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From: emmonsl@athena.ecs.csus.edu (L. Scott Emmons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: Reading a README file online in FTP
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Date: 23 Jun 91 19:33:16 GMT
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In article <1484@faatcrl.UUCP> warb@faatcrl (Dan Warburton) writes:
>martin@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU (Jim Martin CBM Amiga Rep at St. Cloud State, MN) writes:
>
>>The ability to read a README file online is COMPLETELY dependant on which
>>companies version of TCP/IP your system is running, for example:
>
>Try get README |more

This may not work on a VMS system...I know nothing of VMS, but I'd think that
pipes and more don't exist in VMS...If they don't, try this:

get README -

the - tells ftp to save the file to stdout. If this still doesn't do what you
need it's time to start reading the manuals...

	Good luck,
	-Scott
			L. Scott Emmons
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