Access methods No. of users
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mto-serv 54
ftp 18
gopher 12
www 50
none 33
This was primarily an informational survey; those who expressed concern
that www might "elbow out" other methods should not worry! We realize
that not everyone has high-end technology easily available and will
continue to strive to make MTO accessible to as many as possible,
as conveniently as possible. At the same time, a number of respondents were excited about the prospects of www. We will be moving toward more html documents (in addition to ascii versions) in the future (see below for the first).
As an indication of the usage of the www access method, here is a week-by-week tally of www accesses to SMT documents:
Week MTO SMT
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March 24-31 151 120
April 1-6 106 107
April 7-14 114 107
April 14-21 112 134
April 21-28 94 95
April 28-May 5 98 128
May 5-12 103 80
A. gaining access to world-wide web
B. editing documents for www browsers
*This "Guide to Web Tools" is available as www-tools.txt in the pub/smt/mto/docs directory on the host societymusictheory.org. It can be retrieved either through anonymous FTP, or with the MTO FileServer, mto-serv, or at the URL http://boethius.musicl.ucsb.edu/ mto/docs/www-tools.txt
www is a means for viewing documents via the internet. Those with www capabilities can use graphic interface (mouse) with point-and-click uploading and downloading of documents, including visual and aural images. The usefulness of this technology for MTO seems clear.
To gain access to www documents one needs a "browser," a program that does the work of processing data so that it appears correctly on a local screen.
If you have e-mail capabilities, you can gain access to www documents. The question you need to answer is "which method is best for me?" The answer depends on your hardware and electronic connection methods.
listserv@w3.mail.org
include the text line
send <full www address>
e.g.
send http://societymusictheory.org/index.html
The document will be mailed to you.
If you do not have Lynx running locally chances are that your system administrator will load it and make it available if you ask him/her. The Lynx "help" and "commands" pages are essential; be sure to read them, so that you can utilize the program's potential.
SlipKnot's primary feature is that it DOES NOT require SLIP or PPP or TCP/IP services.
SlipKnot is being published by MicroMind Inc. as restricted shareware.
The SlipKnot 1.0 distribution file (approx. 1.2 MB) is available for downloading from the following sites:
Site Directory File ----------------------------------------------------- In North America: oak.oakland.edu /SimTel/win3/internet slnot100.zip ftp.uoknor.edu /mirrors/SimTel/win3/internet slnot100.zip ftp.netcom.com /pub/pbrooks/slipknot slnot100.zip In the U.K.: src.doc.ic.ac.uk /computing/systems/ibmpc/simtel-win3/internet slnot100.zip In Australia: ftp.bf.rmit.edu.au /pub/pc/www/slnot100.zipFor help on installation, there is a step-by-step procedure both in the included READ.ME file and inside the SlipKnot Help screens. There is also a SlipKnot FAQ file dedicated to installation questions; please retrieve it via anonymous FTP from one of addresses below if you have any problems:
interport.net /pub/pbrooks/slipknot sntfaq1.txt
If you have a WWW browser (lynx and www are fine), then SlipKnot's Home Page
can be accessed at:http://www.interport.net/slipknot/slipknot.html
(Many other ftp sites have the program available. Ask locally if you need help.) Netscape is available in Mac and PC formats. At the moment (5/15/95) the most effective version is 1.1, released at the end of April. There are many other browsers available (e.g. Cello, NCSA Mosaic, Omniweb), but none as popular.
Modem users need "socket" software to enable SLIP/PPP connection. One of the most popular (for PCs) is Trumpet Winsock. If you would like to obtain a copy of this product you can find it at the anonymous ftp site ftp.utas.edu.au. The file, twsk10a.zip, is located in the /pc/trumpet/winsock directory.
A copy of this Shareware product may also be had at the NCSA anonymous ftp server, ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu. The file, winsock.zip, is in the /PC/Mosaic/sockets directory. (There are many other sites that make this program available; ask locally for assistance.)
information mto-listto the address:
listproc@societymusictheory.organd the Guide will be mailed to you.
For the purposes of MTO, authors need only be concerned with essential style elements: managing titles, headers, footnotes, images (graphics) and the like. MTO articles will not normally contain links to other documents (other than graphics files).
Since HTML is so simple, a few minutes reading one of the guides to html writing is well worth the time spent. The standard starting point is the HTML Primer.
Other manuals and tutorials include Peter Flynn's "How to write HTML";
and Ian Graham's guide to HTML.
The Lynx help file is also useful in this regard.
For more extended editing you might want to consider an HTML editor, which makes it easy to enter the specific codes. The following is a list of a few HTML editors; others are available as well.
Re this list: HTML Assistant (for PCs) and Rick Giles (for Macs) have been used and endorsed by MTO editors. Let us know if you have others you can recommend.
a. Rick Giles (giles@dragon.acadian.ca)
need SE/30, Mac III or other computer with 68020/compatible
CPU; System 7 or higher, 2 MB RAM
ftp: cs.dal.ca
dir: /giles/HTML_Editor_1.0.sit.hqx
b. Billy Lee (billy@gizmo.dt.navy.mil)
BBEditLiet
at info-mac locations
get: bbedit-lite-232.hqx
bbedit-html-ext-b3.hqx
a. HTML Assistant
site: ftp.cs.dal.ca
dir: htmlasst
file: htmlasst.zip or .exe file (self-extractor)
b. HotMetal
site: ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
dir: /Web/html/hotmetal/Windows
file: hotmetal.exe
Here is a WWW site for
information on HTML Editors.Here is a document on learning about HTML.
Now that MTO is being distributed on the World-Wide Web, I would like to encourage prospective authors to consider submitting essays formatted with the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), not really a computer language but rather a set of "tags" that control the display of text in a Web browser. Robert Judd, MTO Manager, has prepared a document (described above) that explains how to get HTML editors for various hardware platforms. Further questions about HTML editors, or about Web browsers, should be addressed to him.
The MTO Guide explains how to use the database. In brief, to do a search, send an email message to mto-serv@societymusictheory.org. In the body of the message (not in any of the header lines) include the word "path" followed by your full email address (Bitnet-only users must include .BITNET), and one or more of the other lines listed after the "path" line:
path YourEmailAddress
search ITEM=article, review, talk
search AUTHOR=LastName
search TITLE=TitleWord(s)
search KEYWORDS=Keyword(s)
search REFERENCE=ReferenceFile(s)
Don't forget the "equals" sign! The ITEM= line specifies whether the desired item is an article, review, or a commentary (= talk). These can be combined with Boolean operators (or, and). The AUTHOR= line would be filled in with an author's last name. The TITLE= line would be filled in with one or more words from the title of the item, if known. The KEYWORDS= line can include a single word, or may be filled in with two or more keywords linked with Boolean operators. The REFERENCE= line is specifically for locating commentaries on a particular article. The line is filled in with the standard MTO filename of the article for which a user wishes to locate commentaries published in MTO. For complete instructions on searching the database, consult the Guide.
Please report any typographical or other errors discovered in the database to the General Editor (address below).