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  Hi,

  I went to ftp.freebsd.org/pub/distfiles directory. I saw a lot of files
  there but there is no README file to explain what those files for. Can
  you tell me what those files for? Also a lot of files end with .tar.gz.
  Can I use pkg_add command to extract them after I downloaded them (I know
  that I can use pkg_add command to extract .tgz file format)? On my
  system, I don't have /usr/ports/distfiles (I did average user
  installation through floppy disks). I don't know whether
  /usr/ports/distfiles is a file or directory. If it is a directory, what
  are the files under that directory or if it is a file, can you send it to
  me through internet mail or tell me where I can download it on Internet?
  Thanks in advance.

  Ruiyuan Jiang
  System Administrator
  Advantage kbs
  rjiang@akbs.com
  (908) 287-2236