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From: Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com>
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Subject: Re: XFree86 archive problems "please help can't live without X"
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On Mon, 23 Dec 1996 gippolit@ccsmtp2.eccs.com wrote:

>         I have been trying to download XFree86 archives form XFree86.org, 
>         Freebsd.org and other places,  but when I try to gunzip  or
>         tar xvzf I receive an error.  Does anyone know where to get
>         non corrupted archives from.  Also is anyone else having the 
>         same difficulties.

Are you sure you're in binary mode when you do the download?  



 Ben