Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!rm105serve.sas.upenn.edu!theall From: theall@rm105serve.sas.upenn.edu (George A. Theall) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Simtel Updates Summary: automate your transfers Keywords: Simtel, Achives, autoftp, batchftp Message-ID: <35942@netnews.upenn.edu> Date: 20 Jan 91 13:06:38 GMT References: <1991Jan15.154353.23909@news.gvl.unisys.com> <1991Jan19.222330.26970@hoss.unl.edu> <1991Jan20.060225.29396@uwasa.fi> Sender: news@netnews.upenn.edu Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 19 In article <1991Jan20.060225.29396@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes: >Now why don't you use automated ftp to connect to Simtel20, and/or >other ftp sites. It is much more efficient, and besides saves your >own nerves. Anyone not already using automated transfers should do so. Being able to set up things to run at, say, 3 am and have the files waiting next morning makes accessing the archives on SIMTEL20 *so* much easier. Those working with unix might check out either BATCHFTP or AUTOFTP. Both of these are available from SIMTEL20 in directory pd1: -- files batchftp102.tar-z and autoftp30.tar-z. I'd imagine they're available from other sites as well. George --- theall@rm105serve.sas.upenn.edu Dept. of Economics theall@ssctemp.sas.upenn.edu Univ. of Pennsylvania gtheall@penndrls.upenn.edu Philadelphia, PA 19104