Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!netcomsv!fletcher
From: fletcher@netcom.COM (F. Sullivan Segal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: Re: Reading a README file online in FTP
Message-ID: <1991Jun25.004006.24804@netcom.COM>
Date: 25 Jun 91 00:40:06 GMT
References: <1991Jun21.164909.7230@s1.msi.umn.edu>
Distribution: na
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  UNIX System {408 241-9760 guest}
Lines: 42

In article <1991Jun21.164909.7230@s1.msi.umn.edu> martin@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU 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:
>
>Here in St. Cloud on our VAX8550 (VMS) we are able to simply type:
>
>	TYPE README
>this allows us to dump the file to the screen, yet when I go over to
>
>our VAX 11/785 (VMS) this command does not work because on one system
>Multinet TCP is installed and on the other a differnt companies is...
>
>so there is no "sure" way to dump a file to screen that I know of...
>
>
The easiest way I've found to read the README files is by shelling out
of FTP (UNIX).  

Type:

get README
!more README
^D

Of course you don'
t really want to waste a lot of time doing this.  I'd recommend
downloading the README files and reading them offline.  Then go
back and get the main file if you are interested.



-- 
                           -F. Sullivan Segall
_______________________________________________________________
 _
/V\  E-Credibility:  (n -- ME) The unguaranteed likelyhood that
 '   the electronic mail you are reading is genuine rather than
someone's made up crap.
_______________________________________________________________
Mail to: ...sun!portal!cup.portal.com!fletcher or
         fletcher@cup.portal.com
         fletcher@netcom.com