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                      3: \appendix{B}{Distribution Mechanics}
                      4: The \mh5 distribution is available in two forms:
                      5: \smallskip
                      6: {\advance\leftskip by\parindent
                      7: \item{1.} Anonymous FTP\hbreak
                      8: If you can FTP to the ARPA Internet,
                      9: use anonymous FTP to the ARPAnet host UDel-Huey [10.2.0.96]
                     10: and retrieve the file portal/mh.5--tar.
                     11: This is a \pgm{tar} image of size 2.1~MB (approximately).
                     12: 
                     13: \item{2.} 9--track tape, 1600~bpi, \pgm{tar} format\hbreak
                     14: Otherwise, you can send \$50.00 to the address below.
                     15: This covers the cost of a magtape, handling, and shipping.
                     16: In addition,
                     17: you'll get a laser-printed hard-copy of the \MH/ documentation.
                     18: The documentation includes installation guide,
                     19: \MH/ Tutorial,
                     20: \MH/ User's Manual,
                     21: changes document (from \mh4 to \mh5),
                     22: and BBoards Manual.
                     23: 
                     24: \item{} If you go with this option,
                     25: be sure to include your USPS address with your check.
                     26: Checks should be made payable to
                     27: $$\hbox{Regents of the University of California}$$
                     28: It's also a good idea (though not mandatory) to send a computer mail message
                     29: to {\tx Bug-MH@UCI} when you send your check via USPS to ensure minimal
                     30: turn-around time.
                     31: The distribution address is:
                     32: $$\displayindent=\leftskip     \advance\displayindent by1.5\parindent
                     33:     \halign{\leftline{#}\cr
                     34:        Support Group\cr
                     35:        Attn: MH Distribution\cr
                     36:        Department of Information and Computer Science\cr
                     37:        University of California, Irvine\cr
                     38:        Irvine, CA  92717\cr
                     39:        \cr
                     40:        714/856--6852\cr
                     41: }$$
                     42: 
                     43: \item{} Sadly, if you just want the hard-copies of the documentation,
                     44: you still have to pay the \$50.00.
                     45: The \pgm{tar} image has the documentation source
                     46: (the man is in \ROFF/ format, but the rest are in \TeX\ format).
                     47: \smallskip}
                     48: \noindent
                     49: In addition,
                     50: there is some hope that \mh5, or a successor,
                     51: might be found in a future 4.x~Berkeley distribution.
                     52: 
                     53: Although \MH/ is not ``supported'' per se,
                     54: it does have a bug reporting address.
                     55: Normally,
                     56: the address {\tx Bug-MH@UCI} is used to report bugs and bug fixes.
                     57: There are however, 
                     58: two discussion groups which concern themselves with \MH/:
                     59: \smallskip
                     60: {\advance\leftskip by\parindent
                     61: \item{1.} MH-Users@UCI\hbreak
                     62: A discussion group for the \MH/ user community at large.
                     63: Appropriate topics include:
                     64: questions about how to use \MH/,
                     65: tips on \MH/ usage,
                     66: and exchange of \MH/ shell scripts.
                     67: All requests to be added to or deleted from this list,
                     68: along with problems,  questions and suggestions,
                     69: should be sent to {\tx MH-Users-Request@UCI}.
                     70: 
                     71: \item{2.} MH-Workers@UCI\hbreak
                     72: A discussion group for \MH/ maintainers and experts.
                     73: Appropriate topics include:
                     74: questions on how to configure \MH/,
                     75: tips on \MH/ configuration,
                     76: exchange of \MH/ bug reports (and fixes).
                     77: All requests to be added to or deleted from this list,
                     78: along with problems, questions and suggestions,
                     79: should be sent to {\tx MH-Workers-Request@UCI}.
                     80: \smallskip}
                     81: \noindent
                     82: The \eg{UCI} host is also known as \eg{ucivax},
                     83: so a possible \UUCP/ path might be {\tx $\tdots$!ucbvax!ucivax!bug-mh}.
                     84: 
                     85: Updates to \MH/ are published on the {\tx MH-Workers} list
                     86: in the form of context diffs,
                     87: and the appropriate distribution images are updated as well.

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