Re: .gz to pk

[hurry@imap2.asu.edu]

Just because a file was given a "txt" filetype doesn't mean that it was 
downloaded in text mode.  As an example, I use ProTERM 3.1 and have set 
the default filetype to "txt" for Zmodem as most of my file transfers 
involve program source code.  If I want to download a Shrinkit file, it 
will come to me with a "txt" filetype but still be perfectly unpackable.

     As for .gz files, the best method as previously stated is to get 
them uncompressed before download.  On most Unix systems, the command is 
"gunzip <filename.gz>" where you substitute the proper filename.  To 
download a binary, if your system has the Zmodem protocol installed and 
your terminal software also can deal with that protocol, is "sz 
<filename>."  For text files, "sz -a <filename>" will work great.

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Adam Myrow