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From: andrew@bing.apana.org.au (Andrew J. Cosgriff)
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce,comp.os.386bsd.announce,aus.computers.linux,aus.computers
Subject: LOCAL: Australian Linux FTP/BBS/People List (yay ! at last !)
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Date: 26 Nov 1994 17:40:55 +0200
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Summary: where to get linux in australia
Keywords: australia linux ftp bbs people list
Well, I finally finished uni, which was keeping me from getting to this for
the last few months.
This is really meant as an interim release so I can get some more feedback - I
*intend* (like before :) to post it roughly every month (I'll probably set up
an auto-poster before long, to make sure it does happen).
I've added a "Shops" section, which currently only has one entry, but i'd like
to see more, as a lot of people seem to be recommending CD-ROMs as a starting
point...
Once again, any feedback should go to andrew@bing.apana.org.au or
andrew@unico.com.au - I'm happy to receive suggestions and questions about it.
Enjoy,
Andrew.
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The "Canonical" List of Australian FTP sites and BBSes and People
that carry Linux and {Free,Net}BSD.
1993-4 Andrew J. Cosgriff
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$Revision: 1.0.0.17 $
$Source: /home/andrew/src/lists/RCS/AustLinuxFTP.txt,v $
$Date: 1994/11/22 09:00:24 $
$Author: andrew $
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If you have any additions and/or comments on this list, please mail me at
one of the following addresses :
andrew@bing.apana.org.au
andrew@unico.com.au
I *cannot* guarantee that this list is completely up to date (or accurate)
100% of the time, so i'd *really* appreciate updates. I'm especially keen on
getting more *BSD people on this list.
You can get the list from one of two places :
i) off of the USENET newsgroups aus.computers.linux, aus.computers,
comp.os.linux.announce and comp.os.386bsd.announce.
ii) by sending mail to linux-ftp@bing.apana.org.au
(Make sure you have a valid "From:" header !)
PS. A special thank-you to TransAmeritech for sending the CD, it's quite handy :)
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1 : FTP sites
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archie.au:/4.4BSD-Lite
Distributions : 4.4 BSD-Lite CD
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bond.edu.au:/pub/OS/Linux
Distributions : SLS, MCC, Slackware, 386BSD, 4.4BSD-Lite.
Maintainer : David J. Hughes - Bambi@Bond.edu.au
Notes : Full mirror of tsx-11.mit.edu with bits of sunsite.
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broncho.ct.monash.edu.au:/pub/FreeBSD-<version>-RELEASE
Distributions : FreeBSD
Maintainer : Simon Lai <sjlai@broncho.ct.monash.edu.au>
Notes : If people want to send me tapes or diskettes I am happy to copy
FreeBSD onto them. (email me before sending anything please !)
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ftp.cs.rmit.edu.au:/pub/netbsd
Distributions : NetBSD (-current, 0.9), XFree86, etc.
Maintainer : ?
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ftp.ctpm.uq.oz.au:/pub/linux
Distributions : Slackware
Maintainer : Jason Andrade <jason@ctpm.uq.oz.au>
Notes : I usually try and carry the latest slackware release, as well as the
latest kernel and term stuff.
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minnie.cs.adfa.oz.au:/BSD
Distributions : FreeBSD, 4.4 BSD-Lite, XFree86
(also has some Minix stuff.)
Maintainer : Warren Toomey <wkt@SPARCserve.cs.adfa.oz.au>
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monu1.cc.monash.edu.au:/pub/linux
Distributions : MCC, Slackware
Maintainer : Tim MacKenzie <tym@monu1.cc.monash.edu.au>
Notes : Slackware, Kernel Sources and bits of sunsite.unc.edu
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/GCC -> pub/linux/GCC
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/X11 (except devel/ )
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/distributions/MCC
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/system/Linux-boot/lilo
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/apps/comm
nic.funet.fi:/pub/OS/Linux/PEOPLE/Linus -> pub/linux/kernel
wuarchive.cdrom.com:/pub/linux/slackware -> pub/linux/distributions/slackware
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smug.student.adelaide.edu.au:/pub/{sunsite.linux,tsx.linux}
Maintainer : ashley@smug.student.adelaide.edu.au
Notes : Has a full mirror of tsx-11 and sunsite.
