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- must obtain the file decompression utility for the particular
- file format you are dealing with. For example, if a file ends
- in the extension:
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- .ZIP, you will need the utility "PKZIP"
- .LZH, you will need the utility "LHA"
- .ARJ, you will need the utility "ARJ".
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- Each of these utilities are available on many BBSes. You may also
- obtain a copy of some key files that you will need to get
- started from the menu of choices in this program.
-
- So, how do you transfer these files to and from your
- computer and the BBS? When you are receiving a file from the BBS
- (known as `Downloading'), or when you are sending a file to the BBS
- (known as `Uploading'), the same basic procedure applies. Files
- are transferred using a "file transfer protocol" such as Xmodem,
- Ymodem, or Zmodem. When you are either uploading or downloading a
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