There are many online resources available to the HP e3000 customer. You can plug into a informative internet discussion group, get pre-release e3000 information via an MPE Web server, provide feedback to CSY R&D engineers and Managers, read the latest e3000 announcements, etc. Below are highlighted many ways to get accurate, current e3000 information online. This list will be kept current and resides on Client Systems s MPE Jazz Web server at Client Systems.
HP3000-L Internet discussion list
What is the HP3000-L list?
It is a group of HP e3000 professionals who ask questions, share their experiences, vent their frustrations, provide solutions, and review CSY proposals in an online forum. The group consists of consultants, ISVs, end users, IT staff, marketing folks and R&D teams from small to large companies, including HP. The material is archived for future reference and is available in several formats. The server and disk space for this list reside at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The list is administered by Jeff Kell as a volunteer service to the e3000 community. There is no cost to subscribe to this list and all the associated services are free.
How to subscribe to the HP3000-L list
Send email to listserv@raven.utc.edu, the subject can be empty, the text of the email must be a single line that reads: subscribe HP3000-L Firstname Lastname
How to unsubscribe from HP3000-L
Send email to listserv@raven.utc.edu with a single line of text that reads: signoff HP3000-L
How to get HP3000-L summaries
If you do not want HP3000-L email to arrive mixed in with your daily business email then you can get a summary of the HP3000-L topics at the end of each day. To activate this feature send email to listserv@raven.utc.edu with a single line of text that reads: set HP3000-L digest.
There are also several Web sites that offer 3000-L content organized in various ways:
http://www.optc.com/Webbot/ - provides 3000-L content sorted by date and subject.
http://www.interex.org/3000lsum/summary.html - this Interex Web site distills the hundreds of HP3000-L message sent each week into manageable page worth of highlights. Links are also provided to search the full archives.
How to send a message to HP3000-L
Send your email to HP3000-L@raven.utc.edu with the appropriate subject line and text. If you are subscribed, you will see your original message and all of the replies.
How to search for a message?
There are several ways to search for a topic from the HP3000-L list. The easiest method is to point your browser to:
http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html. In fact, all of your listserver settings can be viewed and changed via a Web interface, and you can post messages via the Web front end.
What are the listserver commands?
To get a complete list of all of the commands supported by the HP3000-L listserver send email to listserv@raven.utc.edu with a single line of text that reads: info refcard
comp.sys.hp.mpe newsgroup
comp.sys.hp.mpe is a mirrored newsgroup that reflects the same content as found on the HP3000-L list. This newsgroup can be reached via a newsreader or browser at: news:comp.sys.hp.mpe. The newsgroup is typically a few hours "behind" the traffic on the HP3000-L list.
Search access via DejaNews is provided at: http://www.dejanews.com/bg.xp?level=comp.sys.hp.mpe
HP e3000 frequently asked questions
A HP e3000 FAQ is maintained and available at: http://www.3k.com/faq/hpfaqi.html
HP e3000 answer line
Interex supports a forum for technical questions and answers at http://www.interex.org/tech/3000/answerline.html
CSY/Client Systems "jazz" web site
Client Systems maintains a Web site named Jazz at www.clientsystems.com Jazz contains free software (binaries and source code), pre-release material, technical white papers and other useful information for HP e3000 customers. Jazz is mostly a technical site and is updated regularly by MPE R&D lab personnel. Jazz uses the Apache Web Server running on a small HP e3000.
CSY business web site
http://www.hp.com/go/e3000 is CSY s official commercial Web site containing new product announcements, customer testimonials and other Marketing material.
e3000 manuals
http://www.docs.hp.com/mpeix contains manuals and full Communicators for MPE releases since 5.0.
www.clientsystems.com contains PDF version of most e3000 manuals sets.
3kworld Web site
www.clientsystems.com is a Web site dedicated to the HP e3000. It is managed by Client Systems and contains lots of news about and support for the HP e3000. CSY and other vendors have regular "chat" sessions via the 3Kworld Web site, which is accessible to anyone. The 3kWorld site also provides Web-based access to the HP3000-L discussion group, as mentioned above.
HP e3000 vendor lists
A list of most HP e3000 vendors, both by name and by category, can be found at http://www.3k.com/directory/hpvend.html and at http://www.solutionstore3000.com/
Other e3000 links
http://www.hp3000links.com - links to many online e3000 resources
http://mpe.start4all.com/ - lots of e3000 specific links
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