jfowler%sdcc13@ucsd.edu (John C. Fowler) (10/29/90)
A while back, someone mentioned that the BITFTP server at
pucc.princeton.edu (or PUCC.BITNET, depending on who you are) will
sometimes send long files in uuencoded format.
I sent a letter to Melinda Varian (MAINT@PUCC.BITNET) asking about
this. I was wondering whether the NETDATA option mentioned in the
HELP document would override any decision to uuencode the files before
transmission.
I received a response today. Explicitly selecting files for NETDATA
transmission will indeed override anything else. So, if you have been
having problems with uuencoded files, use:
FTP lcs.mit.edu NETDATA
instead of just
FTP lcs.mit.edu
to access the TELECOM Archives.
Note that large files may be split up into several messages, which
will be sent to you in a (seemingly) random order.
For more information about the BITFTP service, send a message to
bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu or BITFTP@PUCC.BITNET. The message should
contain only the word "HELP" (without the quotes) on its first line.
John C. Fowler, jfowler@ucsd.edu, JFOWLER@UCSD.BITNET