9 From:	SMTP%"BULLETIN@PFC.MIT.EDU" 19-AUG-1994 17:26:10.99  To:	EVERHART CC:	 Subj:	BULLETIN utility.   + Date: Fri, 19 Aug 1994 17:25:33 -0400 (EDT)  From: BULLETIN@PFC.MIT.EDU To:   EVERHART@arisia.gce.com / Message-Id: <940819172533.21438991@PFC.MIT.EDU>  Subject: BULLETIN utility.  H BULLETIN   is   public   domain   software.    (I   will  gladly  acceptH recommendations for new features,  not  for  changes  that  are  due  to "personal" preference.)   H If you are running a version of BULLETIN older than 2.11,  this  versionH will  modify  the  format of some of the data files.  (This will be doneH automatically  when  the  new  version  is   run).    After   successfulH installation,  the  older  versions of these files can be removed. NOTE:H Problems  can  occur if  the  old  version  of BULLETIN is run after theA data files have been modified.  Such a situation is possible on a I cluster where each node has installed  the  executable  separately.   To  B help  installation,  a new command procedure UPGRADE.COM has been F included.  Read the comments in the file for information on how to use it.    H As of V2.0, BULLETIN is able to read USENET NEWS via TCP/IP using eitherD CMU, MULTINET, UCX, TWG, or via DECNET.  It can also serve as a NEWSI gateway for DECNET nodes without direct access to the NEWS server, i.e. a > DECNET node without Internet access will be able to read NEWS.  A NOTE: The following commands can be sent to BULLETIN@PFC.MIT.EDU: 0 	SEND ALL [SINCE time]	Sends all bulletin files./ 				If SINCE time specified, only files created ! 				since that time will be sent. * 	SEND filename		Sends the specified file.	- 	BUGS			Sends a list of the latest bug fixes. 5 	HELP or INFO		Sends a brief description of BULLETIN. ? 	SUBSCRIBE               Subscribes to mailing list for upgrade .                                 notifications.?         UNSUBSCRIBE             Unsubscribes from mailing list.   H There  is  also  a documentation file written by Chris Tanner from ChalkH River Nuclear Labs which can  be  used  as  handout.   To  obtain  this,H request the  file BULLETIN.DOC.  (This does not describe the NEWS reader feature, however.)  H NOTE:  An old bug might have changed the protection on the BULLETIN dataH files.  The protection on all data files (i.e.  B*.DAT,  *.BULLFIL,  and# *.BULLDIR) should be (RWED,RWED,,).   @ You will be receiving 22 files (NOT NECESSARILY IN THIS ORDER!): 	1) BULLETIN.FOR 	2) BULLETIN0.FOR  	3) BULLETIN1.FOR  	4) BULLETIN2.FOR  	5) BULLETIN3.FOR  	6) BULLETIN4.FOR  	7) BULLETIN5.FOR  	8) BULLETIN6.FOR  	9) BULLETIN7.FOR  	10) BULLETIN8.FOR 	11) BULLETIN9.FOR 	12) BULLETIN10.FOR  	13) BULLETIN11.FOR  	14) ALLMACS.MAR 	15) BULLCOMS1.HLP 	16) BULLCOMS2.HLP 	17) BULLET1.COM 	18) BULLET2.COM
 	19) PMDF.COM  	20) MX.COM          21) NEWS.COM 	22) ALLMACS_AXP.MAR  H (They  will  be  identified  in  the  SUBJECT  header.)  BULLET1.COM andH BULLET2.COM are command procedures which when run, will  create  severalH small files.  After you run them, you can delete them.  If you have PMDFH at your site, you should also run PMDF.COM.  However, this only  appliesH to  PMDF  V3.2  or earlier, as later versions of PMDF have the necessaryH interface code for BULLETIN included in it.  In that case,  or  in  caseH you  don't have PMDF, you can delete it.  The same applies to MX.  Then,H read AAAREADME.TXT for BULLETN installation instructions.   If  you  areF using the news feature, NEWS.COM contains files which pertain to news.  H NOTE: When creating these files (using the EXTRACT command) from the VMSH MAIL utility, you will have to strip  off  any  mail  headers  that  are  present,  including blank lines.C                                               MRL@NERUS.PFC.MIT.EDU 