Tabakal@UB.CC.UMICH.EDU (12/04/89)
There seems to be some misunderstanding as to the use of FTP with respect
to Proline sites such as Pro-Beagle.
Just because a site has an internet-style address, it's still not necessarily
on the internet. All the proline sites (i.e. j.q.public@pro-anywhere.cts.com)
are uucp sites that are "linked" to cts.com for mail forwarding.
That means that they can exchange mail, but they are not linked up in
"real time" such that you can FINGER, FTP, TELNET, etc...
Many people are confusing internet connetivity with running Unix. This
is also a misconception. While many Unix boxes are connected to the
internet, many are not. And, people can FTP to and from any system
that runs the protocol. That includes Unix, Macintosh (with various
software such as MacIP and NCSU TELNET <I think>), MS-DOS (with the
appropriate software), VMS, TOPS-10/20, MTS (which I'm currently
using), and lots of other systems.
Try the Mac and IBM forums to find out about what "the appropriate software"
is, and whether you can use it since that falls outside of this group's
expertise.
The long and short of this discussion is: Pro-Beagle is not an internet
site. It has no FTP number and you cannot reach it via this protocol.
So, save up your pennies to pay the phone company if you want their
software. It's not going to appear on the FTP sites (such as my own
35.1.1.43 -- him1.cc.umich.edu) or Apple2-L since Beagle Bros. has
unequivocally stated that they want exclusive distribution.
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