[OFFTOPIC] Re: ftp.gnu.org <problems>

Charles R. Anderson (cra@angus.ind.WPI.EDU)
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 14:06:09 -0500 (EST)


On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Richard B. Johnson wrote:

[snipped]
root> you will get a list of all the files in the emacs directory, but it will
root> not be obvious from the ls output that you have to `cd emacs' before you can
root> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^
root> download those files. Welcome to Unix.
root> ******* No welcome to GNU *********
root> Which is going down-hill real fast!
[snipped]

What is your problem? Is this supposed to start a flamewar or something?
Can't you just follow the directions and cd to the directory before
downloading? I for one think it was about time they reorganized the
archive. It is much easier now that the directory isn't as huge.

Besides, this is offtopic.

Charles R. Anderson

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