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- From: 00r0ravichan@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
- Newsgroups: comp.text.tex
- Subject: Re: Problems in FTPing from SHSU site
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.233304.13943@bsu-ucs>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 04:33:04 GMT
- References: <1993Jan21.153023.13908@bsu-ucs>
- Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's
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- In article <1993Jan21.153023.13908@bsu-ucs>, 00r0ravichan@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu writes:
- > Problems in FTPing from SHSU
- > ============================
- >
- > I have encountered problems in FTPing files from SHSU site.
- >
- > I have used the following procedure to download files from
- > SIMTEL site without any problems.
- >
- > I have a VAX/VMS account and use FTP to anonymously login.
- > I issue the command "binary" to set the transfer the file.
- > Then I use the "get" command to get the file.
- > I logout from the ftp site and start up VAX/VMS kermit server.
- > I then use MS-Kermit to download the file to my PC.
- I do setup the kermit to be in binary file type mode.
- > I then use PKunzip to unzip the file.
- > Everything so far has worked fine (EXCEPT for SIMTEL index-creation
- > and maintenance program for the MSDOS collection).
- >
- > However, when I use the above procedure with SHSU, I get
- > the following error message:
- >
- > PKUNZIP: Warning: DVISPELL.ZIP - Error in ZIP use PKZipFix
- >
- > When I use the UNZIP utility (that I downloaded from SHSU
- > using the same procedure as above) issues the following error
- > message:
- (added the beginning part of error message)
- Warning: Extra 267 bytes at beginning or within zipfile.
- (attempting to pass anyway)
-
- >
- > Error: Start of central directory not found; zipfile corrupt.
- > (Please check that you have transferred or created the zipfile in the
- > appropriate BINARY mode and that you have compiled unzip properly)
- >
- > Although the above message seems to make sense, I am lost as to
- > how to solve the problem.
- >
- > On a related note, I used the pkunzip and unzip on other .zip files
- > that I have downloaded from SIMTEL before. Everything seems to be fine.
- > I have not changed any communications parameters on my PC and
- > VAX/VMS ends.
- >
- > Obviously, I am doing something wrong. HELP!
- >
- > Also , How do I use UUNENCODED files and put them together under
- > VAX/VMS, PC and UNIX platforms?
- >
- > Thanks in advance for your help. Please e-mail your responses.
- >
- >
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