       How to obtain updates to the DOS shareware version over the net:

Updates to F-PROT consist of three distinct files.

   fp-xxx.zip   This file is updated as necessary, maybe every one or two
                months.  It contains the DOS version of F-PROT and the
                current virus definition files.

   fp-def.zip   Contains the latest SIGN.DEF and SIGN2.DEF

   macrdef2.zip Contains the latest MACRO.DEF

                The .DEF update files are updated more frequently than the
                program itself.  At the moment, they are only available
                directly from us (ftp.f-prot.com), and any site that
                mirrors our FTP site, but that may change soon.

If you have FTP access, you can always get the current version of F-PROT by
anonymous FTP from a number of sites.  Our primary method of distribution
is through Simtel and Garbo, and all "mirrors" of those sites should always
carry an up-to-date version of F-PROT.

The primary locations are

   ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/virus/fp-xxx.zip
   ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/virus/fp-xxx.zip

   http://www.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/virus/fp-xxx.zip

xxx stands for the version number, for example 308 in version 3.08

The Simtel archive is mirrored on numerous sites, and in general you
should use the one that is closest to you geographically.

Country         Host                     Directory
---------       ----------------------   -------------------
Australia       ftp.bhp.com.au            /pub/simtelnet
Australia       ftp.iniaccess.net.au      /pub/simtelnet
Australia       ftp.tas.gov.au            /pub/simtelnet
Austria         ftp.univie.ac.at          /mirror/simtelnet
Belgium         ftp.linkline.be           /mirror/simtelnet
Belgium         ftp.tornado.be            /pub/simtelnet
Brazil          ftp.iis.com.br            /pub/simtelnet
Brazil          ftp.unicamp.br            /pub/simtelnet
Canada          ftp.crc.doc.ca            /systems/ibmpc/simtelnet
Canada          ftp.direct.ca             /pub/simtelnet
Chile           sunsite.dcc.uchile.cl     /pub/Mirror/simtelnet
China           ftp.pku.edu.cn            /pub/simtelnet
Czech Republic  ftp.eunet.cz              /pub/simtelnet
Czech Republic  pub.vse.cz                /pub/simtelnet
Czech Republic  ftp.zcu.cz                /pub/simtelnet
Finland         ftp.funet.fi              /mirrors/ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet
France          ftp.grolier.fr            /pub/simtelnet
France          ftp.ibp.fr                /pub/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.rz.ruhr-uni-bochum.de /pub/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.tu-chemnitz.de        /pub/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.uni-heidelberg.de     /pub/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.uni-magdeburg.de      /pub/mirrors/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.uni-paderborn.de      /pub/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.uni-trier.de          /pub/pc/mirrors/simtelnet
Germany         ftp.rz.uni-wuerzburg.de   /pub/pc/simtelnet
Greece          ftp.ntua.gr               /pub/pc/simtelnet
Hong Kong       ftp.cs.cuhk.hk            /pub/simtelnet
Hong Kong       ftp.hkstar.com            /pub/simtelnet
Hong Kong       sunsite.ust.hk            /pub/simtelnet
Italy           cis.utovrm.it             /simtelnet
Italy           ftp.flashnet.it           /pub/simtelnet
Italy           ftp.unina.it              /pub/simtelnet
Italy           mcftp.mclink.it           /pub/simtelnet
Japan           ftp.iij.ad.jp             /pub/simtelnet
Japan           ftp.riken.go.jp           /pub/simtelnet
Japan           ftp.saitama-u.ac.jp       /pub/simtelnet
Japan           ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp          /pub/PC/simtelnet
Japan           ring.aist.go.jp           /pub/simtelnet
Japan           ring.asahi-net.or.jp      /pub/simtelnet
Latvia          ftp.lanet.lv              /pub/mirror/simtelnet
Malaysia        ftp.jaring.my             /pub/simtelnet
Malaysia        ftp.mimos.my              /pub/simtelnet
Mexico          ftp.gdl.iteso.mx          /pub/simtelnet
Netherlands     ftp.euro.net              /d5/simtelnet
Netherlands     ftp.nic.surfnet.nl        /mirror-archive/software/simtelnet
New Zealand     ftp.vuw.ac.nz             /pub/simtelnet
Norway          ftp.bitcon.no             /pub/simtelnet
Poland          ftp.cyf-kr.edu.pl         /pub/mirror/Simtel.Net
Poland          ftp.icm.edu.pl            /pub/simtelnet
Poland          ftp.man.poznan.pl         /pub/simtelnet
Portugal        ftp.ip.pt                 /pub/simtelnet
Portugal        ftp.ua.pt                 /pub/simtelnet
Romania         ftp.sorostm.ro            /pub/simtelnet
Slovenia        ftp.arnes.si              /software/simtelnet
South Africa    ftp.is.co.za              /pub/simtelnet
South Africa    ftp.sun.ac.za             /pub/simtelnet
South Korea     ftp.nuri.net              /pub/simtelnet
South Korea     ftp.sogang.ac.kr          /pub/simtelnet
Spain           ftp.rediris.es            /mirror/simtelnet
Sweden          ftp.sunet.se              /pub/simtelnet
Switzerland     ftp.switch.ch             /mirror/simtelnet
Taiwan          ftp.ncu.edu.tw            /Packages/simtelnet
Taiwan          nctuccca.edu.tw           /mirror/simtelnet
Thailand        ftp.nectec.or.th          /pub/mirrors/simtelnet
UK, Edinburgh   emwac.ed.ac.uk            /mirrors/simtelnet
UK, London      ftp.demon.co.uk           /pub/simtelnet
UK, Liverpool   ftp.mersinet.co.uk        /pub/simtelnet
UK, Lancaster   micros.hensa.ac.uk        /pub/simtelnet
UK, London      sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk      /packages/simtelnet
US, California  ftp.cdrom.com             /pub/simtelnet
US, California  ftp.digital.com           /pub/micro/pc/simtelnet
US, Illinois    uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu    /pub/systems/pc/simtelnet
US, Mass.       ftp.bu.edu                /pub/mirrors/simtelnet
US, Michigan    oak.oakland.edu           /pub/simtelnet
US, New York    ftp.rge.com               /pub/systems/simtelnet
US, Oklahoma    ftp.ou.edu                /pub/simtelnet
US, Oregon      ftp.orst.edu              /pub/simtelnet
US, Utah        ftp.cyber-naut.com        /pub/simtelnet
US, Virginia    mirrors.aol.com           /pub/simtelnet

