HOWTO - Netlib

How to use NETLIB
email
World Wide Web
anonymous ftp
`netlib' started primarily as a mail server that distributes math software through email. Further information can be obtained from netlib site at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory by invoking mail at your system prompt (%).
 
  % mail netlib@ornl.gov
  send index
  ^D
It's a mail server program that parses the email message so you don't need to be polite ... shorter the better. Also if your request is in UPPER-CASE it will send the math software in UPPER-CASE.
An alternate netlib server is netlib@research.att.com - it contains much of the same material as netlib@ornl.gov plus some AT&T developed codes such as f2c (Fortran to C converter). This netlib can also be accessed by `anonymous' ftp. Give "netlib" as the username and your email address (for good netiquette) as the password.
Another netlib server is netlib@unix.hensa.ac.uk, which is at the University of Kent in England ... so expect long delays. However, it also allows anonymous ftp for some of the larger packages. Here are some others:
 netlib@nac.no			Oslo, Norway 
 netlib@draci.cs.uow.edu.au	UofWollongong, Australia 
Netlib can be accessed by the World Wide Web (WWW) with the following Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)

http://www.netlib.org/
ftp://netlib.att.com/netlib/master/readme.html
http://www.hensa.ac.uk/
http://www.netlib.no/netlib/master/readme.html
Your web browser will have options for loading to disk when clicking on a hypertext link. Remember to unset this option when travelling elsewhere.
Netlib can be accessed directly via anonymous ftp from the following sites:

ftp.netlib.org
netlib.att.com
www.hensa.ac.uk
www.netlib.no
example of an anonymous ftp session with your response in <<...>> If you're not familiar with ftp ... look at the man page.
  % ftp ftp.netlib.org
  Connected to ftp.netlib.org.
  Name (ftp.netlib.org:YOURUSERNAME): <<anonymous>>
  331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
  Password: <<your username@host.domain>>
  ...
Note that some of the larger packages (e.g. lapack, xnetlib, etc.) are only available (as a whole) only by anonymous ftp or the WWW.
Last Modified: 1996/12/26 15:11:05

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