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- From: katefans@chinet.chi.il.us (Chris'n'Vickie of Chicago)
- Subject: Re: FTP Guru needed
- Message-ID: <Bt2p3D.4sM@chinet.chi.il.us>
- Organization: Chinet - Public Access UNIX
- References: <KONPLM.92Aug13082320@euas20c02.euas20> <1992Aug14.193344.11615@lmpsbbs.comm.mot.com> <64072@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1992 10:57:13 GMT
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- >I recently gained FTP access and I too am frustrated... There MUST be a way to
- >use LS to look for a file within a tree structure, there also MUST be a way
- >to read a .README file without FTPing it and then DOWNLOADing it and then
- >MOREing it and then DELETEing it and going back for the actual file if you
- >decide the .README was interesting.
-
- Try this:
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- GET filename.readme |more
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- this will allow you to read the file on their system.
-
- >.README was interesting. AND there MUST be a way to get FTPed sites to not be
- >so picky about upper/lower case when CDing and GETing.. AND....
-
- Sorry, case-sensitivity is built into UNIX. One useful trick (if there
- are not too many files in the directory) is MGET.
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- MGET *
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- ...will ask...
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- Get (first file)? y/n
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- ...so you will not have to type every name.
-
- >Any Ideas where I find information on making the most of FTP?
- >
- >(and if anyone says "Use ARCHIE to track down an FTP tutorial on the net" I'll
- >scream!)
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- Archie is a lot better idea than a reality at this time.
-
- >
- >Don DeCosta |The nice thing about sanity is| VM/Nomad2
- >DonD@cup.portal.com |you can lose it more than once| Amiga/Imagine
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- Chris Williams
- katefans@chinet.chi.il.us
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