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From: myb100@csc.anu.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: ftp problems
Message-ID: <1991Jan25.101004.4192@csc.anu.edu.au>
Date: 25 Jan 91 00:10:03 GMT
References: <10428@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Organization: Computer Services, Australian National University
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In article <10428@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>, bworrell@cmcvx1.claremont.edu (worrell, brandon lee) writes:
> I am having a problem downloading certain files from the NEWXanth archive
> specifically.  I am using the get command, but whenever I try to get a
> program that has more than one period in it then it gives me an invalid
> file specification or some similar error.  Do I need to put something
> like quotes around the name (similar to AmigaDOS when there's a space in
> the name) to get the file?  Here is an example of a file that I would
> like to get:  Border-1.0.lzh

Are you ftp'ing from a VAX/VMS by any chance ? The problem in that case would
not be at ab20's end but at yours - VMS file specifications only allow
one period in the filename.

To get round this, use 'get Border-1.0.lzh Border-1p0.lzh' or similar - 
the second filename on the 'get' command is the name for the output file on
your local machine.

Of course, if you're on a Unix box, just ignore all of the above :-)

> Thanks.....
No worries

> Brandon Worrell
> bworrell@cmcvx1.claremont.edu

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