Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!husc6!ukma!simon
From: simon@ms.uky.edu (G. Simon Gales)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: (repost) FTP Help
Message-ID: <14526@s.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 11 Mar 90 04:18:28 GMT
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Reply-To: simon@ms.uky.edu (G. Simon Gales)
Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences
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To those of you having problems with ftp'd software:  you're not alone.

I know how to use ftp, when and where to use ascii and binary (and even
tenex).  I know kermit, and all about it's binary/text setup.

I've downloaded a most of the stuff from the archive sites, twice, and 
still there are a few that wont work properly.  Lynx12 wont de-lynx 
stuff on my 1571, but it's supposed to.  I don't have an sfd or a 1541, 
has anyone got lynx12 working?  Crabterm.sda won't de-archive, and
videolib128 just locks up my 128.

Please don't tell me how to use ftp/kermit, I've already checked that.

Also, previewing readme or doc/txt files on a non-commodore system will
show upper-case as lower-case and vice-versa.  Not a real problem, but
it does tend to cause a headache eventually  :-).

I've ftp'd stuff for dos, unix, xenix, cp/m, and commodores, I'm very sure
this isn't the problem.  Is anyone checking the software on the archives?
I would love to have a working 128+1571 de-lynxer, is there one out there?


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