The atari.archive.umich.edu "Just the 'faqs' faq" - an Umich Atari Posse Product

(This is really old and needs to be placed.  -JW 26/4/94)
(This is now slightly less old.  -MB 10/25/94)

This faq has been revamped to provide just the "faqs", less talk 
and more rock.  Ready?

1.  How the hell do I get to atari.archive?

    By order of preference:
    1.  AFS (if you don't know what it is, you don't have it, forget I
	mentioned it). In /afs/umich.edu/group/itd/archive/atari.

    2.  Gopher (Other gophers/North America/USA/Michigan/Merit/Software
	Archives or Popular Gopher Servers/Software Archives at Michigan).

    3.  FTP - Be sure to check for mirrors that are closer to home. For
	instance src.doc.ic.ac.uk (/computing/systems/atari/umich) and
	wuarchive.wustl.edu (/mirrors/archive.umich.edu/atari).

    4.  Mail - Send mail to atari@atari.archive.umich.edu with "help" in the
	body to receive the help file.  


2.  Uploads?

    You bet we want 'em.  Via afs, cp into /afs/umich.edu/group/itd/archive
    /atari/New.  Via ftp, ftp into atari/New (will not work at mirrors, note
    this is NOT atari/Newitems, which is not writable).  Via gopher, 
    impossible, see mail.  By mail,  uuencoded chunks to 
    boydm@atari.archive.umich.edu.


3.  Sacrifices in our honour?

    You bet.  Small children and farm animals only please.


4.  Why the hell do things take so long to get from New to the
    archive?

 *  Come on, things haven't been that bad lately, have they?


5.  I'm completely confused, who can clarify it for me?

    I'll do my best, boydm@atari.archive.umich.edu.