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yamabico.cs.uow.edu.au:/pub/linux
Distributions: MCC, Slackware, SLS
Notes : Also has BETA & packages dir. trees from tsx-11,
lib dir. from sunsite,
docs directory, and more...
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2 : BBSes
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NEW SOUTH WALES
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Name : Linux Support OZ (lsupoz.apana.org.au)
Number : (02) 418-8750 (v.32bis - 3 lines)
Sysop / Contact Address : smilie@lsupoz.apana.org.au (Anthony Rumble)
Notes : My system offers Shell Accounts for $5 a month or 12c/hour + $10
joining fee. It has Linux Files, and Internet News/E-Mail (And it
runs under Linux).
** NOTE ** We have 250 members now, so we're no longer taking new
memberships.
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Name : Triode
Number : (02)-389-8790
Sysop : Paul Black
Notes : The interests I'm catering for are developer oriented
with special interests in C/C++, Object Oriented, Linux Sources,
Music and SF. I've got heaps of online storage which I am
populating with the latest Linux sources. Do your PC a favour login
to Triode and download Linux or a new kernel...
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Name : Kralizec
Number : (02) 837-1183 (300-14400 bps + v.42bis, 8N1), login as 'guest'
(02) 837-1868 (300-14400 bps + v.42bis, 8N1), login as 'guest'
Sysop / Contact Address : nick@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Nick Andrew)
Notes : - basic charge $15/month (10 hours online per month).
- full Internet link.
- additional connect time $1/hour.
- start-up fee of $60 (which gives $60 credit).
- 5 lines (guest access on two), all at 14.4k.
- 2 Hosts, Kralizec and Godzilla.
- reading and posting email and news is free.
- ftp, telnet, irc, gopher and lynx access.
- we place a lot of emphasis on quality and reliability.
- cash spotters fee if you get your friends to join.
- 6 CD-ROMs online, inc. Yggdrasil Plug 'n' Play, et al.
- Slackware (and other stuff) is mirrored from Sunsite.
- Lots of Linux stuff ! 110mb now, soon going to ~200mb.
- Second host (Godzilla) actually runs Linux.
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Name : ILB Computing
Number : (042) 25-8099
Sysop : Kevin Withnall (kevin@ilb.com.au)
Notes : News/Mail and Periodic updates of /Linux dir from Sunsite.
Batch ftp system available.
Mail Kevin for more info.
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(Wollongong)
Name : dwarf.apana.org.au
Number : (042) 97 3837
Sysop : Russell Noble
Notes : Public access site with full slackware distribution online (1.1.1)
and some other various pieces of Linux software. Also have slackware
1.1.0 for loan on floppy. (BBS caters for anything-but-DOS ie.
has Mac, Linux and OS/2 archives). Login as "guest" and apply for
an account. Has the usual news/email.
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Name: the Toaster
Number: 049 423565 (9 am till 1 am AEST)
Sysop: Matt McLeod (matt@toaster.hna.com.au)
Notes: Modest collection of Linux sources/binaries. The system is
more geared towards helping Linux newbies.
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Name: Craggenmoore
Number: 049 611695 (3 lines, 2 14k4, 1 9k6)
Sysop: Michael Brown (mbrown@hna.com.au)
Notes:
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QUEENSLAND
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Name: Desire BBS
Number: 07 371 1190 (14.4k)
Sysop: ? (postmaster@desire.apana.org.au ?)
Notes: (could someone send me info on this site please ?)
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VICTORIA
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Name : Suburbia
Number : (03) 596-8366 (Multiline) (2400 bps, plus 2 14.4k's)
Sysops : zerohour@suburbia.apana.org.au, mda@suburbia.apana.org.au
Notes : - Provides IRC, email, news, telnet, ftp, etc. via a full internet
link.
- Shell or Menu accounts available.
- Has an `xfer' login if you just want to download stuff from their
anon. ftp area.
