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Re: Hobbes.NMSU.edu

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From: Rick Bousquet
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 1994 12:35
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In message <Ct9Hzz.Hsv@visix.com> - david@visix.com (David Charlap) writes:
In article <30cv84$hfg@news1.mcs.com>, Rick Bousquet <rdbousqu@mcs.com> wrote:
>>I have been having a problem with connection to hobbes.nmsu.edu. I can 
>>connect without a problem.
When you're using ftppm, are you specifying files by typing them in or
>are you using the drag/drop method?
>
>if you're using drag/drop, OS/2 may be getting the wrong values.  It
>assumes that directory listings are formatted in the standard Unix
>"ls -l" way, and can't auto-detect filenames if they aren't.  I
>believe Hobbes is a "non-standard" site in this respect.
>
>Go to the "options" menu and select "free form file names".  Now,
>before dragging a filename, you'll have to select the name (instead of
>just clicking on the line).  But you'll be able to specify the
>filenames this way.

I don't know if something has been done at hobbes but it is working without 
any problems now.
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