Hi Erwin.
> Such page does already exist at
> http://filewatcher.org/lfw/cat/Ham_Radio at least for Linux
> software only. I'm the maintainer of the Ham_Radio section and can
> add in all sections if needed.
> FileWatcher.org is a searchable, daily updated directory of
> Linux/Unix/Internet related file archives and programs grouped by
> topic. It features latest updates and file descriptions and has
> also powerful search engines.
It also features lots of links to areas with 0 files and a datestamp
of 1970-01-01, which suggests dead links. For reference, go to...
http://FileWatcher.org/lfw/cat
...and check the details for the following links...especially those
listed ending with an asterisk as those generally represent multiple
links...
Application/Database/Interbase
Application/Office/StarOffice
Distribution/Debian/Alpha
Distribution/Other/Eurielec
Distribution/Redhat/Contributed/m68k/glibc
Distribution/Redhat/Contributed/Group*
Distribution/Redhat/Misc/Incoming
Distribution/Redhat/Misc/Rawhide
Distribution/S.u.S.E./Updates
Document/HOWTO/TSX-11/HOWTO*
FileArchive/Other/Greek*
FileArchive/Other/Project*
Game/Misc/*
HamRadio/Document/Kenwood/*
HamRadio/DX/Cluster/DXSpider
HamRadio/Misc/Rigctrl/Yaesu
HamRadio/Packet/Misc/Boxstart
HamRadio/Packet/Misc/Dpboxt
HamRadio/Packet/Misc/Http-convers
HamRadio/Packet/Misc/Jstation
HamRadio/Packet/Modem/HF*
HamRadio/Packet/Modem/Psk31lx
HamRadio/Packet/Modem/Yamdrv
HamRadio/Packet/Node/6pack
HamRadio/Packet/Node/Linuxnet
HamRadio/Packet/Node/Tntsrc
HamRadio/Satellite/Misc/Jstation
Internet/FTP/Mirrordir
Internet/News/Leafnode
Tool/Backup/Afbackup
I note that the bulk of those dead links are in either the
Distribution or HamRadio sections, and you stated that you're
responsible for the latter...
Incidentally, DXSpider was recently 'advertised' here in the Linux
Hams mailing list, and I've attached a copy of the announcement for
your reference in updating that particular link (reformatted by my
mail software, but otherwise unchanged)...
> Only the ftp protocol is supported right now, http or even nfs
> protocol is planned in the future.
I'd like to see both NFS and SMB available myself, for the following
reasons:
1. NFS makes it very easy both to size files and to copy them,
possibly changing the archive format in the process. I refer
to the SunSITE-UK mirror this way from home.
2. SMB has one distinct advantage over NFS which is that it can
be used on systems where one does not have root privelidges.
At work, the SysAdmin does not wish to make the SunSITE-UK
mirror generally available for company political reasons,
but I am able to SMB mount it, and make use of it that way.
I will point out that it's not quite as easy to use SMB as NFS, but it
does have its advantages...
For reference regarding these, point your browser to...
http://SunSITE.doc.ic.ac.uk/sunsite/access/
Best wishes from Riley.
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>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Dec 27 07:50:33 1998
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:20:53 -0000 (GMT)
From: Dirk Koopman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: ANNOUNCE: DXSpider 1.2 perl DX Cluster
The instructions are probably incomplete and it has only been tested
by a few people, but it is now available for more extensive testing.
Please look at http://www.dxcluster.org
The source is available (well as it is in perl, necessary ;-) and is
GPLed.
This is still beta software, it will have holes, but most of it seems
to work. There could usefully be more information about driving it but
you have the email address available.
As it currently stands you can only do full protocol connections and
outgoing ones are manual not automatic. But it will attempt to do most
normal clustery things except databases.
Unless you are prepared to do some thinking and work at it (and know a
reasonable bit about perl) this is NOT the release for you!
Have fun
Dirk G1TLH
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Dirk-Jan Koopman, Tobit Computer Co Ltd
At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer you will
find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on
the computer.
