This release of Prospero includes a standalone client to query archie
servers at various sites.  It is standalone in the sense that, once
compiled, it does not require Prospero to be installed on the host
from which it is to be used.  To build the archie client, first build
Prospero (either with or without the compatibility library), then
connect to the user subdirectory and type make archie.  If called with
just a file name, it will query the archie database for exact matches.
If executed with no arguments it will display its options.

A manual page for this client can be found in the doc/man subdirectory, 
as archie.man.

Prospero also allows users to access archie as if it were part of a
file system.  Here is an example of how Prospero can be used to access
Archie in this manner.

  Script started on Mon Jul  1 22:36:42 1991
  % source /home/ftp/archie/pfs/bin/vfsetup.source
  % vfsetup guest
  % venable
  % cd /databases/archie/sura/substr
  % cd prospero (This command specifies the query)
  % ls -l
  total 0
  -r--r--r--   0 -               0 -            info-prospero.arc
  dr-xr-xr-x   0 -               0 -            prospero
  dr-xr-xr-x   0 -               0 -            prospero-papers
  -r--r--r--   0 -               0 -            prospero.arc
  -r--r--r--   0 -               0 -            prospero.tar.Z
  (Note that the "vls" command could have been used)
  (to show where the files were actually stored    )
  % ls prospero (list a result if it is a directory)
  prog.tar.Z      prospero.tar.Z
  % cat info-prospero.arc  (The file is automatically retrieved and displayed)
  >From bcn@n1dmm  Tue Dec  4 02:33:36 1990
  Received: from n1dmm.cs.washington.edu by june.cs.washington.edu (5.64/7.0jh)
          id AA24763; Tue, 4 Dec 90 02:33:36 -0800
  Received: by n1dmm.cs.washington.edu (5.64/7.0h)
          id AA08497; Tue, 4 Dec 90 02:33:31 -0800
  Date: Tue, 4 Dec 90 02:33:31 -0800
  From: bcn@cs.washington.edu (Clifford Neuman)
  ...
  % vdisable
  % exit
  script done on Mon Jul  1 22:39:33 1991