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From: tim@lakesys.lakesys.com (Timothy Winslow)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Help with Unix/Xenix!
Message-ID: <1558@lakesys.lakesys.com>
Date: 12 Jan 90 05:09:50 GMT
Reply-To: tim@lakesys.lakesys.com (Timothy Winslow)
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Since I am not a guru, I am learning UNIX/XENIX through questions.  I have
HEARD of ftp-ing a file.  I understand it is the "asking for a file off of
another system."  But my question is:  HOW DO I DO THIS???  I am unsure of
the format for asking for a file!  Also:  Can I ask for a file from a 
"remote" system, not hooked 24 hours to the link?  Will it buffer my request,
and wait till it hooks up with a system on the link, then send the request,
and then when the requested file gets to that system, it'll buffer it till
it again hooks with the system I call hook up to?  I know "fingering" a
person is not feasible, just to give you an idea what I tried.  We can
"finger" local people only.  I know, these questions could of went onto
a "unix.question" or "new.user" type news group, but it also might not get
a good intelligent answer for me either.

Oh yes,  I have another question!  How can I get XENIX to tell me if I have
"NEW MAIL?"  I would like a little update in my .profile, or something to tell
me when I have "new mail."  Instead of just "You have mail."  I like to keep
messages for a while, without storing them in a folder, as we have little
disk space on the system I utilize, and I want to keep everything down to a
minimum!  The disk that the mail sits in is twice as large as the disk for
personally storage.

Please reply via E-Mail.  I know, then the people who have the same
questions can't get a full answer either, but since there are a million
news groups, I don't normally read these, as they have a million questions
daily!


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|   Timothy Winslow aka: P00h Bear, Winny, and other assorted names    |
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