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From: XWUU@PURCCVM.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: FTP help
Message-ID: <90353.110333XWUU@PURCCVM.BITNET>
Date: 19 Dec 90 16:03:33 GMT
Organization: Purdue University
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 I have recently "discovered" FTPing and ahve a question or two that I think
you folks can answer.  I would normally post to newusers, but I get better
service from fellow Commodore users...Thanks!

I have successfully downloaded some nice stuff, but there are a couple of
programs that I would like to try that have defied file transfer.  These
files are listed in the directories by their titles, but have no "filetype"
or "mode" appendage.  When I type in GET <filename>, the host tells me I need
to add the filetype or mode; ie. GET <filename.type> or
                                 GET <filename.type.mode>

I have tried adding the period to the filename, a period and a space, making
up a bogus appendage, etc.  Nothing seems to work.  How do I GET these
files?


Any help here or thru e-mail would be appreciated.
Thanks!

Kirk A. Janowiak
XWUU@PURCCVM