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From: jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Jeffrey Altman)
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Subject: Re: CKermit 6.1beta rpm?
Date: 19 Oct 1998 04:33:03 GMT
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In article <70ebj9$bst$1@eskinews.eskimo.com>,
Jim Osborn <jimo@eskimo.com> wrote:
: Jeffrey Altman <jaltman@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> wrote:
: >If you are having FTP trouble read http://www.kermit-project.org/ftphlp.html
: >
: >More than likely you do not have a DNS for your IP Address. If that
: >is the case your attempt to connect will be rejected.
:
: The DNS is fine. The problem is the fact that going through a web
: browser interface forces repeated connections, and with variable
: network loads, you may or may not reconnect within the timeout
: period. A solution is to simply keep hammering on the ftp link,
: and hopefully, eventually, the network will clear and allow download
: of that package.
I am very confused. Why does a browser interface require repeated
connections for an ftp transfer?
: A friendlier solution, in my opinion, is to allow straight ftp access,
: so the whole job can be done with one simple connection process.
The link is of the form ftp://ftp.kermit-project.org/kermit/bin/file>.
If you want to use a command line ftp instead of a browser simply
ftp to the specified host, cd to the appropriate directory, set the
transfer type to binary, and get the file.
Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer * Kermit-95 for Win32 and OS/2
The Kermit Project * Columbia University
612 West 115th St #716 * New York, NY * 10025
http://www.kermit-project.org/k95.html * kermit-support@kermit-project.org