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From: fff@mplex.bc.ca (Fred Fierling)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: weird ka9q ftp problem
Keywords: ka9q, ftp, autoexec.bat
Message-ID: <13@mplex.bc.ca>
Date: 3 Oct 90 00:36:32 GMT
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Organization: Microplex Systems Ltd
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Here's a weird one for you.  When I ftp autoexec.bat from one ka9q box to
another the first character is dropped.  For instance when ftp'ing this
autoexec.bat file:

 wd8003e 0x7e 2 0x380 0xd000
 PATH a:\dos;a:\bin;a:\lbin;a:\
 verify on > \boottime
 prompt $P$G
 :loop
 net
 goto :loop

The first line comes out:

 d8003e 0x7e 2 0x380 0xd000

This only happens with autoexec.bat and so I suspect it has something to do
with the file being open at the same time it is overwritten.

Could someone give a more informed explanation of what is happening?
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Fred Fierling       fff@mplex.bc.ca      Tel: 604 875-1461   Fax: 604 875-9029
Microplex Systems Ltd   265 East 1st Avenue   Vancouver, BC   V5T 1A7,  Canada