The SYS$COMMAND BBS is for basic BBSing and file downloads.
Download The SYS$COMMAND BBS User's Manual for information on using the BBS and transferring files to/from the BBS using your OpenVMS System or your DOS or Windows PC. You'll need the Acrobat Reader to view these files.
Contents of the User's Manual: 
- New User Notes
- Getting Started
- File Transfer Information (General)
- File Transfer Information for Users of WRQ Reflection Products
- Preparing VMS Files for Transfer
- Internet Primer
On The SYS$COMMAND BBS, you'll find some of those goodies that are otherwise only available via the Internet. You know the ones -
- Hunter Goatley's FILESERV (fileserv.wku.edu)
- InfoZip's ZIP and UNZIP for OpenVMS, Windows, etc.
- Gnu Software for OpenVMS on VAX and Alpha (including GCC, G++ and GZIP!)
- OpenVMS freeware from other sources (including VMS TAR)
- Freeware and shareware for DOS, Windows, and more!
Even if you don't have your own Internet connection, you can still have these goodies - just for the price of a phone call to the BBS.
Some features of The SYS$COMMAND BBS:
Welcome to The SYS$COMMAND BBS!
Operated by DJE Systems, one of the Delta Juliette Enterprises. (David J. Dachtera, d.b.a. DJE Systems)
Feature Files Available for Download:
File Area 1: ALLFILES.TXT - List of all files on this BBS
File Areas 3,5: BLISS for VAX and Alpha (Freeware from Digital!)
File Area 10: Files from FILESERV@WKUVX1.WKU.EDU
00FSLIST.TXT - Complete descriptions of FILESERV files
File Area 11: Internet Access Starter kits and software
(Includes: TotalAccess for Earthlink, an Internet Service Provider;
Eudora-Lite, a shareware e-mail client; an FTP client; Netscape Navigator,
a shareware web browser; and more!)
Call or E-Mail us today for information on how to subscribe to The SYS$COMMAND BBS ... or better still - dial us up at 630-832-7528, look around, read the bulletins and the newsletter, peruse the file areas, fill out the subscription questionnaire, or even leave us a message about what we can do to make it better! We're 9600 baud for now. If there's enough interest, we'll upgrade to 28.8k baud.
One of our latest additions, File Area 11, is loaded with shareware and freeware to help get you started on the Internet! Really, it's not that hard, and you DON'T need to understand a lot about TCP/IP (but it SURE HELPS!!!).
If the web browser you're using allows it, print this page out and take it with you so you'll have our phone numbers handy!