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From: jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Unable to unzip files from CICA???
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Date: 28 Feb 91 13:50:14 GMT
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In article <21774@yunexus.YorkU.CA>  writes:
|>
|>	Hi, to all you FTPers HELP!!!. I've attempted to FTP files from 
|>cica.cica.indiana.edu for use with Windows 3.0 . Most of these files are in the
|>.ZIP format. The files are FTPed to a SUN workstation running 4.1.1 O/S. The    
|>files are then transfered via modem to my home IBM compatible computer. I use   
|>the binary mode of transfer during the FTP session. To send the files from the
|>SUN to the  IBM I use Zmodem or  KERMIT protocols (both in binary modes).
|>
|>	1. My first problem is many files when I attempt to run PKUNZIP
|>	   I get ZIP file error and to run PKZIPFIX. The PKZIPFIX does
|>	   not fix my problem and the file it creates can not be decompressed.
|>
|>	2. Transfering the files via modem using ZMODEM protocol I get
|>	   CRC and BAD BLOCK errors after he first 1024K or 2048K for 
|>	   most files. My CPS after that goes down to 18 or 36 and the
|>	   transfer gets abandoned after this.
|>
|>If there exists a person(s) with any help or suggestions please email me or
|>post to the net. Since I have not seen other postings I may be the only case
|>that this occurance is plaguing. Oh, and if anyone can recommend a communication
|>package with XMODEM,YMODEM,ZMODEM for the UNIX SUN O/S please send me the name
|>and FTP site.
|>
|>Thanks in advance,
|>
|>Frank Pikelner
|>Technical Assistant
|>York University

I am having the same problem.  I am FTPing to a Sun 3/80 then I have tried
both downloading home via 2400bps modem and Procomm (using Kermit), 2400bps
modem and Windows Terminal (Kermit), 9600 bps local transfer to dedicated
downloading PC (don't know what protocol used...normally works though), and 
4800 baud modem using Kermit onto IBM PC XT.

The two files I have tested this with are WINPALPH and WINED10A (?).  After
downloading and trying to run PKZIP (I've tried three different versions of
PKZIP) I get "invalid ZIP file" or one of them actually gives me a BBS
advertisment when I do "PKZIP -v FILE.ZIP".  After running PKZIPFIX (latest
versions) I got a ~<100 byte file (with both of them).

However, off of wustl or simtel I got WINGIF (or is GIFVIEW) and it worked
without a hitch.

If anyone knows a solution to this annoying problem please let the rest of
us know.

Brian