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From: me@dude.pcs.com (Michael Elbel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Got a little problem...
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Date: 16 Jan 91 15:15:58 GMT
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In article <1991Jan10.181132.18235@rice.edu> bdm@spacsun.rice.edu (Brian D Moore) writes:

      ...which is, I can't seem to copy files from my UNIX account here
   at school to my computer at home.  Admittedly, I'm not very good at this
	
	Some helpful information: my account is on a UNIX-based system
   (a SUN, to be precise), but I also have access to a VAX account, so
   I could ftp to the VAX if transfer is easier there.  The VAX account
   has its own phone number, but the SUN requires an extension.  Yes, I
   have logged on from home, so I'm not completely hopeless (just marginally
   incompetent).

What I usually do is read and write MSDOS Disks on the UNIX System. 
Your sun could be able to do so directly. 

If you have a Network which is connected to PCs you can try to ftp to 
the PC or even mount your UNIX filesystem via NFS. (This all of course 
depends on the PC having the right software).

Anyway, I always found it easier to find a way to transmit files from and 
to a MSDOS PC. Since your ST can read and write the PC's disks this is
quite convenient.

If you absolutely want to transfer it via phone the easiest way might be
to use kermit (which should be available on the sun as well as on the
vax).

Michael
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