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From: P.C.Steele@newcastle.ac.uk (P.C. Steele)
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Subject: Re: Problem retrieving archive programs via FTP
Keywords: archive FTP
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Date: 13 Feb 91 15:16:55 GMT
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hitchen@csuvax1.csu.murdoch.edu.au (Greg Hitchen) writes:

>I am using a 386sx AT (msdos) and kermit to logon to a microvax III (4.3bsd).
>From the vax I am connecting via FTP to wuarchive.wustl.edu (128.252.135.4)
>and retrieving the file pk361.exe (self unpacking archive) onto the vax.
>From there I am using kermit to transfer pk361.exe to the PC.
>When I then type "pk361" ........... nothing happens! (and I then have to
>reboot the PC).
>Now my question is - should what I have done work? If not why? Is the problem
>in the FTP retrieve to the vax or the kermit transfer to the PC?
>Any thoughts and/or suggestions would be greatfully recieved.

It's only a little thing but when you connect to wuarchive.wustl.edu you are
remembering to type 'tenex' or 'type binary' this forces a binary transfer
otherwise all tansfers will be made as though the files were text files.

Phillip Steele
2nd Year Micros
Newcastle Uni.