RR>  
 RR> I much prefer to grab files with the web browser.  That way, I don't
 RR> have to uudecode them first.  I don't have the time for stupid extra
 RR> steps like that.

 FTP does NOT require you to uudecode or uuencode the files.  

 If you are using WINSOCK, a graphical FTP program is available called
 WS_FTP (geez, bet you can guess what WS stands for!).  Its structures
 alot like the MS-Windows file sector, only larger.  You get two
 side-by-side (or top-n-bottom) windows full of files with a send
 button and a recieve button.  The left window is your drive, and
 the right is the remote.

 FTP has the advantage of being able to supply more information,
 and you can just type in the name of an FTP site and browse the files.
 The text versions are also faster since you don't have to transfer the
 directory listings for every directory - you can CD to a new directory
 without listing the files - and it tends to be a bit faster too.
 Also, a text based FTP can operate automatically, such as through a cron
 job to get files for you at night - this is how those mail servers
 work - you send email to a the mail server program which calls FTP to
 get the file, it then UUEncodes it and emails it to you.

 A text based FTP works over modem too.



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