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Name: The Abyss (Informed Technology - it.com.au)
Number: (09) 245-2511 (mostly v32, 8 lines)
Admin: srd@it.com.au (Stephen Darragh) - general contact and owner
pat@it.com.au (Pat Mackinlay) - Linux stuff
Notes: This system provides interactive Unix accounts as well as SLIP or
UUCP connections. There are three hosts networked, the main one
running Esix, one with Linux and one with FreeBSD. Costs are
$120/year for a full read/write Usenet/email/file transfer account
or $45/year for read-only news. Oh yeah - there are no time limits
or time charges as such. Give us a call for more details.
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Name: iiNet technologies
Number: (09) 307 1183 (voice)
Admin: iinet@iinet.com.au
Notes: Have a number of linux boxen on the net. Main one is
classic.iinet.com.au. Have full mirror of slackware, and bits
and piece of lots of other things. Main business is selling
internet access in the perth area. Can offer full PPP access,
and full IP accounts.
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3 : People
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA :
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Name : SALUG (see user groups list)
Address : geoffrey@tafe.sa.edu.au (Contact address for SALUG)
Distributions : Slackware, Debian
Notes : If people contact SALUG I sure someone will arrange a loan of
a distribution. We are spread around Adelaide geographically.
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VICTORIA :
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Name : Hamish Coleman
Address : hamish@zot.apana.org.au
Distributions : Yggdrasil Alpha CD-ROM, Mirror image of his Hard Disk (!)
Disk Format : CD-ROM, Hard Disk >= 30mb
Notes : Ask for more details on this bizarre offer...
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Name : Andrew Cosgriff
Address : andrew@bing.apana.org.au
andrew@unico.com.au
Distributions : MCC, Slackware, TransAmeritech July 1994 CD
Disk Format : 3.5" (can change to 5.25" if given disks), QIC Tape <= 150mb
Notes :
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Name : Bob Smart
Address : smart@mel.dit.csiro.edu.au
Distributions : TAMU
Disk Format :
Notes : P.S. Why TAMU: because you can get the exact sources that produced
it. I like the idea of being able to recreate all my software from
source.
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Name : Noel Tippett
Address : ndt@iconix.oz.au
Distributions : SLS, Slackware
Disk Format : 3.5"
Notes : I have a set of 3.5 SLS linux disks I am willing to lend in the
werribee area, or near. I am also able to bring the disks to
Williamstown during bus hours for pick-up from there if need be.
Phone : Bus : (03) 244 4647 Between 1pm and 2pm *only*
AH : (03) 741 7296 Bewteen 6pm and 10pm weekdays and all day on weekends
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NEW SOUTH WALES
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Name : Tim Posney
Address : timp@extro.ucc.su.oz.au
Notes : I have an older release of Linux on floppy and a release on CD (the
JANA disk). I am about to order another distribution on CD and
would be happy to lend that out to.
I am more than happy for people to make copies of anything on the
CD, but I don't have a spare CD drive to lend to people.
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ACT
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Name : Karl Auer
Address : Karl.Auer@anu.edu.au
Phone : (06) 249 4627
Distribution : Slackware
Disk Format : 3.5" (can make 5.25" boot disks on request)
Notes : The way it works is simple - you take my disks, you bring them back
in 24 hours or less. What you do with them in that time is your
business provided they stay clean and readable.
Expertise : Samba
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Name : Peter Wishart
Address : pjw@canb.auug.org.au
Phone : (06) 275 0908
Fax : (06) 257 1052
Distribution : SLS, TransAmeriTech CD, Yggdrasil CD
Disk Format : 3.5" / CD
Notes : Happy to lend to people in the Canberra area.
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4 : Shops
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(Note : This is a new area I'd like to see expanded - CD-ROM distributions
seem to be becoming quite popular these days...)
VICTORIA
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Name : Laserbaud
Address : 49 Ramsden St, Clifton Hill 3068
Phone : 482 3814
Fax : 48 3876
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end.
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- Andrew J. Cosgriff - http://yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au/~cos
andrew@bing.apana.org.au andrew@unico.com.au
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