SUMMARY: Tar and ftp

From: Alessandro Coppelli (coppelli@sun3.dsea.unipi.it)
Date: Fri Mar 22 1996 - 11:27:10 CST


 
> Small problem:
>
> Scenario
> --------
>
> Sun Sparc 5 Solaris2.3 and PC486DX4 Linux 1.2.8.
>
> 1) On Sun:
>
> tar -cvf backup.tar * ( in my home directory)
>
> 2) On PC486DX4
>
> ftp --> SUN
> get backup.tar ( ~ 90 Mb )
> quit
>
> 3) On PC486DX4
>
> tar -xvf backup.tar
>
> error: tar : Skipping to next file header
>
> 4) STOP !!!!!!!
>

ANSWER
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      --- going in binary mode ----

      I am sorry, I am dead tired, I was been working the whole day .....

       Alessandro

P.S.= Thank you very much for all and excuse for my bad english



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