[TFN-help] Problem downloading recent files

[Kenneth Alan Boyd Ramsay]

On Sat, 21 Sep 2002, Kenneth Alan Boyd Ramsay wrote:

>
> I seem to be having trouble downloading files created in the last day or
> so.  Only one success in 8 or 10 tries, files sized 5-6 K & 60-70 K.
> I tried both Zmodems and Kermit.  I also tried comparable old files, which
> worked every time, in between the recent files which failed.  I had also
> downloaded several big chunks of old mail just previously, without a
> hitch.
>
> I have to abort all the failures, as they stick with "Status  Waiting for
> sender  ..." (Zmodems) or quit after something like 87 bytes transferred
> (Kermit).
>
> Any ideas what's up?

It seems to work if the filename conforms to the DOS 8.3 convention when
saved from mail to files, but not if the filename is shortened before download.
It used to work.

Boyd Ramsay

cx555@torfree.net