SUPPORTED FILE FORMATS
                                       
   I have begun using the GNU compression program gzip to compress 
   files in the repository. Files in the unix 'compress' format
   will be gradually removed and replaced with gzip versions.  Files
   compressed with 'gzip' are significantly smaller than those
   compressed with 'compress', and thus will transfer more quickly.
   Contributors are encouraged to submit material in this format.

   gzip is available via anonymous ftp from
     ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/gzip-1.2.4.tar

     * Files ending with the .gz suffix were compressed using 'gzip'.
     * Files ending with the .Z suffix were compressed using 'compress'.
       Files of this format will be converted to 'gzip' format,
       eventually.
     * Files ending with the .zip suffix are multi-file archives,
       archived and compressed using zip. This format is common for 
       MS-DOS files.  It is available from
       ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/msdos/zip/pkz110eu.exe
     * Files ending with the .tar suffix are multi-file archives,
       archived using 'tar'. These are commonly compressed using either
       'gzip' or 'compress', and will instead have a .tar.Z or .tar.gz
       suffix, as appropriate.
     * Files ending with either the .shar or .sh suffix are
       self-extracting multi-file archives, archived using the 'shar'
       utility. These will gradually be replaced by gzipped tar files.
     * Files ending with the .hqx suffix are in Macintosh BinHex format.
       It is available from 
       ftp://mac.archive.umich.edu/mac/util/compression/binhex4.0.bin
     * Files ending with the .ps suffix are PostScript files. These are
       commonly compressed using either 'gzip' or 'compress', and will
       instead have a .ps.Z or .ps.gz suffix, as appropriate.
     * Files ending with the .dvi suffix are "device independent" files,
       usually created as output from TeX or LaTex. Files in this format
       will gradually be replaced by gzipped PostScript files.
     * Files ending with the .tex suffix are TeX or LaTeX source files.
     * Files ending with the .el suffix are elisp (Emacs lisp) code.
       
   If you need to transfer files in a format not mentioned here, please
   let me know so that an alternative may be arranged.