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From: rickrac@knock1.mgh.harvard.edu (Jimmy Rearick)
Subject: Re: Xtrek on NETBSD anyone?
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Keywords: In article <UWKIBOED@math.fu-berlin.de>, rickrac@knock1.mgh.harvard.edu (Jimmy Rearick) writes:
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 18:20:47 GMT
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> Be sure to use the 'binary' ftp mode to get this file.  'ascii' mode will
> not work and is the default for most ftp clients.
>
> I just copied down the BRM client using binary mode, gunzip'ped it and it
> worked fine. 

Ok Ok, I'm made the biggest newbie ftp mistake.  Once I did get it down with
the binary type set it uncompressed fine.  My problem now is that it seems to
hang.  I start it with the command line:

netrek -h hockey.ksu.edu -p 2592 -r

I get the initial login screen fine, when I enter my character name and password 
it puts me in the game but freezes.  I can't do anything.  I've tried it on
several servers with the same result.  I am running on a 486sx 25 with 
freebsd (GAMMA).  I use to play on 386bsd with no problem. Any ideas?

Jim