> Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 01:01:55 -0800 (PST) > From: Gregg Eshelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The file I'm tyring to track down is viewlfn.zip and > was uploaded to Simtel in 1996 by View Software Inc. > > It's the last version of their "Long Filenames for > Windows 95 and Windows 3.1". It's the only software > ever made that gives 100% compatable access to the > Win95 VFAT long filename system to Windows 3.1x and > 16bit apps running on Windows 95.
Gregg, I know you've been looking for that program for some time. Hope you are yet able to find it without paying full retail for just a disk (Double Bleah). I've been doing some searching myself for viewlfn.zip for you after having read the post on Google Groups, but with no success. I've thrown about every file search tool I know of at it. To save you some time (and for future reference in file searching), I'll at least tell you where I've looked: Search Engines ============== http://www.google.com http://www.dogpile.com http://www.filesearching.com/advanced http://www.filemirrors.com http://www.freewareweb.com/ftpsearch.shtml http://ftpsearch.elmundo.es:8000/ftpsearch http://ftp.veoda.com http://search.starware.com Other Repositories ================== ftp://ftp.icm.edu.pl (last known mirror of the older SimTel.Coast.Net collection) http://www.jumbo.com http://garbo.uwasa.fi There's one site I haven't exhausted and you may want to check out: http://www.ftpsearchengines.com It has links to a number of file search engines (some of which are listed above as ones I tried) One of the engines there that I haven't tried is an Archieplex, which is a WWW front end to the older Archie file search engines. Many (hopefully not all) of the Archie servers no longer exist, so be prepared to get a bunch of "server not found" errors. You might also want to try Googling "Archieplex" to try from another one. Every now and then they can be good for finding an old file not found anywhere else. I suspect that the file may be out there in some cobweb-ridden part of the Internet, possibly on an abandoned simtel.net mirror (or a one-time copy) that's no longer part of the mirror network and thus the file was never deleted. Or you could nose around at some of the present and past mirrors of the simtel.net collection to see if a copy's there. You might want to try contacting a human at Simtel.Net and ask 1) when viewlfn.zip was removed from the repository and 2) if by chance they archive files that have been removed from the repository. If the latter turns out to be true and you beg, plead and grovel nicely enough :), they might dig it out for you. With the former information, you could look for copies of the Walnut Creek CD-ROM Simtel collection prior to that date (I tried the website address of http://www.cdrom.com without success in connecting--it appears that they were bought out by Digital River, but their main website has no links to an online store, so I can only suggest you email them from the contact link at http://www.digitalriver.com and see what happened to that part of their operation). Wish I could have turned up something for you! Plus I'd kinda like to have a copy as well. -- I'm a MUGWump: My "MUG" is on the Mac side of the fence (since mid-2002), and my "Wump" is on the PC side (since 1989). I've been on the trailing edge of computer technology since 1987 and love it! [P.S.] Due to limitations on this account, please send binaries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and a confirmation note here. -- Mac-N-DOS is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac-N-DOS list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-n-dos.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-n-dos%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
