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<H1><FONT COLOR="000099">RDist 7.0 README</FONT></h1>
<h3><FONT COLOR="#000099"><a href="http://www.MagniComp.com">MagniComp</a></FONT></h3>
<h3><a href="http://www.MagniComp.com/rdist">http://www.MagniComp.com/rdist</a></h3>;
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<h1><FONT COLOR="#000099">Documentation Guide</font></h1>
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<LI><a href="README.html">RDist 7.0 README</a> - A guide to this product.
<LI><a href="doc/RELEASE_NOTES.html">RDist 7.0 Release Notes</a>
(doc/RELEASE_NOTES.html)
- Supported platforms, platform specific notes, and new features.
<LI><a href="INSTALL.html">RDist 7.0 Installation</a>
(INSTALL.html)
- Installation requirements and installation instructions
including how to compile from source.
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<h1><FONT COLOR="#000099">Current Status</FONT></H1>
<P>This release is considered an alpha test release.
It should be used for testing and evaluation, but is not yet ready for
production use.
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<h1><FONT COLOR="#000099">Current Information</FONT></H1>
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For the most complete and up to date info, please see the RDist Home Page:
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<a href="http://www.MagniComp.com/rdist">http://www.MagniComp.com/rdist</a>;
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<h1><FONT COLOR="#000099">Description</FONT></H1>
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RDist is a tool for Unix/Linux based systems for distributing and maintaining
identical copies of files from one system to many systems.
Please read the
<a href="doc/rdist.man.html">rdist(1)</a> man page or read the
paper
<a href="http://www.magnicomp.com/download/rdist/overhaul.ps.gz">Overhauling Rdist for the '90s"</a>
for further details.
<h1><FONT COLOR="#000099">Bug Reports</FONT></H1>
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Since <a href="www.magnicomp.com">MagniComp</a> provides RDist for free,
we cannot provide any support for it.
However, we do encourage you to report problems to
<a href="mailto:rdist-bugs@magnicomp.com">rdist-bugs@magnicomp.com</a>.
We also encourage you to include source diffs/patches for any bugs you fix
or new features you create.
While we are not able to respond to all submissions, we do look at and
evaluate all reports.
Reports which include debugging information have a higher likelihood of
being evaluated.
Reports which include source files/patches have the best chance of being
addressed and incorporated into future releases.
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<h1><FONT COLOR="#000099">Mailing Lists</FONT></H1>
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<TR><TH>List</TH><TH>How to Subscribe</TH><TH>Description</TH></TR>
<TR><td>rdist-announce</dt>
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<LI>Go to <a href="https://www.MagniComp.com/cgi-bin/mcacct.cgi/Action=create">https://www.MagniComp.com/cgi-bin/mcacct.cgi/Action=create</a>
<LI>Fill out the form and select <b>rdist</b> at the bottom of the form.
<LI>Click <b>Create Account</b>
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<TD>Announcements about new versions of RDist.</TD>
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<TR><td>rdist-dev</td>
<td>Send an email to
<a href="rdist-dev-request@usc.edu">rdist-dev-request@usc.edu</a>
with the word <kbd>Subscribe</kbd> in the <b>Subject</b> line.
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<TD>RDist developers list. Discussion on features, bugs, suggestions.
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