TUCANA IRAF NETWORK ARCHIVE

For a complete listing of the contents of the archive, transfer and examine
the file "ls-lR.Z" in the current directory.  For example, on a BSD system:

	ftp> binary
	ftp> get ls-lR.Z

	% zcat ls-lR.Z | page

Selected other files or directories:

	README			this file
	NOTES			log of all changes to the archive - check this
				file occasionally to see what is new

	ls-lR.Z			index to the files in this archive (compressed)
	ls-ltR.Z		same, sorted by time in each directory

	iraf			iraf network archive
	iraf/FAQ		frequently asked questions list for IRAF
	iraf/conf		November 1991 IRAF conference information
	iraf/docs		IRAF documentation archive
	iraf/v29		Version 2.9[.N] IRAF RELEASE
        iraf/v210               Version 2.10[.N] IRAF RELEASE
	iraf.old		old iraf ftp archive (addon packages)

	adassconf		ADASS conference information
	contrib			user contributed software
	misc			miscellaneous stuff not in iraf distribution
	pub			temp storage for incoming or outgoing files
	tex			AAS TeX macros

	util			UTILIITES for use with the archive
	util/compress.tar	compress program source for unix systems
	util/compress_vms.exe	compress executable for vms
	util/compress_vms.tar	compress program source for vms systems
	util/sum.c		utility to compute file checksums
	util/sum_vms.exe	sum executable for vms


THE IRAF RELEASE

    To get IRAF from the network archive you will need to review the
instructions in the README file in the release directory, plus the README
file for each IRAF distribution (host system).  For example, to get IRAF
V2.9 and install it on a Sun workstation, review the instructions in

	iraf/v29/README
	iraf/v29/SOS4/README

More complete instructions are given in the v29/README file.  Please fill
out and return the REGISTER form (iraf/REGISTER) if you install IRAF!


ADDON OR LAYERED SOFTWARE

    In addition to the standard IRAF release, there are a number of addon
or layered packages available, which may be optionally installed in IRAF.
This includes new software which is still undergoing testing, optional
packages which everyone might not need, and user contributed software.
At the present time all optional layered packages are available in the
network archive in the iraf.old directory.  If you have developed software
for IRAF which you would like to share, let us know and we will put it
in the archive!

Very large layered packages developed and maintained by outside sites (such
as STSDAS, PROS, etc.) are currently not available from the IRAF network
archive; you can obtain this software directly from the site which develops
and support it.


IRAF DOCUMENTATION ARCHIVE

    Selected IRAF manuals, cookbooks, technical papers, and so on are
available in printable text or Postscript form in the directory iraf/docs.
If you don't find what you are looking for, check again later.  The
documentation archive is new and old documents are continually being
converted and added to the archive.


NOTES ON FILE COMPRESSION

    Most files in this network archive are stored using file compression to
speed network transfers and save disk space in the archive.  In most cases,
if the file is compressed it will have a ".Z" extension.  Most UNIX systems
come with utilities such as UNCOMPRESS and ZCAT for uncompressing compressed
files.  If your system does not have these utilities, there are versions for
most UNIX systems and for VMS in the UTIL subdirectory.