While I am not an 'open systems' fanatic, I do like portability. And
yes, I know that if one is on a different platform, then one is not
using PRIV or IMAGE files. But one might want to ftp their database
files from one box to another, even if those boxes change dramatically
to other platforms. Extending the HP ARPA FTP such that MGET works for
PRIV files does the trick for me, and gets my vote.

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>From:  Arun G[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Tuesday, May 06, 1997 6:09 AM
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       [HP3000-L] FTP support for TurboImage database
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>Enhancement proposal:
>The request was to have a FTP command  called DBMGET to "copy all PRIV
>mode  files  with  entries in the root file that are part of the given
>TurboIMAGE database".
><snip>
>Alternative:
>The current  version of FTP, which is in beta testing now and planning
>to be part of 5.5 Express 3, supports  FTPing  privileged  files.  So,
>the above can be achieved by the FTP command  "MGET ZZZ@" for datasets
>and "MGET ./zzz@" for jumbo data sets.
>
>Questions:
>With MGET supporting privileged files, do you still require the DBMGET
>command?.  If so, why MGET is not sufficient?
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