[comp.os.msdos.misc] How to download archived files ?

andrew@cs.arizona.edu (Andrei V. Zaitsev) (04/19/91)

There is a lot of freeware available from ftp sites.
When I want to download some program for UNIX , I
have no problems. They arise when I want to get a
program for DOS. Majority of files are in .zoo 
format. How am I supposed to download them ? 
Should I send them to UNIX , unarchive and then transfer
to the DOS ? Or I should send xxx.zoo to the DOS and 
then use analog of zoo program there ?

One more question , how can I download file directly
from ftp-site to IBM PC ? There are KERMIT , PROCOMM , etc , 
but they look more like TELNET , than like FTP.
It seems , that I cannot log in as 'anonymous' from
the login: prompt.

ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) (04/20/91)

In article <1430@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> andrew@cs.arizona.edu (Andrei V. Zaitsev) writes:
>There is a lot of freeware available from ftp sites.
>When I want to download some program for UNIX , I
>have no problems. They arise when I want to get a
>program for DOS. Majority of files are in .zoo 
>format. How am I supposed to download them ? 
:

The instructions are quite long so I won't waste bandwidth by
posting them here, but many of your questions are answered in the
prerecorded instructions I have for garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp
archives at Vaasa, Finland.  Users are welcome to request them by
email from me. 

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Prof. Timo Salmi
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
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