From: simtel-info@Simtel.Net (Simtel Info)
Subject: How to become an authorized Simtel.Net mirror site (20010101)
Keywords: simtel,msdos,win3,win95,win98,freeware,shareware,software

If your Internet site wishes to mirror the Simtel.Net collections
please send e-mail to Webmaster@Simtel.Net .  There is no charge for
this service, however a mirror agreement is required.  The terms of the
agreement are very liberal.

To become an authorized mirror site you must agree to these simple
requirements:

 - The mirror should run at least twice daily.  Some sites mirror as
   often as every two hours in order to remain as closely synchronized
   as possible with our collections.

 - Partial mirroring is not allowed.  Mirror sites must carry everything
   that appears under the top-level simtelnet directory.  All information
   files, including the HEADER, .message and CDROM.TXT files must be
   included and must not be compressed.  The .message or HEADER file must
   be displayed to ftp and web users when they initially cd to each area
   in which they appear.  No additional files or directories may be added
   without the express permission of the management of Simtel.Net.

 - Access must be free except for normal connect charges, if any.
   The mirror site shall be accessible by all Internet users,
   although limits on the number of simultaneous connections may
   be imposed to control network bandwidth usage.

 - You must state that you have read and understand README.COPYRIGHT
   which can be found in any of the top-level directories of our main
   collections.

Authorized Simtel.Net mirror sites are also permitted to mirror our HTML
web pages if they wish.  They use relative URLs to make them portable.
Sites which mirror our web pages will receive programs to convert our
comma delimited indexes to HTML indexes so the web pages are always
up-to-date with what is in the collections.  Details will be sent upon
completion of a mirror site agreement.

David Kirschbaum, Archivist for Simtel(tm)
Internet: kirschd@Simtel.Net      http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/
Uucp: uunet!simtel.net!kirschd     ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet
