usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) (03/09/89)
Should I be able to unarc files downloaded from simtel20 fine with
pkxarc? I downloaded about a meg of stuff over the weekend (before you
ask, yes, I did a 'quote "type l 8"') However, once I got it to my PC
and tried to unpack stuff, pkxarc claimed it found bad CRCs it about 90%
of the files I downloaded.
John H. Lawitzke UUCP: Work: ...rutgers!mailrus!frith!fciiho!jhl
Michigan Farm Bureau ...decvax!purdue!mailrus!frith!fciiho!jhl
Insurance Group ...uunet!frith!fciiho!jhl
Home: ...uunet!frith!fciiho!ipecac!jhlmallari@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Brian Mallari) (03/09/89)
In article <2118@cps3xx.UUCP> jhl@frith.egr.msu.edu () writes: >Should I be able to unarc files downloaded from simtel20 fine with >pkxarc? I downloaded about a meg of stuff over the weekend (before you >ask, yes, I did a 'quote "type l 8"') However, once I got it to my PC >and tried to unpack stuff, pkxarc claimed it found bad CRCs it about 90% >of the files I downloaded. I have pkxarc and it worked fine. Something must have gone wrong with your transfer between either Simtel20 and your machine or your machine and your PC. To be sure I did the same thing you did, I typed 'type tenex' at the ftp prompt and then got the file. Then I downloaded the files to a pc that happens to be on the network. I tried pkxarc and it worked. See if 'tenex' works. -Brian Fancy signature under construction.
huangch@eecs.nwu.edu (Chih-Hao Huang) (03/09/89)
/ eecs.nwu.edu:comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d / usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) / 3:53 pm Mar 8, 1989 / >Should I be able to unarc files downloaded from simtel20 fine with >pkxarc? I downloaded about a meg of stuff over the weekend (before you >ask, yes, I did a 'quote "type l 8"') However, once I got it to my PC >and tried to unpack stuff, pkxarc claimed it found bad CRCs it about 90% >of the files I downloaded. > >John H. Lawitzke UUCP: Work: ...rutgers!mailrus!frith!fciiho!jhl >Michigan Farm Bureau ...decvax!purdue!mailrus!frith!fciiho!jhl >Insurance Group ...uunet!frith!fciiho!jhl > Home: ...uunet!frith!fciiho!ipecac!jhl >---------- Are you sure that the files were downloaded to your PC in BINARY mode? Just look at the sizes before and after downloading, then you can tell. -- C.H.Huang EECS Dept., Northwestern University huangch@eecs.nwu.edu
len@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Leonard P Levine) (03/10/89)
From article <10826@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>, by mallari@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Brian Mallari): > I have pkxarc and it worked fine. Something must have gone wrong with > your transfer between either Simtel20 and your machine or your machine and > your PC. To be sure I did the same thing you did, I typed 'type tenex' at > the ftp prompt and then got the file. Then I downloaded the files to a > pc that happens to be on the network. I tried pkxarc and it worked. See > if 'tenex' works. If you use kermit for the transfer between a unix machine and your pc, be sure to use "set file type binary" in the host (unix) machine before beginning the file transfer. + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + | Leonard P. Levine e-mail len@evax.milw.wisc.edu | | Professor, Computer Science Office (414) 229-5170 | | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Home (414) 962-4719 | | Milwaukee, WI 53201 U.S.A. Modem (414) 962-6228 | + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - +