\documentclass{baskrep}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\def\eTeX{$\varepsilon$\TeX}
\providecommand\CTAN{\acro{CTAN}}
\providecommand\hyph{-\penalty0\hskip0pt\relax}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\newcommand\OMEGA{{\fontfamily{cmr}\selectfont\textohm}}
\DeclareRobustCommand\cs[1]{\texttt{\char`\\#1}}
\usepackage{tex-live}
\makeatletter
\setlength\@dblfptop{0\p@ \@plus 1fil}
\setlength\@dblfpsep{8\p@ \@plus 1fill}
\setlength\@dblfpbot{0\p@ \@plus 1fil}
\makeatother
\newsavebox{\warnbox}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
\BASKvol{6}
\BASKno*{5\&6}
\BASKyear{1997}
\BASKmonth{May}
\BASKed*{Robin Fairbairns}
\begin{document}
\begin{frontmatter}
\vspace*{-1.5\baselineskip}
\input{editorial}
\vspace*{-1.5\baselineskip}
\input{mailings}
\end{frontmatter}
%\vfill
%\Dings
%\vfill\clearpage 
\def\href#1#2{#2}
\title{The \TeXLive{} Guide, version 2}
\author[Sebastian Rahtz and Michel Goossens]{%
Sebastian Rahtz\\
\texttt{s.rahtz@elsevier.co.uk}\\
Michel Goossens\\
\texttt{m.goossens@cern.ch}}
\begin{article}
\begin{multicols}{2}
\input tex-live
\end{multicols}
\appendix
\input live-app
\end{article}
\vfill
\Dings
\vfill\clearpage
\input{regul}
\end{document}