>I'm going to illustrate some basic ignorance. I found a
>reference to a report on OCLC that I wanted to get. I ftped to
>the source and issued a "get" command with the file name. The
>system responded that it was not a "plain file". So I issued the
>"bin" command to "get" a binary file. Same response. Anyone
>able to assist me? Oh yes, I have perused Ed Krol's Whole Net
>User's Guide to no avail. Again, any assistance will be very
>appreciated.
>
>Karl T. Gruben
>Vinson & Elkins
>vinelk@class.org
Karl,
"Not a plain file" means that you tried to "get" a _directory_
rather than a file. Can you post the reference that you were
trying to get? I can help you with it if I have the full
directory and file name.
Jim Milles
Head of Computer Services
Saint Louis University Law Library
millesjg@sluvca.slu.edu
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