Re: ftp ...not a plain file HELP

[behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens)]

glyn@cs.UAlberta.CA (Reade Glyn Devin) writes:

>	I was trying to download some files (say, for example,
>the system 6 software from ftp.apple.com) and when I tried to
>get the file, I received the error "not a plain file".  I
>tried it with both ascii "type is A" and binary "type is I".

Bwahhaha! Sniff .... sorry ;-) You tried to get a directory, not
a file. Try ls -lart, that shows you which files are new and which
files are directories.

Grinsky

Spenke
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