ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (06/09/89)
In article <5718@hubcap.clemson.edu> kaires@hubcap.clemson.edu (Robert G Kaires) writes: >"zooed". The question is where can I get this zoo program. I tried >FTPing to Clarkson and downloaded something called zoo201.exe using >type "binaries" (or was it "binary"). Anyway something was downloaded. >It crashes my 'puter hard (have to do a cold boot). Any help is zoo201.exe is available also from University of Vaasa, Finland 128.214.12.3, but there should be NOTHING wrong with what grape.ecs.clarkson.edu 128.153.13.196 have. It seems that many users have problems in transferring files from their host to their PC after obtaining a file from comp.binaries.ibm.pc or after getting a file by anonymous ftp. Very often the problem is that the user fails to set Kermit file transfer options correctly, and the transferred file appears damage, even if the original file is completely ok. Also there seems to be recurring confusion how to obtain files by anonymous ftp. Perhaps the enclosed prerecorded message will help some of the users. The message describes how to first get my own PD programs by anonymous ftp from University of Vaasa, Finland. And then there is a description of transferring the file to one's PC. The same principles apply for other files and other sites as well. Please notice that if you want to obtain files from Simtel20 26.2.0.74 by ftp, you will have to give the command "tenex" in addition to what is described below. ------------------- begin prerecorded message ---------------------- Obtaining the PD Programs by Timo Salmi via InterNet ==================================================== You can obtain the file(s) from chyde.uwasa.fi (128.214.12.3) using the InterNet ftp (file transfer program) with username "anonymous". For a login password use your electronic mail address. If you are using ftp from a VAX/VMS system, set case lower before proceeding. The files are in directory /pc/ts. At the ftp> prompt first type binary (for binary files). To go to the relevant directory apply cd /pc/ts. To see its contents apply ls or dir. To download a file, use get filename or mget filenames. The files have been packed with PKPAK so you will need PKUNPAK from PKWARE to unpack them in your PC. The following contains the same information by giving the commands needed for transferring tsarc17.txt (contains a summary of the programs) and tspfon29.arc as an example. In the example its is assumed that you are calling from a Unix system. The usage for a VAX/VMS system is quite similar. It is recommended that you first get the files 0contents and tsarc17.txt (or later version) for more information. ftp #Invoke the file transfer program open 128.214.12.3 #Connect to chyde.uwasa.fi at the University #of Vaasa anonymous #Use this name to get temporary privileges Give your email address as your password cd /pc/ts #Go to the relevant directory dir #Directory of available files ascii #tsarc17.txt is an ordinary text file get tsarc17.arc #Copy the file to your default directory binary #tspfon29.arc is a binary file mget tspfon*.arc #mget allows wildcards close #Terminate the connection quit #Quit the file transfer program Transferring the Programs to PC =============================== After you have received the files to your host, there still remains the task of transferring the programs to your PC. This is familiar to most users, but occasionally there are problems. It impossible to give advice that would cover resolving all the difficulties, but the most common can be described. The most usual file transfer method between the host and the user's PC is MsKermit. (Z-modem and others may be used as well, but I would guess that most often persons using these alternatives are advanced users, and can resolve any problems by themselves.) The most common problem is probably that after getting a packed file to one's PC, the file appears damaged. Almost always this is due to failing to set correctly the MsKermit parameters in BOTH ends of the transfer. What you have to do is in your host MsKermit to set file type binary, set parity even (or none or whatever), and in your PC MsKermit you must have the SAME parity you set for your host (select host MsKermit parity on the basis of your PC's). If you fail to get these compatible, the transfer will not result in what you want. Transferring text files does not lead to problems so often. The trick is set file type text (or ascii depending on your MsKermit version). -------------------- end prerecorded message -----------------------