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Date: 19 Jun 89 12:06:57 GMT
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's message of 16 Jun 89 04:24:27 GMT <8379@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Subject: Problems with ftp and gnuemacs.
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on 16 Jun 89 04:24:27 GMT,
Keith Cantrell said:
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Keith> I was using the ftp-find-file for the first time and noticed a few problems.
Keith> First of all, when it got the file it did not bother to swith to the buffer
Keith> that it put in.  Well that was not too much of a problem, I just quickly
Keith> switch to it, only to find that the buffer was put into read-only mode.
Keith> No problem again, a quick ^x ^q and the buffer became editable.  Well
Keith> after editing the file I was happy to find that when I did the normal ^x ^s
Keith> the file was ftp back to it's location, but the buffer was stil marked
Keith> as modified.  I know all these problem are minor, but before I go and try
Keith> and fix them I was wondering if somebody else has already beating me to
Keith> the punch.  If so, will you please send me a copy of your ftp.el.

Keith> The version of Gnuemacs is 18.54 modified for the Apollo.


Funny you should mention this just now. I recently tried
ftp-write-file for the first time and  noticed the same problems
with version 18.52. I suspect it may be a common problem. If anyone
has solved it maybe you could post it to the net?

                Thanks,

			Bud Boman
			United Technologies Research Center
			(203) 727-7128
			ecb@utrccm.smc.utc.com