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From: RE_Sonneveld@pttrnl.nl (R. Sonneveld, ICP, NAD, ICP@HLSDNL5.BITnet, +31 70 435362)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc
Subject: Re: ftp through mail
Message-ID: <54412.271c2f0c@pttrnl.nl>
Date: 17 Oct 90 09:14:36 GMT
References: <1149@digi.lonestar.org>
Organization: PTT Research Neher Laboratories, The Netherlands
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In article <1149@digi.lonestar.org>, emartine@digi.lonestar.org (Edgar Martinez Martinez) writes:

>  I'm sure that this has been asked before (if this is the right place to do it), but
> here it goes.
>  I don't have acces to anonymous ftp, and I've heard that ftp is possible through mail. I'm
> mostly interested in getting GIF files. Can anyone out there help me?

Try BITFTP@PUCC.BITNET. Send a mail with HELP at the first line of the
message. I'm not sure whether the BITFTP service can be used from out of the
Internet community. 

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Rolf Sonneveld
PTT Research 
The Netherlands