riddle@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Graeme Anthony Riddle) (01/14/91)
In article <41601@nigel.ee.udel.edu> you write: >From: fhwri%CONNCOLL.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu > >This is going to sound EXTREMELY stupid, but... > >I'm a MORIA fiend (finished 3.0 twice without cheating (well, I kept a copy >of my saved game file...) and would LOVE to get 5.2. However, I have never >ever FTPed anything and haven't the foggiest of how to do it. Could you >please lead my by the hand as to how to do the file transfer? I know about >UUDecode already and am an old hand at decompressing archives... > >Thanks! > --Rick Wrigley > fhwri@conncoll.bitnet OK the game is on ab20.larc.nasa.gov [128.155.23.64] in: Fri 11-Jan-91 14:52:58 500732 incoming/amiga/GAMES/amimoria522.lzh Fri 11-Jan-91 04:47:00 200 incoming/amiga/GAMES/amimoria522.readme so you type something like "ftp ab20.larc.nasa.gov" you then get a logon message asking for account(?) or somesuch you respond with "anonymous" you then get a screen of text which you should scan but for this exercise is not necessary. on the prompt(ftp>) you type "cd /incoming/amiga/GAMES" agian a message is printed and you type "hash" to tell the system to print a hash as the file transfers; this way you know something is happening. On the next prompt type "binary" as you want to transfer binary files not text files. On the next prompt type "mget amimor*" and the system will prompt you for each file matching the filename specification. Or if you wish to type the full filename then use get i.e. type "get amimoria522.lzh" i.e. the full filename. Now when you have all the files you want type "quit" to exit ftp. Now do a listing of the current directory and the files you "get"ted or "mget"ted will be in the directory. It is a good idea to create a new directory and cd to it before invoking ftp then all the files are together and not mixed with other material. If the ftp command as given fails you could try "ftp 128.155.23.64" as some systems require the numerical address. I'm sorry this is pretty messy; but I think it is complete. If you are on Unix do a "man ftp" and read the directions. If on other system ask some local guru. Good luck with ftp'ing if you have any problems don't hesitate to email me, Graeme Graeme Riddle Internet: riddle@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au Haematology Dept., ACSnet: riddle@ariel.mu.oz Austin Hospital, CSNET: riddle%ariel.oz@australia Heidelberg, UUCP: {uunet,hplabs,mcvax,ukc,nttlab}!munnari!ariel.oz!riddle Victoria, 3084, AUSTRALIA.
fhwri%CONNCOLL.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (01/15/91)
Thank you EVER so much! I do appreciate it more than you can imagine!
--Rick Wrigley
fhwri@conncoll.bitnet