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Article #47567Re: Wordperfect V8
From: Stephen Davies
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 00:00
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I gave up trying to download via Netscape and just used FTP to go straight to the site and then did a simple get on the monster file. All was smooth sailing from there except for a couple of application funnies. I cannot find where one sets the global default values for paper size and Oz dictionary. Otherwise, it looks and feels pretty snappy. Cheers, Stephen. Kevin Delany wrote: > > So, the only question that remains after reading these messages is how > do you download the files so that they aren't corrupted by Netscape? > I imagine they are supposed to be downloaded as binary or hex code but > gunzip tells me that my files files are of an "invalid format" or > something. Any suggestions? > > Kevin Delany > Another Microsoftie in Rehab > > Louis Hissink wrote: > > > Quick note to thank all the tips and advice. > > > > I ended up downloading the big file and just installed it OK this > > morning. > > > > Netscape unzips the file while downloading, a bit of a trap for a > > brainwashed microsoftie, and the rest was pretty easy to sort out. > > > > Have a great Xmas ! > > > > Louis Hissink > > Consulting Geologist. diamonds. > > Sydney -- ======================================================================== Stephen Davies Consulting scldad@sdc.com.au Adelaide, South Australia. Voice: 041-980 1417 Computing & Network solutions. Fax : 08-8272 8863
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,e5c6b4d1d6b8e57d X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: Stephen Davies <scldad@sdc.com.au> Subject: Re: Wordperfect V8 Date: 1999/01/06 Message-ID: <3693074F.6E13A7B7@sdc.com.au> X-Deja-AN: 429380974 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <3680273F.2ECFA5F9@bigpond.com> <3686E486.61331CC1@sprint.com.au> Organization: Stephen Davies Consulting P/L X-Server-Date: 6 Jan 1999 06:48:47 GMT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux