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Article #7487Re: Problem retrieving archive programs via FTP
From: P.C. Steele
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 1991 15:16
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 1991 15:16
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hitchen@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Greg Hitchen) writes: >I am using a 386sx AT (msdos) and kermit to logon to a microvax III (4.3bsd). >From the vax I am connecting via FTP to wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4) >and retrieving the file pk361.exe (self unpacking archive) onto the vax. >From there I am using kermit to transfer pk361.exe to the PC. >When I then type "pk361" ........... nothing happens! (and I then have to >reboot the PC). >Now my question is - should what I have done work? If not why? Is the problem >in the FTP retrieve to the vax or the kermit transfer to the PC? >Any thoughts and/or suggestions would be greatfully recieved. It's only a little thing but when you connect to wuarchive.wustl.edu you are remembering to type 'tenex' or 'type binary' this forces a binary transfer otherwise all tansfers will be made as though the files were text files. Phillip Steele 2nd Year Micros Newcastle Uni.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!newcastle.ac.uk!turing!n1z6g From: P.C.Steele@newcastle.ac.uk (P.C. Steele) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: Problem retrieving archive programs via FTP Keywords: archive FTP Message-ID: <1991Feb13.151655.1358@newcastle.ac.uk> Date: 13 Feb 91 15:16:55 GMT References: <1991Feb13.042158.25755@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au> Sender: news@newcastle.ac.uk Distribution: comp Organization: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RU Lines: 19