Subject: downloading from PINE to a floppy disk

From: [email-masked] (Russell D. James)
Date: 26 Jan 1996 22:44:23 -0700

I have asked this before, but it didn't work.  I have a 486 SX 25 laptop
computer running Word version 1.0 in Windows 3.1.  I access my internet
server, which has a UNIX shell and runs PINE 3.89.  I am trying to download
a message I have saved in a PINE folder to my floppy disk.  I know I need to
get the message into UNIX, but I am unsure about which directory and how to
access the directory when I leave PINE for the UNIX shell.  From there, I
need to download to Word on my laptop; but I don't know how to do that
either.  

Could someone please lead me by the hand, step by step, in this process. 
Once I figure it out, I won't need further help, but it is frustrating.

Thanks to all who have helped me before.h

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From: [email-masked] (Jonathan and DearOldDad)
Date: 28 Jan 1996 07:15:44 GMT

Russell D. James ([email-masked]) wrote:
: I have asked this before, but it didn't work.  I have a 486 SX 25 laptop
: computer running Word version 1.0 in Windows 3.1.  I access my internet
: server, which has a UNIX shell and runs PINE 3.89.  I am trying to download
: a message I have saved in a PINE folder to my floppy disk.  I know I need to
: get the message into UNIX, but I am unsure about which directory and how to

While in pine, with the message on-screen press e to (E)xport the 
message.  This will save it as a file in your unix home directory (you 
will be prompted for a filename).  I guess the reason they call it 
(e)xport, is that the (s)ave command is used to move messages from one pine 
folder to another, it doesn't really save it a as unix file.

: access the directory when I leave PINE for the UNIX shell.  From there, I

The saved (exported) message will be in a file in your unix home 
directory, with the filename you gave it when you exported it.

: need to download to Word on my laptop; but I don't know how to do that
: either.  

That depends on your communications software.  I use windows 3.1 terminal 
or windows 95 hyperterminal, but you'd have to be more specific.  In 
general you do it the same way you would download any other file ... in 
window 3.1 for example click on transfers then choose download binary etc 
then tell it the filename to download then tell it the path and filename 
where to put it on your pc.

I would suggest that you make a directory on your pc called C:\DOWNLOAD 
or something like that, and download eveything to that, then you won't 
have to go looking for it in your windows directory, in in your modem 
directory or wherever.  Then when in Word or WordPerfect or whatever, 
just retrieve c:\download\filename and use it (or move it to a floppy if 
you wish).

: Could someone please lead me by the hand, step by step, in this process. 
: Once I figure it out, I won't need further help, but it is frustrating.
: Thanks to all who have helped me before.h

Hope this helps ... feel free to email me or followup post if not clear.

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