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From: akk2@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Atul Kacker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Downloading GIF files
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Date: 6 Feb 89 14:56:15 GMT
References: <486@umiami.miami.edu>
Reply-To: akk2@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Atul Kacker)
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In article <486@umiami.miami.edu> gtww2z9z@umiami.miami.edu (Jason Gross) writes:
>What is the correct method for ftp'ing GIF files?  I heard that there was a
>GIF archive at hubcap.clemson.edu.  So, I have Vision Lab and I thought I would
>add to my collection.  Unfortunately, Vision lab always comes back with an error
>reading "Bad LZW block. Bad GIF File."  


IMHO, some of the GIF files at hubcap are corrupted.  I have retrieved several
of them and some are OK.  GIF files are binary so you have to use binary mode
for FTP.  Perhaps someone at hubcap is reading this and would relay it to the
persons in charge of hubcap?





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