Luke, Thanks for the info on where to download the program. I would have tried the Redhat site forst. John On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Luke Davis wrote: > On Mon, 31 Dec 2001, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > > > Wouldn't sz be for zmodem? The braillelite doesn't support zmodem. And > > Sz is the name of the package (lrzsz), which contains all of the > down/upload protocols--z, y, x, b, etc.. > > > what does the -b stand for? I am sure I will find it going through the man > > Binary. For sending binary (non-text) files, or for sending files that > you do not want translated to the local new line convension. > > > page, but if you are going to give directions, it's a good idea to tell > > what they mean. > > Also, not at all meaning to be crabby, but for me with debian, I don't > > have a problem knowing where packages are, but redhat's setup is different > > from debian. John is a newbie, and it isn't helpful to tell him that a > > package can be downloaded "at the normal places". > > If he knew what "the normal places" were, he wouldn't have to ask on > > this list. Thanks for the info, though. > > Um, with all due respect to you and John: I have enough faith in John's > intelligence, to believe that he will ask questions about those points > which he does not understand. If he didn't know what sz was, what -b > ment, or where "the normal places" were, I have to assume that he will > ask. Otherwise a short answer to a question, will turn into a novel, as > each little aspect is explained, muchof which would be unnecessary, as I > am certain he already knows some things. That would certainly preclude > me, and probably others, from answering at all. If on the other hand, one > can answer a brief question with a brief answer, and then elaborate on > spesific points that the questioner does not understand, the questioner is > much more likely to receive answers. > > Since John has apparently communicated to you that he does not know where > "the normal places" are, I will tell him to start with: > > ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux > http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux > > Regards, > > Luke > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > -- Computers to Help People, Inc. http://www.chpi.org 825 East Johnson; Madison, WI 53703