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November, 1989 The Computing Center University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403 Vol. 5 #2

C COMPUTING NEWSJ

Simplify Your Life with MAIL AliasesIf you use VMS's MAIL utility regularly to correspond

with distant colleagues, you've probably been frustrated b yhaving to type cumbersome network addresses like

in%"lover@galadril .physics .stanford.edu "

Now there 's a more efficient way to address your e-mailthat reduces both the time and the margin of error involve din typing lengthy address strings . By creating an alias filein your directory, you can reduce the amount of informatio nyou have to type to a single word or nickname .

To set up an alias file, create a file with the filespe cALIASES .DAT in your main (SYS$LOGIN) directory . Oneach line in the file, enter an alias (nickname, etc .), fol-lowed by one or more spaces or tabs and the . person'scomplete network identity. Here's a sample sequence tha tcreates an alias file :

$ eve aiiascs.daben

inTs'`love a galadril.physics stanford.edu"jake

jaGkiW@e S.sv.arthmQreedu 'jd

jacqueline .mdorlea c

You may also define a single alias for a group of re-ceivers by listing their network identities or aliases sepa-rated by commas and without any intervening spaces, e.g.,

friends jake jd,in%"dbennett@harvjmmy"

If you want to create an alias for a group that include san established distribution file (e .g ., REVIEWERS .DIS) ,the name of the file must be the first item listed, e .g. ,

them @reviewers,benjd,in%"twb@hogax .uucp"

Once you 've set up an ALIASES .DAT file, you ma yuse any alias defined in it as a response to MAIL's -To:"prompt, e.g .,

MAIL> sendTo: friends

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DEC Terminals Now Standard

When the VAX 8800 arrived in 1987, many Universityusers had non-DEC terminals . Log-in command(LOGIN.COM) files were originally set up to assume thatnon-DEC terminals were predominant .

Since then, an increasing number of users have acquiredDEC VT terminals or microcomputers that emulate them .Acknowledging this trend, the Computing Center recentl ychanged its terminal policy to assume that DEC terminals arenow predominanL In real terms, this means that new VAXaccount-holders who use or emulate a DEC VT terminal donot need to identify their terminal type when they log in .Information placed in their LOGIN .COM files will do thisfor them.

New account-holders with non-DEC terminals now nee dto inform VMS of their terminal type explicitly by typin g

$ set terminalldevice=type (e .g., $ set te/dev=tvi921 )

just after logging in. Common terminal types are listed i nAppendix C of the VAXciuster User's Guide . For a completeonline list of terminals recognized by VMS, type

$ help micro supported

New account holders who plan to use the same non-DECterminal each time they access the VAXciuster may wish tomodify their LOGIN.COM files to handle the terminal iden-tification automatically .

Existing VAX account-holders who wish to update theirLOGIN.COM files to reflect the new DEC terminal standardmay consult the new master LOGIN.COM file ,

SYS$SYSTEM:SAMPLE_LOGIN.COM .

For assistance in modifying your LOGIN.COM file, youmay wish to talk to a Computing Center consultant . Theconsulting receptionist in Room 207 can refer you t osomeone who can help with this .

Macintosh Orientation sMonday, November 6Monday, November 1 3

1:30 - 3 :30 pmOur hands-on Mac Orientations are designed to teachbasic Mac operations to beginners . If you have littleor no experience on a Macintosh and would like t otry one out, this is the session for you! Classes ar eoffered at no charge and no pre-registration is required .

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November, 1989 The Computing Center University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon 97403 Vol . 5 #2

WHO1S Smith?

SAS Introduces Mac Stat PackageThe SAS Institute has recently announced JMP

("jump"), a new statistical visualization program designedfor Macintosh computers . JMP is not simply "SAS for theMac," but a completely new exploratory program .

JMP sells for a one-time fee of $347.50, plus shipping ,and includes a year of free technical support . JMP IN, astudent version of IMP, is limited to 500 cells, comes wit hno technical support, and sells for a one-time fee of $48 .95 .To run either program, you'll need a Mac with at least onemegabyte of RAM (two megs are recommended) .

To place orders or obtain additional information, call theSAS Institute at (919) 467-8000, FAX a query to (919) 469 -3737, or write

SAS InstituteJMP Sales Departmen tSAS Circle, Box 8000Cary, NC 27512-8000

To get the 50% academic discount reflected in the aboveprices, you'll need to provide a photocopy of your studenti .d., order on University letterhead, or order via UniversityPurchase Order. SAS accepts Visa and Master Charge .

Math Department Offers Stat Help

Professor Darning Xu of the UO Math Department haskindly agreed to serve as a contact point and coordinator forComputing Center users seeking help with particularlydifficult statistical design and analysis problems .

Such advising will be be offered from time to time, a sMath Department faculty members are available . Thisservice is intended to complement existing resources, suc has the Computing Center's statistical consulting service .(Existing resources should be explored f irst, wheneverpossible .)

Our thanks to Professor Xu and the Math Department fortheir generous offer of assistance .

- Joe St Sarver

Computing News is published monthly during theacademic year by the Office of University Computing ,Computing Center, University of Oregon, Eugene, O R97403 . Telephone : (503) 686-4394 .

Newsletter Editor: Joyce WinslowEditorial Advisor : David Ulric h

You may reprint articles from Computing News,provided you credit the source.

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Finding a U of 0colleague's electronic mai lidentity amidst the welterof local e-mail systems ca nbe a real challenge . Fortu-nately, a new feature calledWHOIS (not to be confuse dwith VMS's WHO com-mand) can provide youwith help in locating e-mailnames .

WHOIS searches anonline database of e-mailnames derived from the Uof 0 Telephone Directory .To initiate a WHOIS searchfrom one of the VAXclus-ter systems, typ e

$ whois name(i .e ., $ whois ralph .smith)

identifying as much of theperson's name as youknow. If you have both afirst and last name to workwith, you'd separate themwith a period, as shown .

If a unique name matchis found, you'll get a dis-play of information aboutthe person that includestheir full name, positiontitle and department., tele-phone number, and e-mai laddress. If there is not aunique match, WHOISdisplays all names thatinclude the string given.For example, if you typed

$ whoi smith

WHOIS would displa ynames like "Smithers" an d"Smithson," as well as allpersons named Smith.

Other computersystems outside theVAXcluster also supportWHOIS . If you are usinganother computer system ,such as the CIS Depart-ment's HP Bobcat, you'llneed to issue a commandto access the VAX 8800'sWHOIS database. Forassistance in formulatingthe appropriate command,contact the ComputingCenter's consultingreception office (x 4412,Room 207) .

If your own computeror workstation is connectedto U0net, you can accessWHOIS directly by typin g

UONET>do whois name

The Computing Cen-ter's Network Servicesgroup has a set of WHOIScode that works on mostUNIX systems. If you'reinterested in trying it out,contact Dale Smith(dsmith@oregon) fordetails .

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