THIS MAIL-SERVER INFORMATION IS NO MORE VALID: 
          GARBO'S MAIL SERVER HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED

Garbo's mail server instructions.

 Q: Many of us users have no ftp access.  Would you please send
programs to me by email.

 A1: To get files sent to you by email, please use our mail server.
 To get more information write a message to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi.
 The subject line of this message must be
   garbo-request
 The message must contain just the following text (at the beginning
of the line):
   send help
 Do not include a signature because it may confuse the server.
 If you do not understand, please don't send the mail server request.
 If you have ftp capability, please use FTP only, since it causes
less load.

 A2: Our customary format for the file names when announcing
 programs for ANONYMOUS FTP is e.g.
    garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip  or
    /pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
 IMPORTANT!!! The format for the MAIL SERVER is slightly different:
    send pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
 In other words omit / from the path when using our mail server.
 ....
Here are some common examples of INCORRECT requests:
    send pc/dirutil/dirmat20.arc
The format is correct, but there is no such file. Look at the file
list more carefully.
 ....
    send pc/dirutil/dirmat19.zip
The format is correct, but the package has just been updated with a
more recent version. Look at the directory list again.
 ....
    send /pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
    send dirutil/dirmat20.zip
The directory path is incorrect.
 ....
    send pc/ts/dirmat20.zip
The format is correct, but the file is not in that directory.
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    send pc/dirutil/DIRMAT20.ZIP
The system is case sensitive. Almost all the files and all the
directories are lower case.
 ....
    send pc/dirutil/dirmat*.zip
No wildcards.

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Prof. Timo Salmi      Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives  193.166.120.5
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi   BBS +(358)-61-3170972; FIN-65101,  Finland