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Overview
A wealth of freely available software for OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha i
s
available on the Internet. As a service to our customers, we have provide
d
below a list of some of the major sites at which OpenVMS software can be
found, along with links to a selection of the most often requested
applications.
Unpacking applications
Applications are packaged using various archiving tools, most of which
compress the files as well. The following tools are most commonly used fo
r
packaging OpenVMS freeware.
UNZIP and GUNZIP
Packages whose filenames end with .ZIP require the UNZIP tool to unpack;
packages whose filenames end with .gz, .z or .Z are unpacked using the GN
U
GUNZIP tool. (.Z files were compressed with the UNIX compress utility, bu
t
GUNZIP can unpack them as well as files packed with GZIP.) Though the nam
es of
these tools are similar, they are not interchangeable. UNZIP can be found
 at:
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/VMS/unzip-axp.exe
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/VMS/unzip-vax.exe
GUNZIP can be found at:
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/VMS/gunzip-axp.exe
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/VMS/gunzip-vax.exe
To use UNZIP, copy the appropriate image and the .ZIP file (be sure to us
e
binary transfer mode if you are using FTP directly), then type the follow
ing
commands:
     $ UNZIP :== $disk:[dir]UNZIP-AXP ! or UNZIP-VAX
     $ UNZIP application.ZIP

Use of GUNZIP is similar, substituting the command name GUNZIP and the
appropriate image. Help on each utility is available by entering the comm
and
with no parameters.
TAR
The UNIX tar (tape archiver) utility is often used to package software; i
t is
similar in function to the OpenVMS BACKUP utility. The most common case i
s
that files will be packaged with tar and then compressed with either UNIX
compress or GNU GZIP; both can be decompressed with GUNZIP. An OpenVMS ve
rsion
of TAR can be found at:
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/VMS/vmstar-axp.exe
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/VMS/vmstar-vax.exe
If the file is being maintained on a UNIX system, it will typically have 
a
file name of the form xxxxx.tar.Z. Such a name is unacceptable to OpenVMS
;
specify an output name such as xxxxx_tar.Z when retrieving the file. Unpa
cking
the file is a two-step process. First, decompress the file using GUNZIP a
s
shown above. Then use the following commands to unpack the tar archive:
     $ TAR :== $disk:[dir]VMSTAR-AXP ! or VMSTAR-VAX
     $ TAR xf xxxxx_TAR

SHARE
Files with the .SHARE file type are generally VMS SHARE archives which ar
e
self-extracting command procedures. Simply copy the file and execute it w
ith
the @ command. VMS SHARE files are also used for files which are sent by 
mail
servers. In some cases, larger files are split into two or more pieces wh
ich
must be appended in the proper order before unpacking.
OpenVMS Frequently Asked Questions
A compilation of frequently asked questions about OpenVMS (and their answ
ers)
can be found at http://www.openvms.compaq.com/wizard/openvms_faq.html. Th
is
document, updated monthly, also contains pointers to additional freeware
applications.
Frequently Requested Applications
The following is a selection of frequently requested OpenVMS applications
;
those whose links refer to ftp.wku.edu can also be found at alternate sit
es
listed below.
World-Wide Web browsers and servers
NCSA Mosaic 2.6-2 (requires DECwindows Motif)
This version of Mosaic requires DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS (UCX) V3.
0 or
later (or a "UCX compatibility mode" in other TCP/IP products) and OpenVM
S VAX
V5.5-2 or OpenVMS AXP V1.5-1H1 or later:
NCSA Mosaic Source Code for OpenVMS VAX and Alpha
ftp://wvnvms.wvnet.edu/mosaic/
NCSA Mosaic 4A (requires DECwindows Motif)
This version of Mosaic requires DEC TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS (UCX) V3.
0 or
later (or a "UCX compatibility mode" in other TCP/IP products) and OpenVM
S VAX
V5.5-2 or OpenVMS AXP V1.5-1H1 or later:
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Mosaic/MOSAIC-24A-AXP.EXE
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Mosaic/MOSAIC-24A-VAX.EXE
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Mosaic/MOSAIC-2_4A.BCK (sources)
Another OpenVMS port of Mosaic can be found at:
ftp://ftp.wku.edu/vms/fileserv/mosaic.zip
Lynx (character cell)
ftp://ftp2.cc.ukans.edu/pub/lynx
HTTP server
ftp://ftp.wku.edu/vms/fileserv/http_server.zip
USENET newsgroup readers and server
NEWSRDR - character cell reader
ftp://ftp.wku.edu/vms/fileserv/newsrdr.zip
MXRN/DXRN - Motif or Xwindows readers
ftp://decuac.dec.com/pub/DEC/dxrn.share or
ftp://decuac.dec.com/pub/DEC/dxrn.tar.Z
ANU NEWS reader and server
ftp://kuhub.cc.ukans.edu/
Character cell Bookreader viewer
ftp://ftp.wku.edu/vms/fileserv/vtbook.zip
C-KERMIT
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit or
ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/
GNU GZIP and GUNZIP
ftp://ftp.wku.edu/vms/fileserv/gzip-1-2-4.zip
UNIX TAR archiver
ftp://ftp.wku.edu/vms/fileserv/vmstar.zip
ZMODEM
ftp://ftp.cs.pdx.edu/pub/zmodem See the FILES file in that directory for
further details.
List of VMS Freeware Servers
For a larger list of available OpenVMS freeware, browse the following ser
vers
and lists.
OpenVMS Freeware CD-ROM
An OpenVMS Freeware CD was distributed at DECUS (US and Australia) in lat
e
1995 - this CD will also be included with future versions of OpenVMS for 
VAX
and AXP systems. The OpenVMS Freeware CD is available online at:
http://www.openvms.compaq.com/openvms/freeware/cd.html
anonymous ftp at ftp.openvms.digital.com
ftp://ftp.montagar.com/
http://www.montagar.com/dfwlug/
ftp://degh.fps.mcw.edu/
ftp://flash.acornsw.com/
gopher://gopher.acornsw.com/
http://www.acornsw.com/
ftp://ftp.dct.ac.uk/
This CD contains a large assortment of freeware and is a good starting po
int
if looking for utilities. Many of the packages listed above are also on t
he
Freeware CD.
Hunter Goatley's VMS Freeware Server at ftp.wku.edu and mirror sites
WWW page for server
ftp://ftp.wku.edu/vms/fileserv/
ftp://ftp.spc.edu/macro32/
ftp://ftp.vms.stacken.kth.se/wku/vms/fileserv/
ftp://shsu.edu/
ftp://nic.switch.ch/mirror/vms/spc/
ftp://ftp.technion.ac.il/pub/unsupported/vms/spc/
ftp://ftp.riken.go.jp/
Arne Vajhøj's OpenVMS WWW Server
David Jones's OSU HTTP Server for OpenVMS
Martin P. J. Zinser's Hyper-Software-List for OpenVMS
Chris Higgins' OpenVMS Software List II
DECUS Library
http://www.decus.org/
ftp://ftp.decus.org/
gopher://gopher.decus.org/
Selected DECUS Library CD-ROMs
http://marvelgirl.dmc.com/
gopher://gopher.acornsw.com/
DECwindows and Xwindows Software
ftp://axp.psl.ku.dk/decwindows/
ftp://ftp2.cnam.fr/decwindows/
ftp://ftp.ctrl-c.liu.se/decwindows/
http://axp616.gsi.de:8080/wwwar/cena/decwindows/cena.html


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