this might make just a little too much sense for the wacky world of unix, 
but why not just put the files in a public directory? then those of us 
with spotty memories can find them without digging through old emails or 
faqs...
-xiamin


On Sun, 30 Mar 1997, Colin Wood wrote:

> > Hey there.  I just read the part of the FAQ that talks about setting up PPP
> > and has two links.  Unfortunately if I use Netscape to download them they
> > don't download properly.  If I try to ftp to the using fetch I get file or
> > folder not found.  I tried going into the private directory and get
> > permission denied.  How exactly do I get these programs?
> 
> You need to cd directly to the private/wrstuden or private/pgoyette 
> directories.  The private directory itself has read permission turned off 
> so you can't get a listing in it.
> 
> I hope this helps.
> 
> Later.
> 
> -- 
> Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
> Consultant                                        Rice University
> Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX
> 
>