Topics include:
Major OpenStep/NEXTSTEP World Wide Web Sites
OpenStep/NEXTSTEP/Rhapsody Related Usenet Newsgroups
Major OpenStep/NEXTSTEP FTP sites
NeXTanswers
Major OpenStep/NEXTSTEP World Wide Web Sites
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The following sites are a sample of the OpenStep related WWW
sites available. A comprehensive list is available on Stepwise.
Stepwise OpenStep/Rhapsody Information Server
http://www.stepwise.com
Stepwise has been serving the OpenStep/NEXTSTEP community
since March 1994. Some of the many resources on the site
include: original YellowBox and Rhapsody articles, mailing
list information, extensive listing of FTP and WWW sites
related to Rhapsody, OpenStep and NEXTSTEP, OpenStep related
Frequently Asked Questions.
NeXT Software Archives @ Peak.org
http://www.peak.org/next
http://www.peak.org/openstep
http://www.peak.org/rhapsody
PEAK is the premier NeXTStep/OpenStep FTP site in North
America.
Peanuts Archive
http://www.peanuts.org/peanuts/NEXTSTEP
http://www.peanuts.org/peanuts/OpenStep
http://www.peanuts.org/peanuts/Rhapsody
http://www.peanuts.org/peanuts/MacOSX
http://www.peanuts.org/peanuts/WebObjects
http://www.peanuts.org/peanuts/GeneralData
The Peanuts-Archive is the premier site in Europe and
mirrored in whole or parts all over the world.
Apple Enterprise Software Group
(formerly NeXT Computer, Inc.)
http://enterprise.apple.com
http://enterprise.apple.com/NeXTanswers
Here is where you'll find the NeXTanswers archive, with
information on OpenStep installation, drivers and software
patches.
Apple Computer's Mac OS X Server Site
http://www.apple.com/macosx/
Apple Computer's Mac OS X Server Developer Site
http://developer.apple.com/macosx/server/
Apple Computer's WebObjects Site
http://www.apple.com/webobjects/
Mac OS X Server Developer Documentation
http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/macosxserver/macosxserver.html
WebObjects Documentation
http://gemma.apple.com/techinfo/techdocs/enterprise/enterprise.html
OpenStep/NEXTSTEP/Rhapsody Related Usenet Newsgroups
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COMP.SYS.NEXT.ADVOCACY
This is the "why NEXTSTEP is better (or worse) than anything
else in the known universe" forum. It was created specifically
to divert lengthy flame wars from .misc.
COMP.SYS.NEXT.ANNOUNCE
Announcements of general interest to the NeXT community (new
products, FTP submissions, user group meetings, commercial
announcements etc.)
This is a moderated newsgroup, meaning that you can't post
to it directly. Submissions should be e-mailed to
next-announce@digifix.com where the moderator (Scott Anguish)
will screen them for suitability.
Messages posted to announce should NOT be posted or crossposted
to any other comp.sys.next groups.
COMP.SYS.NEXT.BUGS
A place to report verifiable bugs in NeXT-supplied software.
Material e-mailed to Bug_NeXT@NeXT.COM is not published, so
this is a place for the net community find out about problems
when they're discovered. This newsgroup has a very poor
signal/noise ratio--all too often bozos post stuff here that
really belongs someplace else. It rarely makes sense to
crosspost between this and other c.s.n.* newsgroups, but
individual reports may be germane to certain non-NeXT-specific
groups as well.
COMP.SYS.NEXT.HARDWARE
Discussions about NeXT-label hardware and compatible peripherals,
and non-NeXT-produced hardware (e.g. Intel) that is compatible
with NEXTSTEP. In most cases, questions about Intel hardware
are better asked in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware. Questions about
SCSI devices belong in comp.periphs.scsi. This isn't the place
to buy or sell used NeXTs--that's what .marketplace is for.
COMP.SYS.NEXT.MARKETPLACE
NeXT stuff for sale/wanted. Material posted here must not be
crossposted to any other c.s.n.* newsgroup, but may be
crossposted to misc.forsale.computers.workstation or appropriate
regional newsgroups.
COMP.SYS.NEXT.MISC
For stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else. Anything you post
here by definition doesn't belong anywhere else in c.s.n.*--i.e.
no crossposting!!!
COMP.SYS.NEXT.PROGRAMMER
Questions and discussions of interest to NEXTSTEP programmers.
This is primarily a forum for advanced technical material.
Generic UNIX questions belong elsewhere (comp.unix.questions),
although specific questions about NeXT's implementation or
porting issues are appropriate here. Note that there are
several other more "horizontal" newsgroups (comp.lang.objective-c,
comp.lang.postscript, comp.os.mach, comp.protocols.tcp-ip,
etc.) that may also be of interest.
COMP.SYS.NEXT.SOFTWARE
This is a place to talk about [third party] software products
that run on NEXTSTEP systems.
COMP.SYS.NEXT.SYSADMIN
Stuff relating to NeXT system administration issues; in rare
cases this will spill over into .programmer or .software.
** RELATED NEWSGROUPS **
COMP.SOFT-SYS.NEXTSTEP
Like comp.sys.next.software and comp.sys.next.misc combined.
Exists because NeXT is a software-only company now, and
comp.soft-sys is for discussion of software systems with scope
similar to NEXTSTEP.
COMP.LANG.OBJECTIVE-C
Technical talk about the Objective-C language. Implemetations
discussed include NeXT, Gnu, Stepstone, etc.
