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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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