If you are reading this at a site that does not support automatic decoding then you will not be able to load the files by selecting the regular named links. Of course you can still use the .gz form whichever site you are at. How to use foo in massage. Special sites Ftp.csd.uwo.ca and ftp.lysator.liu.se support automatic decoding. I don't think sunsite.unc.edu or sunsite.sut.ac.jp do.
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