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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!constellation!osuunx.ucc.okstate.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!agate!doc.ic.ac.uk!pipex!uunet!spcvxb!terry From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: prepayment for BSD 4.4-encumbered? Message-ID: <1993Aug9.015608.6737@spcvxb.spc.edu> Date: 9 Aug 93 01:56:08 EDT References: <1993Aug9.014009.22196@mel.dit.csiro.au> Organization: St. Peter's College, US Lines: 26 In article <1993Aug9.014009.22196@mel.dit.csiro.au>, smart@koel.mel.dit.CSIRO.AU (Robert Smart) writes: > We received a form to get an alpha version of 4.4. It had an option > to prepay $400 and automatically receive the official release. > We paid that, so I presume we will just get the 4.4-encumbered > release without further action on our part. Is that correct? We received a low-profile mailing from the CSRG some time ago (I guess about a month and a half) asking us to select the architecture and tape media we wanted our release on, along with the usual site info form. About a week later, we also got the generic "4.4-final is ready" literature (with the full price). We sent the selection forms back right away and haven't seen the tape yet. Of course, it does seem to take them a while under the best of circumstances (I understand they have a very limited staff). And, I always order 6250 BPI 9-track tapes, and their [only?] 9-track drive seems to be in a near-permanent state of malfunction (according to Keith). So, if you sent back the selection form, you should get something eventually. If you didn't receive the form, either CSRG thinks you aren't eligible or the Post Office has done their usual. In this case, you should probably contact the distribution office (info on the paperwork) and see if they think you're eligi- ble. Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing terry@spcvxa.bitnet St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA terry@spcvxa.spc.edu +1 201 915 9381