How to deposit Programs into our AIXPDSLIB: =========================================== There are (at the present time) 3 methods to deposit your programs in our library: 1. Electronic mail ( preferred ) ----------------------------- To send your contributions via e-mail, please follow the below steps to avoid error/corruption caused by the mailer: a. Make a tarred file for the source codes ex: tar -cvf emacs.tar ./emacs-19.22 b. compress the tarred file ex: compress emacs.tar c. uuencode the compressed tarred file ex: uuencode emacs.tar.Z emacs.tar.Z > gnuemacs d. split the uuencoded compressed tarred file into pieces of 1000 lines max each. ex: split -1000 gnuemacs gemacs_part e. send them ( gemacs_partaa, gemacs_partab, ... ) to library@aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu, in their order. 2. Physical mail: ------------- Requires that you have the ability to create an archive on one of the following media: * 9 track tape (1600 or 6250 BPI) * 1/4 Inch cartridge tape (6157 or 6157-2) * 8mm tape * 3 1/2 inch floppy disk. 3. Let us know: ----------- If you provide the product on your site, or you'd like to put some of your good pds in our aixpdslib, then notify us the product'name and where it's located. ==================== library@aixpdslib.seas.ucla.edu