COMP.OBJECT
Technical talk about OOP in general. Lots of C++ discussion,
but NeXT and Objective-C get quite a bit of attention. At
times gets almost philosophical about objects, but then again
OOP allows one to be a programmer/philosopher. (The original
comp.sys.next no longer exists--do not attempt to post to
it.)
Exception to the crossposting restrictions: announcements
of usenet RFDs or CFVs, when made by the news.announce.newgroups
moderator, may be simultaneously crossposted to all c.s.n.*
newsgroups.
Getting the Newsgroups without getting News
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Thanks to Michael Ross at antigone.com, the main NEXTSTEP groups
are now available as a mailing list digest as well.
next-nextstep
next-advocacy
next-announce
next-bugs
next-hardware
next-marketplace
next-misc
next-programmer
next-software
next-sysadmin
object
lang-objective-c
(For a full description, send mail to listserv@antigone.com).
The subscription syntax is essentially the same as Majordomo's.
To subscribe, send a message to *-request@lists.best.com saying:
subscribe
where * is the name of the list
e.g. next-programmer-request@lists.best.com
Major OpenStep/NEXTSTEP FTP sites
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ftp://ftp.next.peak.org
The main site for North American submissions formerly
ftp.cs.orst.edu
ftp://ftp.peanuts.org:
(Peanuts) Located in Germany. Comprehensive archive site.
Very well maintained.
ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/comp/next
NeGeN/NiNe (NEXTSTEP Gebruikers Nederland/NeXTSTEP in the Netherlands)
ftp://cube.sm.dsi.unimi.it
(Italian NEXTSTEP User Group)
ftp://ftp.nmr.embl-heidelberg.de/pub/next
eduStep
ftp://ftp.next.com:
See below
ftp.next.com and NextAnswers@next.com
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[from the document ftp://ftp.next.com/pub/NeXTanswers/1000_Help]
Welcome to the NeXTanswers information retrieval system!
This system allows you to request online technical documents, drivers, and
other software, which are then sent to you automatically. You can request
documents by fax or Internet electronic mail, read them on the world-wide
web, transfer them by anonymous ftp, or download them from the BBS.
NeXTanswers is an automated retrieval system. Requests sent to it are
answered electronically, and are not read or handled by a human being.
NeXTanswers does not answer your questions or forward your requests.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY E-MAIL
To use NeXTanswers by Internet e-mail, send requests to
nextanswers@next.com. Files are sent as NeXTmail attachments by
default; you can request they be sent as ASCII text files instead.
To request a file, include that file's ID number in the Subject line or the
body of the message. You can request several files in a single message.
You can also include commands in the Subject line or the body of the message.
These commands affect the way that files you request are sent:
ASCII causes the requested files to be sent as ASCII text
SPLIT splits large files into 95KB chunks, using the MIME
Message/Partial specification
REPLY-TO address sets the e-mail address NeXTanswers uses
These commands return information about the NeXTanswers system:
HELP returns this help file
INDEX returns the list of all available files
INDEX BY DATE returns the list of files, sorted newest to oldest
SEARCH keywords lists all files that contain all the keywords you list
(ignoring capitalization)
For example, a message with the following Subject line requests
three files:
Subject: 2101 2234 1109
A message with this body requests the same three files be
sent as ASCII text files:
2101 2234 1109 ascii
This message requests two lists of files, one for each search:
Subject:
SEARCH Dell SCSI
SEARCH NetInfo domain
NeXTanswers will reply to the address in your From: line. To use a different
address either set your Reply-To: line, or use the NeXTanswers command
REPLY-TO
If you have any problem with the system or suggestions for improvement,
please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY FAX
To use NeXTanswers by fax, call (415) 780-3990 from a touch-tone phone and
follow the instructions. You'll be asked for your fax number, a number to
identify your fax (like your phone extension or office number), and the ID
numbers of the files you want. You can also request a list of available
files. When you finish entering the file numbers, end the call and the
files will be faxed to you.
If you have problems using this fax system, please call Technical Support
at 1-800-848-6398. You cannot use the fax system outside the U.S & Canada.
USING NEXTANSWERS VIA THE WORLD-WIDE WEB
To use NeXTanswers via the Internet World-Wide Web connect to NeXT's web
server at URL http://www.next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY ANONYMOUS FTP
To use NeXTanswers by Internet anonymous FTP, connect to FTP.NEXT.COM
and read the help file pub/NeXTanswers/README. If you have problems using
this, please send mail to nextanswers-request@next.com.
USING NEXTANSWERS BY MODEM
To use NeXTanswers via modem call the NeXTanswers BBS at (415) 780-2965.
Log in as the user "guest", and enter the Files section. From there you
can download NeXTanswers documents.
FOR MORE HELP...
If you need technical support for NEXTSTEP beyond the information available
from NeXTanswers, call the Support Hotline at 1-800-955-NeXT (outside the U.S.
call +1-415-424-8500) to speak to a NEXTSTEP Technical Support Technician.
If your site has a NeXT support contract, your site's support contact must
make this call to the hotline. Otherwise, hotline support is on a
pay-per-call basis.
Thanks for using NeXTanswers!
_________________________________________________________________
Written by:
Eric P. Scott ( eps@toaster.SFSU.EDU ) and
Scott Anguish ( sanguish@digifix.com )
Additions from:
Greg Anderson ( Greg_Anderson@afs.com )
Michael Pizolato ( alf@epix.net )
Dan Grillo ( dan_grillo@next.com )