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From: emv@math.lsa.umich.edu (Edward Vielmetti)
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Subject: Re: Ftp documentation
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Date: 29 Nov 89 15:52:48 GMT
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In article <6139@cbnewsh.ATT.COM> wcs@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (Bill Stewart 201-949-0705 ho95c.att.com!wcs) writes:

   9) To retrieve files, you have to set the transmission mode
	   correctly for the type of file you're getting.  Usually this
	   is "ascii" for ascii files, and "binary" for binaries, but
	   you may have to do strange things depending on your system
	   and the distant system.  For SIMTEL20.WSMR.ARPA, you tend to
	   need to set "tenex" to retrieve binaries, because it's a
	   DEC-20 machine with 36-bit words and just thinks
	   differently.  Read any local instructions you can find.

that's 'wsmr-simtel20.army.mil', nee 'simtel20.arpa'.

I'd suggest looking through comp.misc or comp.archives to find
Jon Granrose's Anonymous FTP Site List, which might give you a
clue as to where to look for various things.  Several usenet
groups have a monthly or weekly posting which also includes
archive site information relative to their contents.

--Ed