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Subject:Re: What to do in CyberSpace From:John Ferstel <jwf3885 -at- UCS -dot- USL -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 27 May 1993 14:07:08 -0500
Dan,
I have experienced the same frustrations in FTPing a document
and then not being able to convert it into readable form. That is why
your Computing Center are hired: to assist neophyte users in learning
how to use some of the powerful tools available on the Internet (such as
FTP, telnet, etc.). I had someone in my computing center look at the
problem and re-FTP the document in appropriate form. That is all I asked
at that point until later when I had more information about such thongs
as FTP in BINARY vs. ACSCii form, etc.
Don't hestitate to call on your Computing Center garus--helping you
is part of their jobs.
