rogers@orion.SRC.Honeywell.COM (Brynn Rogers) (12/20/88)
I Have been having some trouble getting most things I download to work.
This is what I do:
when I am reading news (rn) I save the files that are interesting
later I use PC-NFS to copy all the stuff from SUNs down to a PC.
I copy it to my harddrive on my home system (AT clone)
I use UNIX2DOS to get the end-of-lines fixed.
I edit the news header out (everything before the part01/02 or begin line)
I use uudecode to turn it into a something.arc file. (no errors reported)
(I use a uudecode I got off of the simtel20, I don't know which)
I use PKARC to turn it into real files. (this is what gives me a problem)
for example when I use pkarc on the EGATREK.ARC it works fine for the first
couple files and then it hits the .EXE file and I wait a while and have to reboot
other files work untill it sees a .EXE and then it tells me that
whatever.ARC is not an archive.
The only files I have successfully transfered useing this method are
CLUTTER.ARC (which has no .EXE)
COMMANDO.ARC (has an .EXE but it is very short)
I have also downloaded 30+ Meg from the simtel20 using this
technique (Except I don't have to uudecode or unix2dos)
and haven't had anyproblem with PKARC.
If anyone could tell me what I am doing wrong, I would greatly appreciate it.
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In article <13740@srcsip.UUCP>, rogers@orion.SRC.Honeywell.COM (Brynn Rogers) writes: > > I Have been having some trouble getting most things I download to work. > > This is what I do: > when I am reading news (rn) I save the files that are interesting > later I use PC-NFS to copy all the stuff from SUNs down to a PC. > I copy it to my harddrive on my home system (AT clone) > I use UNIX2DOS to get the end-of-lines fixed. > I edit the news header out (everything before the part01/02 or begin line) > I use uudecode to turn it into a something.arc file. (no errors reported) > (I use a uudecode I got off of the simtel20, I don't know which) > I use PKARC to turn it into real files. (this is what gives me a problem) The process I use (and have never had any trouble with (except for those few programs which are in trouble before I get my greasy hands on them)) is: 1) Save the stuff on the (Sun,Apollo,HP,DEC,IBM, whatever you're using) 2) edit header 3) combine & uudecode to get the *.arc file 4) At this point I use: a: PC/NFS to get it off the (whatever) system - or - b: download via kermit in binary mode - or - c: grab it via one of our PC emulators on the (whatever) systems That way I never have to fuss with the CR/LF mapping (even though kermit will handle that for me - as will uupc) and I just have the compressed binary to put on my PC at home. Hope this helps (and saves you some time). -- Mark Charette "People only like me when I'm dumb!", he said. Electronic Data Systems "I like you a lot." was the reply. 750 Tower Drive Voice: (313)265-7006 FAX: (313)265-5770 Troy, MI 48007-7019 charette@edsews.eds.com uunet!edsews!charette