Hello Mike.

15 Sep 03 12:57, you wrote to me:

 MM> The file permissions are like that, because the file doesn't actually
 MM> exist. It's just a virtual link.

Ah!  That explains it.  I'll give it another shot.

 MM>  Nope, the .rep file will go in the same directory you download the
 MM> .qwk file from. once the server receives it, it will immediately be
 MM> unpacked, and your messages posted.

Cool.  The sounds totally different.  It should be interesting ... I hope.  :-)


 MM>  And, if you're willing to give it one more shot, you should be able
 MM> to get all the way today :) .. you just need to be patient with the
 MM> 'get ensemble.qwk' command, as it has to run through all the actions
 MM> of scanning, and packing, and compressing before it will begin to
 MM> send.. that's the reason it appears to 'hang'.

Okay.  I can live with that.  I've never encountered anything like this
before.  I guess it is true what they say about teaching old dogs.  I'm
logged into a different console so I'll give you a play by play here ...

`ensemble.qwk' at 0 [Waiting for response...]

Little flashing lights on cable modem every 10 seconds or so ... still says

`ensemble.qwk' at 0 [Waiting for response...]

a minute later ... two minutes ... three minutes ... flashy little lights
... four minutes ... five minutes ... more flashy lights ... six minutes
... is it me or is that second hand moving kind of fast? ... still waiting
... oooooh ... nope ... seven minutes ... flashing ... waiting ... eight
minutes ... hmmmmmm I wonder how many messages I could have typed ... nine
minutes ... still waiting, still flashing ... ten minutes ... ooooooo ...
nope just a flashing cursor thingy ... eleven minutes ... what the heck is
it packing?  Is it planning to run away from home? ... twelve and counting
... 13 ... 14 ... I thought they said this was a high speed
connection?!?!?! ... 15 ... 16 ... I think I missed a minute there ...
maybe not ... 17 ... flashing and blinking and flashing and ... 18 ... 19
... 20 ... wow you weren't kidding about being patient ... 21 ... 22 ...
errrrr ... I'll geet back to you okay?  I think it is like watching a pot
of water ... never boils.  :-)

I'll leave it alone and check it later.  I'm going to grab sommething to eat.

- Maurice


Maurice

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