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* WELCOME *
* TO *
* Ring Hamradio archive *
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Welcome to the "Ring Hamradio archive." The 'Ring' ( Research
Information Network Grand challenge program ) is a project produced by
many volunteer and manufactured by AIST, Japan.
The primary aim of this project is to offer a large repository
of useful software and informational documents for all Internet users.
The 'Ring' is concerning about the way of easy access to widely spreaded
network environment, and developping related programs, and show the way
to access these data.
The Ring Hamradio archive aims to provide easy access to often
used software and documents for the Amateur Radio community and also as a
site where you can contribute any software, documents even pictures,
sounds, animations that you think would be of use for other hams, between
Japan and rest of the World.
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How to access data from Ring server
If you are already connected to the Internet, you have easy
access to this service via the commonly available 'ftp' command.
If you are using a UNIX machine, just typing "ftp ring.etl.go.jp"
will connect you to this machine. Here is a sample login session :
yourmachine% ftp ring.etl.go.jp
Connected to ring.etl.go.jp.
220 ring FTP server (Version wu-2.4(1) Sun Mar 10 15:53:08 JST 1996) ready.
Name (ring.etl.go.jp:yourname): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
Password: ------- type your e-mail address here
230- Welcome to the Ring Server FTP Service
230-
230-There are 6 users logging in this server. (MAX 100 users)
230-Current local time is Wed Jul 9 00:26:59 1997.
230-
230-
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp>
At the Name prompt, type 'anonymous' and at the Password prompt
type your e-mail address ( which is something like 'john@something' -
don't type this as it is just a sample, if you do not know your e-mail
address, ask your system administrator ). For more detailed information
on ftp, consult your UNIX manual. There are many other tools like
'ws_ftp' for Microsoft Windows that make life so much easier.
Once you are logged onto the Ring Hamradio archive machine, type;
ftp>cd pub
220 CWD command successful.
ftp>cd public
220 CWD command successful.
ftp>cd hamradio
220 CWD command successful.
ftp>
This will take you to the hamradio directory where all the good stuff is
waiting for you. Type 'dir' to see a listing of the files/directories
at this level.
For transferring documents, the tranfer mode is already set to ascii but
if you plan to download programs, sound files, pictures etc. you should
change the transfer mode to binary. You can do this by typing 'bin'. You
may also type 'hash' - this will cause # marks to be displayed on your
terminal when data is being transferred ( that way you can see if the
data is actually being transferred ! ). After that just type 'get filename'
where filename is the name of the file you want. After the 'Transfer complete'
message is displayed and if you do not wish to transfer any more files,
just type 'quit' and you will be logged off and returned to your
machine. The ftp command has many other options and we suggest that you
read the ftp man page on your machine before trying this command.
We also offer WWW ( World Wide Web ) access. To use these services,
you will need a WWW client. You may already have these on your machine. If
you do not have these installed, consult your system administrator. The
sources ( and binaries for a few machines ) are also available from the Ring
server( check under /pub/ and a directory named of your OS ).
For WWW access, use the URL 'http://ring.etl.go.jp/'
For more information on how to use your client, you can check the
man or Web pages for these.
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How to contribute data to Ring Hamradio archive
The Ring server is mirroring FUNET hamradio archive ( ftp.funet.fi:
/pub/ham/ ). Submission of FUNET archive prevents contribution for us. :-)
# Check ring.etl.go.jp:/pub/misc/ham/.
The Ring hamradio archive is also welcome hamradio softwares and
documents contribution from the World for East Asian district. The
following guidelines are designed to allow the maintainers to quickly
and efficiently provide access to materials submitted to the archive, and
to ensure that only the most recentversions of all submissions are
provided. If you have any questions about these guidelines, send them
to hamradio@ring.etl.go.jp.
Submission procedures for the Ring Hamradio archive are quite
similar to other archive sites, and can be followed by all submitters.
We have two broad "package" areas; software and documents.
SOFTWARE PACKAGE SUBMISSION POLICY
a) The software must be provided as a single archive file with a clear
name containing the version number of the package. If the software
consists of more than one file, a standard archival program must be used
to create a single file. All archives must be "system friendly", i.e.
they must create a subdirectory for the software they contain.
b) The archive must contain sufficient documentation to allow an
inexperienced user to compile and operate the software. This
documentation must contain at least a users manual and an installation
guide.
c) A software package description document must be provided and is
described below. This document must conform to the standards set forth
by the Internet Engineering Task Force Internet FTP Archives Working
Group (IAFA).
d) The archive file, complete with the IAFA document and all user
documentation must be placed in the "incoming" directory at ring.aist.go.jp:
/pub/public/hamradio and a mail message containing the IAFA document must
be sent to hamradio@ring.etl.go.jp.
