OpenVMS software repositories?

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 02/08/2018 11:02 AM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote:
> On 2/8/2018 9:56 AM, John H. Reinhardt via cctalk wrote:
>> On 2/8/2018 9:39 AM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Feb 8, 2018, at 5:28 AM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk 
>>>> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 02/07/2018 10:30 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
>>>>>> On Feb 7, 2018, at 7:22 PM, Grant Taylor via cctalk 
>>>>>> <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 02/07/2018 06:35 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
>>>>>>> What sites still exist that have VMS software?  I know the about 
>>>>>>> the OpenVMS Freeware CD’s from HP VMS Engineering.
>>>>>> I'd suggest that you redirect your question to the comp.os.vms 
>>>>>> newsgroup.  I frequently see discussions there about software 
>>>>>> archives. In fact, you can probably search an archive of the 
>>>>>> group and find some answers to your question.
>>>>> I need to see about getting back on comp.os.vms, I’ve not been 
>>>>> active there in a decade.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Don't worry, it hasn't changed a bit.  :-)
>>>>
>>>> bill
>>>
>>> I’m sure.  I just need to figure out how to get access, preferably 
>>> with ’tin'.  One of the reasons I dropped off was time, another was 
>>> my ISP dropping USENET access.
>>>
>>> Zane
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You might try <http://www.eternal-september.org> . I don't know if 
>> tin will work, but it's recommended by Hoff and others. It's free and 
>> reasonably frustration free.  They have had a couple server hiccups 
>> in the last year though.  I use it via Thunderbird on my Mac without 
>> too much trouble.
>>
>
> Apparently tin will work. It's listed under their "FAQ" section as 
> possibly needing a special tweak.
>
> tin
> add the following line to the .newsauth file in your home directory 
> (or create the file, if it doesn't exist) and make sure the file is 
> only readable and writable for your user (chmod .newsauth 600):
>
> news.eternal-september.org password username
>
> and start tin with the -A option
>
>
>
I recommended new.individual.net.  It isn't free, but 10 Euros a year
isn't really a concern.  (I spend more than that a month on beer!)
Service has always been great.  Been with them since the days when
it was U Berlin.

bill