Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!iuvax!bionet!bionet-20.bio.net!SYEH From: SYEH@BIONET-20.BIO.NET (Spencer Yeh) Newsgroups: bionet.software Subject: Re: uudecode and pkunpak Message-ID: <12488524135.15.SYEH@BIONET-20.BIO.NET> Date: 23 Apr 89 22:31:58 GMT References: <8904231429.AA23392@net.bio.net> Sender: daemon@NET.BIO.NET Lines: 55 Dear John and Bruce, I'd like to thank Bruce for responding to John Hilfinger regarding the anonymous FTP directories on NET.BIO.NET. Just to clarify a few points that have come up over the past few weeks: 1. Anonymous FTP is generally a two-step procedure: A. Transfer files by FTP from NET.BIO.NET to your local mainframe. B. Download the files from your local mainframe to your PC. 1.5 Most files are in a ASCII TEXT form. This applies to ".doc", ".uue" and ".hqx" files. The exceptions are explained in the "readme.doc" files in each directory. 2. Please be aware that you must use BINARY file transfers for any *.exe files!!! 3. *.uue files on the BIONET archives are BOTH UUENCODED and ARC'ed. Once downloaded to your PC you must first UUDECODE and then PKUNPAK. 4. You CAN substitute ARC routines for de-ARC'ing the .arc files since they were encoded using the -oct option of PKARC. This means that no "squashing" was performed. 5. If you ONLY have a BIONET account and NOT an account on your local campus mainframe, please DO NOT FTP the bionet archives from NET.BIO.NET to your BIONET account. That only moves the files 10 ft. across our machine room in California. Most of the smaller software packages are ALREADY available on the DEC-2065 in the directories. Please read HELP SOFTWARE for details. The cost to us for downloading (Kermitting) large software packages is prohibitive. In these situations we ask that BIONET users obtain the software by postal mail. Send a stamped, self-addressed return envelope with a FORMATTED diskette (state capacity), and your request to: BIONET Administrator BIONET/ IntelliGenetics 700 East El Camino Real, Suite 300 Mountain View, CA 94040 Hopes this clarifies some confusion that has occurred. Sincerely, Spencer Yeh Internet: bionet@bionet-20.bio.net Applications Analyst (for BIONET issues) BIONET (415) 324-4363 -------