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Article #9445Re: ftping
From: Warren Lieuallen
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1991 11:51
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1991 11:51
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scavanag@gara.une.oz.au (LIGHTCHILD) writes: > i'm trying to get into ftp'ing and i haven't much of an idea what i'm doing. > i've already got a few large lists of sites, but what i really want to know > is how to get something to uncompress the files.Also, is there any hope > whatsoever of being able to ftp a compiler? It depends what kind of "uncompression" you need. Many FTP files are UUencoded (turned into ASCII), so you'll need UUDECODE.COM. A number of files are compressed by a Unix COMPRESS program; several de-compressor programs (such as COMP430D.ZIP) are available. You will probably also need unArc or unZIP abilities. Yes, you could easily FTP a compiler (or anything for that matter). If you're sending, I'd recommend UUencoding it first. If you're receiving, just "get" it, and then you may need a little detective work to un-do whatever was done to it (UUdecode, decompress, unARChive, etc.).
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!stanford.edu!rutgers!bobsbox!graphics!warrenl From: warrenl@graphics.rent.com (Warren Lieuallen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: ftping Message-ID: <msuu13w164w@graphics.rent.com> Date: 23 Apr 91 11:51:33 GMT References: <6011@gara.une.oz.au> Organization: The Graphics BBS (2D,3D,GIF,Animation) +1 908/469-0049 Lines: 17