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From: randys@mipon3.intel.com (Randy Steck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: SIMTEL20
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Date: Tue, 14-Jul-87 20:11:37 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 14 20:11:37 1987
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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.