6089247@pucc.UUCP (03/24/87)
*** pac man eats lines ***
Okay, I just got my first DELUGE of letters concerning
how to get all of the goodies archived at SUMEX.
Well, I'll tell you, step by step, how I go about
it, okay? But be forewarned: This probably won't
work for you, because it only started working here
very recently. Fear not, though, for I will bring
you BITNETters good news afterwards.
1: type FTP SUMEX-AIM
2: the FTP program (if it exists on your
installation) will try to connect to sumex-aim
3: FTP will inform you when a successful
connection has been made, and then prompt you for
a login.
4: type ANONYMOUS
5: use your real userid for a password
6: type CD INFO-MAC
7: type GET 00DIR.VERBOSE (actually, I'm not too
sure about the precise name, but if you've got
some time you can issue the command LS to look at
all of the several thousand files. My advice:
don't issue LS without arguments.)
8: type QUIT to close the connection
9: peruse the 00dir at your leisure
10: repeat the steps to open the connection
11: issue the command GET <fileid> <localfileid>
and enjoy!
A few words of
caution, tho':
-some files are not in ASCII format. I haven't
transferred them successfully yet. When I find out
how to get them all the way down to my Mac, I'll
let you know.
-the whole thing here is really quirky. be patient
and persistent
-if you don't have FTP, I have no idea how to hook
into it (sorry) (see below)
FEAR NOT BITNETTERS!!!
Our node (PUCC) has just started to run our very
own MACSERVE!! (YAY!!)
And unlike the MACSERVE at BITNIC, ours is up to
date.
If you're on BITNET, it just
couldn't be easier.
Alls you gotta do is TELL MACSERVE AT PUCC GET
00DIR VERBOSE. It will guide you through its
operation. I've just started using it myself and
will give you an update on it when I feel like it.
I gotta go. Time is too
too short.
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mike schmelzer, freelance void puppy BITNET: 6089247@PUCC
UUCP: ...ALLEGRA!PSUVAX1!PUCC.BITNET!6089247
"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make, minus
medical expenses."