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Date: 12 Jan 90 05:17:08 GMT
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I have *successfully* downloaded Nethack from lampwick.berkeley.edu onto a
VAX/VMS machine. If you are a VAX/VMS user trying to BITFTP it, Follow these
steps.

OPEN LAMPWICK.BERKELEY.EDU
BINARY F 512                                            {IMPORTANT!!}
cd pub
GET NH30EXE.ZIP
GET NH30SUP.ZIP
GET README
quit


That is how you GET the files. Now, once you have them, receive them with the
$ RECEIVE/BIN NH30EXE.ZIP
$ RECEIVE/BIN NH30SUP.ZIP

Now, here comes the part that makes all the magic work.
If you do a DIR/FULL on the file, you will see that the Carraige Control
is set on, and all kinds of stuff. THIS IS NOT THE CORRECT FORMAT FOR IT!!

Put the following text in a file called FIX.FDL

---------------------------------CUT HERE--------------------------------------


IDENT   "27-DEC-1989 16:29:45   VAX-11 FDL Editor"

SYSTEM
        SOURCE                  "VAX/VMS"

FILE
        BEST_TRY_CONTIGUOUS     no
        CLUSTER_SIZE            1
        CONTIGUOUS              no
        EXTENSION               0
        FILE_MONITORING         no
        GLOBAL_BUFFER_COUNT     0
        ORGANIZATION            sequential
        PROTECTION              (system:RWED, owner:RWED, group:, world:)

RECORD
        BLOCK_SPAN              yes
        CARRIAGE_CONTROL        none
        FORMAT                  variable

--------------------------------CUT HERE--------------------------------------

You now have the template for how the file is SUPPOSED to look.
To make the files (actually a copy of the files with different record
attributes) do this :

$ CONVERT/FDL=FIX.FDL NH30EXE.ZIP NET30EXE.ZIP
$ CONVERT/FDL=FIX.FDL NH30SUP.ZIP NET30SUP.ZIP


And PRESTO! You now have the *Correct* versian of the files in :

NET30EXE.ZIP
NET30SUP.ZIP

                If any more help is needed, just write me!  :)

                AXMAC@ALASKA.BITNET