README.SOL Rev. 6-16-95 RG
The British-cars file servers and how to get them:
Also read README.TRI file explaining how to connect to team.net, get files,
etc.
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This file is posted to the list Lucas fashion- randomly, and is usually
newer than what's on the server, so save a copy!
The British Cars list doesn't have a single FAQ, but we do have file
servers with lots of technical and other information on it, as well as
the list digests since 1991.
The file servers are machines where various archives and articles of
interest are stored. You may get copies via "anonymous FTP", or by E-mail.
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How to connect:
FTP to: ftp.team.net look in /, and /sol
WWW:
The Sol Web
http://www.team.net/sol/
Team.Net Webs index
http://www.team.net/www/
Please see /misc/README.TRI for detailed information on connecting to
the archive servers, and getting or sending files. Please read it before
posting any files.
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Archive Contents
Note: Some files contain "ASCII Graphics", which must be viewed or
printed with a fixed font (such as courier) to appear correctly.
Highlites of what is available (this is not a full index):
README.SOL -This file. (Note: capital letters- FTP is
case sensitive.
DECODERS.FAQ -Brief explanation of file compression and
some sources of extractor programs.
company.use -Guidlines for companies on the british-cars list.
britparts_vendors.ascii -British and other parts suppliers list- Phil Ethier
survey.9x -1990-94 Surveys of "our cars".
landrover.ascii -Land-Rovers: Introduction and buyers guide.
gt6.ascii -Triumph GT6: Introduction and buyers guide.
lotus.history -Listing of Lotus car models by type number.
rover_3.5L.V8.text.z -History of Rover 3.5 litre engine
fluids.cht -List of appropriate fluids to use in British cars. RG
paint.cod -Misc. Engine & acc. paint codes.
mg_paint.txt -Paint codes list, 1961-80 MG's
su-tune.tek -"Tuning Your SU Carbs" by Roger Garnett
clutch.tek -Clutch Operation -R. Garnett
sfisher_on_british_cars.text.Z -almost 500K bytes of "the best of" tech
advice and quotes from Scott Fisher #1.
timing.muller -How engine timing works -by Jim Muller
checklist.ascii.Z -Automotive Buying/maintaince Checklist -Buja/Garnett
suneedle.exe -"HAYSTACK" IBM/PC program & documentation for
selecting SU carb needles -Dean Deeds
(self-extracting pk-zip file. Transfer in binary,
and run "suneedle" on your PC. Haystack files will
be created in current directory)
vtr -Info on how to join the Vintage Triumph Register
mgb.reg -Info on how to join the North American MGB Register
peerless.reg -Info on the Peerless & Warwick Register
rules.91 -VTR Auto-x rules.
/sol/Images Pictures Directory-Various pictures of "our cars"
*.gif -Pictures in GIF image form (Preferred).
*.jpg -Pictures stored in JPEG image form (2nd preference).
*.mpg -Movies, in MPEG form.
*.xbm.Z -Compressed X11 bitmap images.
*.ps -Postscript printer files
/sol/Digests -Archives of British-car mail (directory)
sol.digest.xxx.Z compressed files, 50 days each
or
sol.month.Z -older archives, 1 month each
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These forums are publicly available, and not-for-profit. If you find
these lists, or the Team.Net Automotive Archives server useful, we
request that you send a $5-10 donation to help support the host
computer and hard drive(s). So, if you'd like to contribute to this
fund, send in a check, made out to "Fat Chance Garage" to this address:
Fat Chance Garage
PO Box 58333
Salt Lake City, UT 84158
README.TRI Rev. 6-16-95 RG
The Team.Net Automotive file and Web server and how to get there:
This file is posted to the list Lucas fashion- randomly, and is usually
newer than what's on the server, so save a copy!
There are several automotive mailing lists file archives hosted by
Autox.Team.Net. The archives contain lots of technical and other
automotive information, as well as list digests since 1991.
The file server is a machine where various archives and articles of
interest are stored. You may get copies via "anonymous FTP", and by
using a World Wide Web (WWW) client.
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Mailing lists: (Triumph's lists are run by majordomo, an
automatic mail server) To get information about subscribing to
a mailing list, send one of the following one word commands in
the body (not the subject line) of an email message to
"majordomo@autox.team.net":
help -to learn how to subscribe using majordomo
lists -to get a list of currently available mailing lists
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How to get stuff:
A) FTP
If your machine has an internet connection, and runs the file
transfer program FTP, you've got what you need. Read your local
manual/help on using FTP.
1) Run FTP on your local machine, opening a connection to
ftp.team.net (155.99.208.4)
2) Connect as user "anonymous", and use your name as the password.