For people in remote corners of the world, without reliable FTP or WWW
access, we offer the "F-PROT by E-mail" service.

To use this service, you MUST be able to handle multiple-part uu-, xx-
or mime-encoded mail messages.  Please do not waste your (and ours) time by
using this service if you do not already have the software to decode such
messages, and keep in mind that this service is intended for those who
have no other alternative...that is, no FTP or WWW access.

To use this service you send an E-mail message to f-prot-update@f-prot.com.
This is an automated mail server.  No human will see your message, and if
it does not match the format described below, the mail server will just
respond with a standard help message.

For now the following commands are accepted by the mail server. 

Please note that the commands must be in the body of the message, not in
the subject line or the header.

send-file: name
send-as: form
send-part: part_num
send-size: size_in_kilobytes
send-version
subscribe notice
unsubscribe notice
check notice

The 'send-file' command may be omitted.  In that case, the mail server
will send the current version of F-PROT (the FP-xxx.ZIP file). If
specified, it must have one of the following values: 'f-prot' or 'fp-def'.

The 'send-as' command signifies the encoding that should be used in sending
the file by E-mail.  'form' must be one of: 'uue', 'xxe' or 'mime'.

If the 'send-as' command is 'mime', F-PROT will be sent as a MIME message
with Content-Type: message/partial.

send-part: requests transmission of a specific part.  You should only use
this command if you are requesting re-transmission of a corrupted part.

send-size: requests that a specific size (in KB) is used for each part.
The size must be between 20 and 60.  

send-version is used to check which version is currently available.  Using
"finger f-prot@f-prot.com" is a better method, however.

Examples:

To get an uuencoded copy of the current version of F-PROT, send a message
containing the following in the body to 'f-prot-update@f-prot.com' :

send-as: uue

If for some reason, the 6th part of the transmission failed, you could
send another message to 'f-prot-update@f-prot.com' containing the following
in the body:

send-as: uue
send-part: 6

To change the block size to about 20 Kilobytes, you could send a message
to 'f-prot-update@f-prot.com' containing the following in the body:

send-as: uue
send-size: 20

And if the 4th part of that transmission is lost, you could send the
following message to 'f-prot-update@f-prot.com':

send-as: uue
send-size: 20
send-part: 4

subscribe notice:  Allows people to subscribe to a new version notice.
Subscribers will then receive announcement in E-mail when new versions of
F-PROT are available.

unsubscribe notice:  Removes people from the new version notice list.

check notice:  Sends back confirmation whether an address is subscribed or
not.

Comments about this service should be addressed to: f-prot-request@f-prot.com
Suggestions for improvements are welcomed.
