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From: whinery@hale.ifa.hawaii.edu (Alan Whinery)
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Subject: Re: ftp problems
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Date: 24 Jan 91 22:32:33 GMT
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In article <10428@jarthur.Claremont.EDU> bworrell@cmcvx1.claremont.edu 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

>Brandon Worrell
>bworrell@cmcvx1.claremont.edu

One way you could do it is "mget Border*" which will ask you whether 
you want each matching file. Just answer yes. I always use mget for 
long, complex filenames. Saves typing.
Alan
whinery@hale.ifa.hawaii.edu