Although the type of storage used for a particular file can usually be inferred from the file-name, this is not always true. This relationship will continue to apply for files in the , and archives until further notice. Similar files exist for the archive, but they are stored in squeezed form. The different mainframe operating systems implement FTP with variations in command syntax. Others reverse this order.
Some versions have the whole command on a single input line, while others use multiple lines.
Read the documentation for your local system, or consult a friendly system wizard for the details of your local FTP command syntax. Ignore the message which may appear that prompts you to enter a password. After transferring it to your Unix host, rename to autoftp30.tar.Z, uncompress, and extract with tar. Although INFO-CPM has been used as an example here, the same naming scheme is used for the other mailing list files as well. Contributions of public domain and freely-distributable software are actively solicited.