Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 15:28:13 +0200 From: Stefan Bethke <stefan@promo.de> To: Matt Wimer <matt@cgibuilder.com>, www@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Message-ID: <l03102800b0540a6e7109@[194.45.188.81]> In-Reply-To: <199709280238.CAA14495@thunder.cgibuilder.com>
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At 4:38 Uhr +0200 28.09.1997, Matt Wimer wrote: >The gifmerge.tar.gz under ports/graphics is not actually a .gz even >though it is named as one. >just making sure you know. > >here is the url to the refering page: >http://www.freebsd.org/ports/graphics.html > >and here is the url to the offending file: >ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/ports/graphics/gifmerge.tar.g >z What else then? If you look closely on the server, you'll find that there's only a directory 'gifmerge'. However, wu-ftpd is smart enought to tar and gzip the directory contents if you request 'gifmerge.tar.gz'. If tar/gzip moan about a broken file, make sure you download it as binary. Hope this helps, Stefan -- Stefan Bethke Promo Datentechnik | Tel. +49-40-851744-0 + Systemberatung GmbH | Fax. +49-40-851744-44 Eduardstrasse 46-48 | e-mail: stefan@Promo.DE D-20257 Hamburg | http://www.Promo.DE/
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