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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: downloading directories gziped
To: john@gateway.net.hk (John Beukema)
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 1996 21:38:05 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.91.960405103315.16181A-100000@gateway.net.hk> from "John Beukema" at Apr 5, 96 10:39:12 am
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> I am missing something.  I seem to remember you could download an entire 
> directory in gzipped format in ftp by simply *doing what*? I looked in 
> the handbook and FAQ and cannot find what the magic incantation is. 
> would some kind soul send the answer by e-mail (I do not audit this list).

get somedirectoryname.tar.gz