nevin1@ihlpb.ATT.COM (Liber) (08/31/88)
In article <175@falkor.UUCP> heiby@mcdchg.UUCP (Ron Heiby) writes: >Now, let's assume >that your company's management believes that accessing archives of various >information is a *GOOD THING*. If they didn't, you shouldn't be trying >to do this, anyway. In that case, you should go out and buy a modem for >your PC. (Come to think of it, that's often the best approach, anyway.) Unfortunately, this approach doesn't usually work. I have tried directly calling archive sites with a PC and a modem, and I have always been timed out well before I get a shell prompt (let alone trying to figure out how to actually do the download). That is why many people on the net ask for things to be emailed; they simple can't get anything else to work! I'm willing to pay my share of the bill; just tell me how to get it to work! -- _ __ NEVIN J. LIBER ..!att!ihlpb!nevin1 (312)979-4751 IH 4F-410 ' ) ) NEWS FLASH ... ... ... I GOT A PHONE!! / / _ , __o ____ (and there was much rejoicing ... yeaaa.) / (_</_\/ <__/ / <_ These are NOT AT&T's opinions; let them make their own.