Getting Word Processed Documents to Pine

The following instructions provide two ways to accomplish this. The first, using an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program in either Windows or on a Macintosh, is the formal method. The second is an easy, "quick and dirty" method that may not always work as expected. In both cases the instructions assume you will be using a computer directly connected to the UVM campus network and that you are using Pine on Moose as your e-mail program.

Using WS_FTP for Windows to Upload Your Files to Moose

1. Type your document in your favorite Windows word processor. Save the document. Now choose Save As, give the document a new name, and save it with a file type or format of DOS Text (sometimes called ASCII text).

   Close the file (File: Close)

2. Switch back to the Windows Program Manager (Ctrl-Esc will allow you to switch easily) and open WS_FTP. Click on the Connect button. In the dialog box that appears you will need to provide the following information:

   Host name: moose.uvm.edu
   User ID: your moose account name (EX: hsmith, dlb, ajones)
   Password: your moose password

3. After pressing OK, WS_FTP will connect to your moose account. On the left side of the screen you will see your local drives and files. On the right side are your moose directories and files. In each case, directories are listed in the upper box while files within those directories are listed in the lower box.

   To change to the directory where your file is, select the appropriate drive letter. Clicking on the two dots will take you up one level in the directory structure. You can see where you are in the directory structure by looking at the path just above the box.

4. Once you have found your file, click the ASCII radio button below the boxes. Click once on the file that you want to move.

5. With the file highlighted, click on the right-facing arrow in the middle of the screen. This will move your file from your local drive to Moose.

6. Switch to the Program Manager (Ctrl-ESC) and open a telnet session to Moose (probably using Trumpet Telnet). Login, provide your password, and choose "vt100" as your terminal type. Type Pine to open your e-mail program.

7. Compose a new e-mail message. Fill in the To: and Subject: lines as usual. Move to the Message Text area.

8. Press ^R to read a file. Type in the name of the file you FTP'd to Moose in step 5 above. If you have forgotten the name press ^T. This will show you a list of all your files on Moose. You can use the arrow keys to highlight the file you moved and press to retrieve it.

9. Your file will be inserted into your e-mail message at the cursor. You may have to move to each paragraph and press ^J to Justify the lines of text (make them wrap properly on the screen).

10. Send the e-mail message, then Quit Pine. At the prompt, delete the copy of the file by typing: del filename

    When finished, logout of Moose, exit from WS_FTP, and exit from your word processor.

Using Fetch for Macintosh to Upload Your Files to Moose

1. Type your document in your favorite Macintosh word processor. Save the document. Now choose Save As, give the document a new name, and save it with a file type or format of Text (sometimes called ASCII text).

2. Switch back to the desktop (click on the icon in the upper right corner of the screen and choose Finder) and open Fetch. In the dialog box that appears you will need to provide the following information:

   Host: moose.uvm.edu
   User ID: your moose account name (EX: hsmith, dlb, ajones)
   Password: your moose password
   

3. After pressing OK, Fetch will connect to your moose account. On the left side of the screen you will see your Moose directories and files. Above this list is a box that shows which directory you are currently in.

4. To move a file from your hard drive to Moose, first click the "Text" button. Now click on the "Put File" button. You will be presented with the usual Mac dialog box for opening a file. Find your file and click Open.

5. In the next dialog box, ensure that your file format is "Raw Data" by clicking on the "format" button just below the file's name.

6. Click OK. Watch the right side of the Fetch screen to see the progress of the transfer.

7. Switch to the desktop and open a telnet session to Moose. Login, provide your password, and choose "vt100" as your terminal type. Type Pine to open your e-mail program.

8. Compose a new e-mail message. Fill in the To: and Subject: lines as usual. Move to the Message Text area.

9. Press ^R to read a file. Type in the name of the file you FTPÕd to Moose in step 4 above. If you have forgotten the name press ^T. This will show you a list of all your files on Moose. You can use the arrow keys to highlight the file you moved and press to retrieve it.

10. Your file will be inserted into your e-mail message at the cursor. You may have to move to each paragraph and press ^J to Justify the lines of text (make them wrap properly on the screen).

The Informal (Easy!) Method: Copy and Paste to Moose

(Works with either Macintosh or Windows!)

1. Create the file in your favorite word processor. Don't forget to save it before continuing.

2. Open a telnet session to Moose providing your login name, password, terminal type of "vt100" and then go to Pine.

3. Switch back to your word processor and select all the text, either using the mouse or by choosing "Select All" from the menu. Then choose Edit: Copy. Wait a moment until your computer has completed the Copy command, then switch back to your Moose session.

4. Compose a message and fill in the To: and Subject lines. Move to the Message text area and choose Edit: Paste.

One word of warning: The method described above works wonderfully well almost all of the time. On rare occasions, however, you may find that the Paste feature does strange things. It may keep pasting the last few lines of your text over and over and over. The only thing to do when this happens is shut down your Moose session and wait a few minutes. No permanent damage will be done.