3) You will be in the root ftp directory (/) You will have several
directories to chhose from.
4) You may list the files using FTP's dir or ls commands to see files.
5) Set the file type to binary using the binary or image command if
you're going to get something other than plain text files.
(Like GIF's, or programs)
6) Use get or mget to one or multiple files.
7) Exit with the bye or quit command when done.
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B) WWW
There is a WWW (World Wide Web) link to the anonymous FTP
archives on triumph.cs.utah.edu. This is currently
undergoing a lot of changes.
The URL is:
http://www.team.net/
There is an index of team.net webs at:
http://www.team.net/www/
and the British cars pages at:
http://www.team.net/sol/
WWW clients:
If you aren't familiar with WWW, it is pretty darn keen, with links
to graphics viewers and sound. There are several shareware and
commercial Web clinets available, such as Mosaic, Cello, NetScape,
etc.
There is a Windows Mosaic client available at:
ftp.cica.indiana.edu, and other Windows software sources.
A Windows client called Cello and available from
fatty.law.cornell.edu in /pub/LII/Cello.
If you have X you can use XMosaic. It is available from ftp.ncsa.
uiuc.edu/WEB/xmosaic
There is a Mac client for WWW called NCSA Mosaic. It is available at
ftp.tidbits.com in the /pub/tidbits/tisk/mactcp/www directory.
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C) WAIS (Currently Unavailable)
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D) E-Mail server (British-cars list only)
Can't run FTP? If you can send and receive mail, you may also retreive
archives via an E-Mail server run by TJ Higgins. There are many more seperate
articles in the misc directory of this server than on Triumph.
To get instructions, send E-mail to:
Standard Internet Addressing: server@ingr.com
or
UUCP Addressing: ...!uunet!ingr!server
with /HELP in the body of the message. The server will then send you the
help file with further instructions. (To your From: or Reply-To: address).
The SOL files are in the drectory pub2/sol/misc, pub2/sol/pic, and
pub2/sol/digest.
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Team.Net Archive Contents
Note: Some files contain "ASCII Graphics", which must be viewed or
printed with a fixed font (such as courier) to appear correctly.
Highlites of what is available (this is not a full index):
misc/README.TRI -This file. (Note: capital letters- FTP is
case sensitive.
misc/README.SOL -description of what's in the British Cars area
misc/DECODERS.FAQ -Brief explanation of file compression and
some sources of extractor programs.
misc/company.use -Guidlines for companies on the autox.team.net lists.
Directories of interest on Triumph:
autojumble -Car stuff For Sale or Wanted
misc -Archive information, and general automotive files.
ktud -US Mirror site for Paul Negyesi's Automotive pictures
& info archive
Team.net Mailing list archives & pictures
autocross -Autocross info & schedules
sol -Main British Cars archive
Alpine -Sunbeam Alpines
healeys -All Healeys
mgs -MG
PreWar -PreWar British Cars
Tiger -Sunbeam Tigers
TR8 -Triumph TR8
triumphs -All triumphs
vtr -Vintage Triumph Register
datsun -Datsun Roadsters (And 510?)
italian -Italian cars archive
xxx/Images Pictures Directories-Various pictures of "our cars"
*.gif -Pictures in GIF image form (Preferred).
*.jpg -Pictures stored in JPEG image form (2nd preference).
*.mpg -Movies, in MPEG form.
*.xbm.Z -Compressed X11 bitmap images.
*.ps -Postscript printer files
xxx/Digests -Archives of list mail (directory)
xxx.digest.xxx.Z compressed files, 50 days each
or
xxx.month.Z -older archives, 1 month each
Notes- -All files ending in .Z, .zip, .exe, .mpg, .gif, and .jpg need to be
transferred in BINARY mode. Compressed files need to be extracted to
be used. More information on compression/decompression, and where to find
the programs is available in the file DECODERS.FAQ.
Uploading files to the FTP server:
-Please use common compression programs when possible, or plain ASCII for
smaller files.
-Please upload *all* graphic images to the \{group}\Images directory, not
to just \{group}
-Try to keep file names short & descriptive -using 8.3 format,
(xxxxxxxx.yyy) for the benefit of all users.
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These forums are publicly available, and not-for-profit. A
"share-web", if you will. If you find these lists, or the
Team.Net Automotive Archives server useful, we request that you
send a $5-10 donation to help support the host computer and
hard drive(s). So, if you'd like to contribute to this fund,
send in a check, made out to "Fat Chance Garage" to this
address:
Fat Chance Garage
PO Box 58333
Salt Lake City, UT 84158
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