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From: ccsoola@sacemnet.af.mil (CCSOOLA)
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Subject: Re: FTP and README files on a VAX
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Date: 26 Jun 91 15:20:44 GMT
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In article <1991Jun24.041800.7222@ucselx.sdsu.edu>, civir@ucsvax.sdsu.edu
(FURRY R) writes:

>   All that good info is great.  Thanks guys.  Only problem is, I use a
>VAX (waiting for collective "ah, poor Scott" from everybody) about 90%
>of the time.  And that includes most of my FTPing. Hmm. Oh well.

Well, on the VAX I use for FTP (VMS 5.4, TWG FTP 5.01-1), the command

	GET <filename> TTY:

works just fine.  For example:

	GET foobarbaz.readme TTY:

>  ___________________________________________________________________
> / |CIVIR1070@ucsvax.sdsu.edu| Q: Is there a UNIX FORTRAN optomizer? \
> \ |    Scott Ellis          | A: Yeah, "rm *.f"    _                /
> / |_________________________|                   _ // Amiga          \
> \_______________________________________________\X/_________________/
>

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