SAMPLE ARCHIVE FILE
Consider a hypothetical analysis package called "software".
software-1.0.tar
This package must create a directory and unpack itself into it.
tar -xf software-1.0.tar
software/IAFA-PACKAGE`
software/README
software/doc/manual.txt
software/doc/manual.ps
software/src/main.c
software/src/Makefile
software/src/README
software/src/INSTALL
The IAFA document must be called IAFA-PACKAGE and contain the following
information:
Title: Title of the package
Version: A version number or string associated with the package
Description: A description of the function of the program(s) contained
in the package.
Author: Name and e-mail address of the author. A telephone number
is optional
Maintained-by: This field should be included when the current maintainer
of the package is known. In most cases, it will be the author.
Maintained-at: ring.etl.go.jp. Other sites may also be specified by the
submitter.
Platforms: Any requirements or restrictions that the package may have
in terms of hardware or software (OS) platforms. The
programming language the package is written in must be
included.
Copying-Policy: The status of the package for copying purposes. This field
must contain one of the following entries:
"Public Domain"
"Freely Redistributable"
"Voluntary Payment" (shareware)
Keywords: Keywords appropriate for users trying to locate this package.
DOCUMENT SUBMISSION POLICIES
a) Single documents are acceptable, but we prefer that documents be submitted
as a package containing:
1) The document in plain ASCII text format.
2) The document in PostScript format.
3) An IAFA document description abstract called IAFA-ABSTRACT. The
description of this IAFA document follows.
The filenames of the documents must be descriptive, with the file extension
defining the document format. Examples:
1) ASCII Text - .TXT
2) PostScript - .PS
3) SGML - .SGML
4) HTML - .HTML
5) TEX - .TEX
These examples are not meant to limit the acceptable formats. Ring Hamradio
archive will maintain a list of formats that may be found in the archive.
b) Each document must have the name of the author, and while we prefer that
the author(s) provide an e-mail or postal address in the document.
c) Document packages should be created using standard archival software such
as TAR. The document packages must be "system friendly", as discussed in
the software submission policies.
d) The document package, complete with the IAFA document and all user
documentation must be placed in the "incoming" directory at ring.aist.go.jp:
/pub/public/hamradio and a mail message containing the IAFA document
must be sent to hamradio@ring.etl.go.jp.
Format of IAFA-ABSTRACTS
Document-Name: Filename containing the document, without extension
Title: Title of the document
Authors: Names of authors, with e-mail and/or postal addresses.
Please separate these name/address entries with a
semicolon.
Revision-Date: Date of last document revision
Category: A "author defined" category into which the document
might fall.
Example: "User Guide", "Conference Proceedings",
"Technical Report", etc.
Abstract: Summary of the document, in plain text.
Format: A list of formats in which the document is available.
Citation: The official bibliographic entry for the document.
Publication-Status: Current status of the document (draft, published, etc).
Keywords: Keywords relevant to the document
Size: Size of document in pages.
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DISCLAIMER
ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE RING HAMRADIO ARCHIVE IS SUBJECT TO THE
FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
All software, documentation, research data, and other materials
("Materials") submitted for installation on the Ring Hamradio archive will be
deemed in the public domain, except for any express restrictions included in
such Materials by the submitting party. The Ring Project ("Ring") is not
responsible for providing notice of or enforcing any such restrictions. All
parties submitting Materials to the Ring Hamradio archive represent and
warrant to Ring that the submission, installation, copying, distribution, and
use of such Materials in connection with the Ring Hamradio archive will not
violate any other party's proprietary rights. Ring is not responsible for
any errors created in or damage to the Materials as a result of their
installation or maintenance on the FTP Server, or their use by anyone
accessing the FTP Server. The Ring Hamradio archive and all Materials
maintained on the Server are provided "as is" with no warranties of any
kind. THE RING DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS WARRANTIES INCLUDED IN ANY MATERIALS,
AND FURTHER DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. Materials may not be used for any purpose requiring
fail-safe performance, or as to which defects in or failure of Materials
could cause death, personal injury, or property or environmental damage
("High Risk Activities"). RING DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES
WITH RESPECT TO HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES. RING SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, ARISING
FROM THE SUBMISSION, INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE, TRANSMISSION, COPYING,
MODIFICATION, DISTRIBUTION OR ANY USE OF ANY MATERIALS.
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CD-ROM DISTRIBUTION
Ring Hamradio archive contributes Japanese Hamradio CD-ROM issued
by Orion-club, Setagaya, Tokyo. This archive is primary maintainer site
of this.
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If you have any further comments or questions, please send e-mail
to hamradio@ring.etl.go.jp