griffith@frith.msu.edu (Terry Griffith) (12/03/90)
HELP!!!!! ok I feel Better, now heres the problem I've been down loading software from FTP cites on a sun workstation than down loading it to a IBM thats hooked to E-NET putting it onto 3.5 floppies.then I take it home and try to transfer it useing crossdoss 4.0 which seems to work, but when I unpack it, or lets say try to unpack it (zoo and lharc are all I've tried so far)it says my data is corrupted?.my question is what am I doing wrong???? some of the software is from the US and some is from europe does this make a difference? any help could save what little is left of my mind! thanks Terry
sl195@cc.usu.edu (A banana is not a toy) (12/13/90)
In article <1990Dec3.130649.24709@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, griffith@frith.msu.edu (Terry Griffith) writes: > HELP!!!!! > ok I feel Better, now heres the problem I've been down loading software from > FTP cites on a sun workstation than down loading it to a IBM thats hooked to > E-NET putting it onto 3.5 floppies.then I take it home and try to transfer it > useing crossdoss 4.0 which seems to work, but when I unpack it, or lets say > try to unpack it (zoo and lharc are all I've tried so far)it says my data > is corrupted?.my question is what am I doing wrong???? some of the software is > from the US and some is from europe does this make a difference? > > any help could save what little is left of my mind! > thanks Terry Are you receiving and transferring your files as binaries? I go from ftp->microvax->i*m->3.5" floppy. If you don't set your file type as bin (on ftp) or (for Kermit SET FILE TYPE BIN) you will end up with a pile of garbage.... -- All comments are my own, and many must be taken with a :-) =============================++++++++++++++++++++============================= | Demetrios Triandafilakos | James Knowles | "Remember, always remember,| | Shire of Cote du Ciel | BITNET: SL195@USU | my son -- a banana is not | | Principality of Artemesia | INTERNET: | a toy." | | Kingdom of Atenvelt | sl195@cc.usu.edu | - The Wise Guru | =============================++++++++++++++++++++============================= Be all that you can be - see your local SCA Knight Marshal now.