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From: dwright@gara.une.oz.au ( HIST)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps
Subject: ftp,mirror and kermit
Keywords: ftp,file transfer,binary,kermit,mirror
Message-ID: <4712@gara.une.oz.au>
Date: 17 Nov 90 01:29:44 GMT
Organization: University of New England, Armidale, Australia
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I have a problem using my Amstrad IBM portable's communication
package Mirror.  I have transferred ASCII files 100s of times,
but have failed in my attempt to download a .COM (binary, I guess)
program.  Having been a good boy and read the instructions about
FTP on the net, I gather I am not giving the correct Receive File
instruction through Mirror, but the documentation in the manual
does not seem to help. (Alternatively, I may be a little thick....)

If anyone out there using Mirror has transferred program files
successfully, would you mind telling me the command sequence?

I have PROGRAM.COM on my mainframe directory. To get it to my
PC, I've been typing kermit -s PROGRAM.COM at the prompt, 
getting the signal to receive through MIRROR, but of course,
if I use the command RK, it will simply come over as text.  It
*looks* OK, but it won't run (not surprising!)

So, how?

Any advice gratefully received.

Denis Wright
dwright@gara.une.oz.au