From owner-freebsd-current Tue Jan 16 03:45:31 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id DAA08281 for current-outgoing; Tue, 16 Jan 1996 03:45:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from tfs.com (tfs.com [140.145.250.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id DAA08274 Tue, 16 Jan 1996 03:45:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from critter.tfs.com by tfs.com (smail3.1.28.1) with SMTP id m0tc9mZ-0003vzC; Tue, 16 Jan 96 03:42 PST Received: from localhost.tfs.com (localhost.tfs.com [127.0.0.1]) by critter.tfs.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id MAA00735; Tue, 16 Jan 1996 12:41:58 +0100 X-Authentication-Warning: critter.tfs.com: Host localhost.tfs.com didn't use HELO protocol To: Paul Richards cc: jhs@freebsd.org, paul@netcraft.co.uk, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ctm-cvs In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 16 Jan 1996 10:21:32 GMT." <199601161021.KAA14000@cadair.elsevier.co.uk> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 12:41:58 +0100 Message-ID: <733.821792518@critter.tfs.com> From: Poul-Henning Kamp Sender: owner-current@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk > In reply to Julian H. Stacey who said > > > > The alternative is of course to use ncftp in append mode, but I've never > > done that, & would tend to distrust a core dumping program to leave a nice > > uncorrupted tail on a prematurely truncated file, > > I suggest if you go the append route, you keep a careful note of your first > > ls -l size, just in case you need to fall back on dd :-) > > ftp's reget came to my rescue and it worked fine. I now have the big > delta down, yippee. Next weekend I may finally get -current again :-) > > ppp core dumping worries me though.... I went though it to see if I could find anything, and long chat scripts (40 or more elements) were the only obvious cause I could see... -- Poul-Henning Kamp | phk@FreeBSD.ORG FreeBSD Core-team. http://www.freebsd.org/~phk | phk@login.dknet.dk Private mailbox. whois: [PHK] | phk@ref.tfs.com TRW Financial Systems, Inc. Future will arrive by its own means, progress not so.