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From: PMANCHESTER@CCMAIL.SUNYSB.EDU (Peter Byrne Manchester)
Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa
Subject: FTP correction
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Date: 25 Mar 91 21:22:00 GMT
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	Jeff Burka dropped a couple of stitches in his generous effort to
unlock the mysteries of FTP for new love-hounds.  First was a simple typo in
providing the site address:  hayes.ims.alaska.edu  (he left the final 'a' off
alaska).  Second, when you get the  HAYES.IMS.ALASKA.EDU> prompt, enter  USER 
ANONYMOUS, not just ANONYMOUS.  The rest of the directions are right on, and
I learned something new myself--the mget command that allows wildcards.  
Thanks!  One suggestion I would add concerning his properly emphasized reminder
to make it a BINARY transfer:  for safety, you can set FTP in binary mode from
the start by invoking it with that switch, i. e. enter FTP /BINARY.

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                                                          Peter Manchester
   "C'mon, we all sing!"                        pmanches@sbccmail (BITNET)
                                  pmanchester@ccmail.sunysb.edu (INTERNET)