Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!bloom-beacon!think!ames!amdcad!amd!intelca!mipos3!omepd!randys From: randys@mipon3.intel.com (Randy Steck) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: SIMTEL20 Message-ID: <881@omepd> Date: Tue, 14-Jul-87 20:11:37 EDT Article-I.D.: omepd.881 Posted: Tue Jul 14 20:11:37 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Jul-87 07:27:53 EDT References: <4UyCLWy00WAKI9k178@andrew.cmu.edu> Sender: news@omepd Reply-To: randys@mipon3.UUCP (Randy Steck) Organization: Intel Corp., Hillsboro Lines: 36 In article <4UyCLWy00WAKI9k178@andrew.cmu.edu> aad+@andrew.cmu.edu (Anthony A. Datri) writes: >Ahem. Where in the hell are you getting the idea that simtel20 runs tenex? -- other stuff --- >I have had no problems whatsoever ftping from >simtel20 on a 780 running unix when doing an image mode transfer. This is interesting since I have had the same problem mentioned in the previous mail. Image mode (obtained through the binary command in ftp) does not produce an executable image. However, giving the "tenex" command to ftp does put it in a mode acceptable to the Simtel20 archives. According to the ftp man pages, the "tenex" command sets the file transfer type of ftp to that needed to talk to TENEX machines. Since I have no idea what a TENEX file transfer is, I have no basis for judging the merits of a system running such an animal. However, I would not suppose in this age of software and hackers that a file transfer protocol called TENEX would not be available on OS's other than a TENEX OS (if this exists?). Obviously, Mr. Datri missed the point of the posting, which was a simple observation that ftp seemed to require the "tenex" command to be given, as is specified in the Simtel20 documentation. It would seem to me that just because something works on the particular system on which I am running that it would work the same way on any other system. The original poster seems to have made an honest mistake, which should not be sufficient reason to publicly humiliate him. I find these newsgroups to be a wealth of information not obtainable through any other means and appreciate hearing about problems and observations that other have to contribute. Please do not be deterred from posting these items simply because someone takes them as a personal affront. -- Randy Steck Intel Corp. "Fast Floating Point is easy. It's the exceptions that kill you." Disclaimer: This is my personal opinion.