Re: UUCP access to info-mac

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From: marchesi
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1986 14:57

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In article <610@ihlpf.UUCP> stuart@ihlpf.UUCP writes:
>> This has probably been asked (and answered!) many times, sorry...
>> Can I download something from the info-mac archive if I have direct
>> access to Usenet only?  I can send messages to Arpanet, but I am not
>
>Yeah, How does one get these files?  Is this what the mysterious
>'ftp' program is about, and if so, HOW IS IT DONE?!!

To retrieve files from <INFO-MAC> you have to be logged on an ARPAnet host,
from which you can issue an ftp.
( Ftp <File Transfer Program> is the user interface to the ARPANET standard
file transfer protocol.  The program allows a user to transfer files to and
from a remote network site.)

An alternative is to access the MACSERVE server at BITNIC via VM - just type
"tell macserve at bitnic dir" and you will get a directory of the available
files. Alas, MACSERVE is not updated too frequently...

Perhaps i may add a question here: a friend of mine has tried to ftp from
MITLNS - the transfer failed with an 'unexpected end of data' after about
3 minutes - any hints?

ciao
	  paolo

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Subject: Re: UUCP access to info-mac
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Date: Fri, 18-Jul-86 10:57:49 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 18 10:57:49 1986
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