mirror, ran by ftp@nwg.nectec.or.th),
265 tron.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pub/GNU/prep (Japan - ran by
266 ftp-admin@tron.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp) or ftp.cs.titech.ac.jp (Japan, ran by
267 ftp-admin@cs.titech.ac.jp - nemacs, the japanese port of GNU Emacs, is
270 * Getting GNU software in Great Britain
272 jpo@cs.nott.ac.uk is willing to distribute those GNU sources he has
273 available. The smaller items are available from the info-server (send
274 to info-server@cs.nott.ac.uk) the larger items by negotiation. Due to
275 communication costs this service is only available within the UK.
277 BattenIG@computer-science.birmingham.ac.uk (aka
278 I.G.Batten@fulcrum.bt.co.uk) is also willing to distribute those GNU
279 sources he has. He can also write tapes in qic-21 and qic-24 formats.
281 lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk is willing to distribute those GNU sources he has
282 along with comp.sources.unix, comp.sources.x, X windows et al. The
283 archive, on src.doc.ic.ac.uk in directory /gnu, is available via ftp
284 over the Internet (on 146.169.3.7), ftam over IXI, HTTP, FSP, Gopher,
285 ftpmail, NFS, Lanmanger over IP, telnet, and uucp. Due to
286 communication costs this service is only available within the UK.
287 Mail to info-server@doc.ic.ac.uk for details. He can also write sun
288 cartridge or exabyte tapes.
290 UK sites with just anonymous FTP access are in the above list.
292 * Getting GNU software via UUCP
294 OSU is distributing via UUCP: most GNU software, MIT C Scheme,
295 Compress, News, RN, NNTP, Patch, some Appletalk stuff, some of the
296 Internet Requests For Comment (RFC) et al.. See their periodic
297 postings on the Usenet newsgroup comp.sources.d for informational
298 updates. Current details from <staff@cis.ohio-state.edu> or
301 Information on how to uucp some GNU programs is available via
302 electronic mail from: uunet!hutch!barber, hqda-ai!merlin, acornrc!bob,
303 hao!scicom!qetzal!upba!ugn!nepa!denny, ncar!noao!asuvax!hrc!dan,
304 bigtex!james (aka james@bigtex.cactus.org), oli-stl!root,
305 src@contrib.de (Germany), toku@dit.co.jp (Japan) and info@ftp.uu.net.
307 * If You Like The Software
309 If you like the software developed and distributed by the Free
310 Software Foundation, please express your satisfaction with a donation.
311 Your donations will help to support the Foundation and make our future
312 efforts successful, including a complete development and operating
313 system, called GNU (Gnu's Not Un*x), which will run Un*x user
314 programs. For more information on GNU and the Foundation, contact us
315 at the above address.
317 Ordering a distribution tape from the Foundation is often a good
318 way to bring your company or university to make a donation.