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 Message 42795 
 Accession to Fernweh 
 Silly question - QWK download 
 02 Dec 25 17:34:10 
 
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Hey Fernweh!

On Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:48:22 -0800, you wrote:

 > What's the process again?

 > Select groups/nets via telnet

At the beginning of my 'getpkt' script, I change to the mmail/down directory.

 > ftp connect
 > Change to where?

Binary mode.

 > get filename
 > (put wherever locally)

mm looks for it in the mmail/down directory by default. Then when you have
saved written messages, the REP packets ends up in the mmail/up directory by
default. 

 > mm

At the beginning of a second 'putpkt' script, I change to the mmail/up
directory.

 > ftp upload rep packet

Then here I change back to the mmail directory, where the two scripts are
located.

 > I seem to remember this, but can't find the old cribsheet Rob or someone
 > posted. Maybe my search foo is getting bad as I age ;) Ubuntu/mm if that
 > helps. No problem scripting it out for automation, I just can't remember
 > the process.

I was one of the people that posted about it, but I don't remember where we
were talking about it, either. You're definitely on the right track, though. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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