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readme.os2 01-21-96
Many thanks to Mike Gleason for writing this excellent program. This version
was incredibly well done, including excellent documentation and is a pleasure
to work with.
Be sure you have the latest version of emx's run-time libraries. NcFTP
requres emx09b fix01 or later to run properly. If you have an older
version of emx runtimes, you can get the latest from:
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/unix/emx09b/emxrt.zip
NcFTP also requires the GNU File Utilities v3.12 or above, specifically it
needs the ls.exe program for certain commands to work. If you do not
have these utilities or need the latest version, you can get the lastest
from:
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/unix/gnufutil.zip
NcFTP also requires an external 'pager' program that views text files
from the remote host. By default, NcFTP uses the OS/2 more command, which
is not very robust. I recommend you use less.exe. Less.exe has been
ported from Unix and provides several enhancements over the more command.
If you don't have less.exe or need a later version, you get the it from:
ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/os2/unix/less2912.zip
The following environment variables are required for NcFTP to run properly:
HOME - this points to your home directory. NcFTP will create
a subdirectory under this directory called .ncftp (or
_ncftp for FAT partitions). This is where NcFTP will
store its configuration files.
HOSTNAME - If NcFTP is unable to resolve your hostname, set
this environment variable. i.e.;
SET HOSTNAME=myhostname
DOMAIN - If NcFTP is unable to resolve your domain name, set
this environment variable to your domain name:
SET DOMAIN=inetport.com
The first time your run NcFTP, enter the "prefs" command to setup your
user information and preferences.
The ncftp.man is the original man page for the unix version of NcFTP.
Everything documented in this file should be valid with the OS/2 version
as well.
Known Bugs:
ls is required for the command 'lls' and 'put *'
Trouble Reporting:
If you need to report a bug, send me a ~/.ncftp/trace file too. To enable
tracing, turn on trace logging from the "prefs" window, or type "set trace 1"
from the command line. Then re-create your bug, quit the program, and send
the trace file to mevans@ecsnet.com
You can also turn on debugging messages by using the -D command line switch.
This will show commands send/received from the host, number of timeouts, etc.
Contact mevans@ecsnet.com for details on the OS/2 port of NcFTP.