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Date:      Sun, 20 Dec 1998 14:16:52 -0600
From:      David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net>
To:        Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com>
Cc:        joe <joe@lab.cba.ualr.edu>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Extracting WordPerfect? 
Message-ID:  <199812202016.OAA01600@n4hhe.ampr.org>
In-Reply-To: Message from Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com>  of "Sat, 19 Dec 1998 21:52:38 CST." <19981219215238.A3373@quark.feynman.com> 

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Frank Pawlak writes:
> On Sat, Dec 19, 1998 at 12:42:13PM -0600, joe wrote:
> > I got the same error when I downloaded with netscape. Try using ftp to
> > download. 
> > 
> 
> Using ftp is the way to go.  I downloaded twice using Netscape and
> received that same error message (GUILG00.GZ not in gzip format).
> Somehow Netscape appears to muck up the file.  Just ftp'd it and have it
> installed and running.

I've seen Netscape do that before. Found out it already gunzip'ed the 
file but saved it with the .gz extension anyhow.

Agreed, ftp or fetch is the Right Way To Download Stuff. Advantage of 
using fetch is your local copy retains the original's timestamp (if the 
server provides enough info).

--
David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net
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