zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) (05/19/91)
In article <199118.1107.15565@canrem.uucp> "david wyand" <david.wyand@canrem.uucp> writes: > >Hi ALL! > >As I'm new to using these nets, I was wondering how to access FTP sites, >maybe more specifically, ab20.larc.nasa.gov, and what files may be >necassary to uncompress or reformat files on the Amiga. Three things: All this information should be in comp.sys.amiga.introduction, in messages that get posted monthly. If there is some "beginner" information about the nets, you can probably ask an administrator at your site about it. If not, try asking in comp.sys.amiga.introduction. You probably CAN'T use ftp, as you don't seem to be on a site that's directly on the Internet, and BITFTP just went away for non-Bitnet users. Sorry. There are still a few servers that can get good files for you. I was going to tell you this via mail, but you didn't post your e-mail address. Make up a signature to stick at the end of your post that gives a usable e-mail address. No, "user@machine.uucp" is usually NOT a good enough address. You'll need to specify a path from some fully domained site, likely uunet.uu.net. Ask someone at your site how to do this, or read about it in alt.sys.amiga.uucp. A gentleman by the name of Matt Dillon has a file explaining the best way to specify your address, and he's all over that group. Dan Zerkle zerkle@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu (916) 754-0240 Amiga... Because life is too short for boring computers.