Re: DBD-Oracle-0.47.tar.gz corrupted?

Faust Gertz wrote:
>
> On 28 Oct 1997 11:48:50 -0700, lmulcahy_at_nyx.net (Larry Mulcahy) wrote:
>
> >I've tried to download this half a dozen times and each time I wind up
> >with something that (gnu) zcat doesn't recognize. Yes, I know about
> >setting FTP to binary mode, though I've mostly been trying to do this
> >from Netscape.
>
> That may be your problem. I have had problems with Nutscrape
> insisting on downloading files in ASCII mode when I have tried to
> specify they be downloaded in binary mode. Since you know all about
> binary and ASCII mode and apparently suspect that Nutscrape could be
> to blame, why don't you try using a solid FTP program instead of a web
> browser to do your file transfers.
>
> Just a thought . . .
>
> Faust Gertz
> Philosopher at Large

I'm agree with Faust and allow his cixelsyd *today*. I downloaded it FTPing to CPAN and I used gunzip instead zcat probably is not a cathedratic solution but might be good way around it.

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