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From: w8sdz@smoke.BRL.MIL (Keith Petersen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Files on Simtel20
Summary: SIMTEL20's FILES.IDX is a text file
Keywords: SIMTEL20,archives,indexes,descriptions,FTP,help
Message-ID: <11168@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 28 Sep 89 03:58:01 GMT
References: <14791@netnews.upenn.edu>
Reply-To: w8sdz@wsmr-simtel20.army.mil (Keith Petersen)
Organization: The SIMTEL20 Archives
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ferris@eniac.seas.upenn.edu.UUCP (Richard  Ferris) writes:
>I downloaded a file called files.idx from Simtel20 but
>it seems to be compressed strangely.  Could someone 
>enlighten me?  I used type l 8 to transfer to the
>mainframe and the file looked odd.  Transferring to
>my PC still gives garbage.  Thanks.

FILES.IDX is a text file, not binary.  Please download
SIMTEL-ARCHIVES.INFO from the default anonymous directory
for information on the files available from SIMTEL20.

For information on file listings and descriptions please download
PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>AAAREAD.ME (a text file).

Questions about the files in the CP/M, MSDOS or MISC directories should
be directed to me at the address below.  Questions about system problems
or network performance problems should be directed to
Action@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL.

Keith
-- 
Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's CP/M, MSDOS, and MISC archives
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil [26.2.0.74]
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