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To: yard_man who wrote (27936)	5/4/1998 9:59:00 PM
From: Cynic 2005	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

To anyone with networking expertise, I have a remote computing problem to deal with. Perhaps it is very simple deal with Norton PC Anywhere software. But, I want to know if I can do it within Windows 95 and/or NT. Here is the deal - I have large chunks of data to be uploaded frequently to a remote computer. Right now I am using dial-up (long distance phone call) networking in to the NT server. The process often takes 90 minutes or longer. I could zip the files locally and send the zip file by dial-up. But the problem is with unzipping at the other (server) end (help on the other end is minimal to get it unzipped.) That is, I have to use the local (my end) CPU to unzip at the server end which in essence means that it is a double transfer on the phone lines. Perhaps taking twice as much time as a down load. Now, the question is, "Is there a way I can use the server CPU to execute the unzip command and restore the zipped files on the server side?" i.e. as if you were using something like a VAX mini. BTW, I have LIMITED privilege on the server. Any ideas? Is the Norton PC Anywhere is the way to go? -Mohan

To: yard_man who wrote (27936)	5/5/1998 11:52:00 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Respond to of 132070

Tip of the Barry, My focus is not on Dell stock, at least not yet. I've just had the feeling that they will have their last good eps report and that will rally all the tech stocks for a short period of time. I may play Dell, but I am kind of waiting for the first warning, where all the investors and analysts will forgive "this great, well-managed and honest co." <G> Then, le deluge for that sleazy turkey. But most other tech stocks have already had several bad quarters, so they will not hold up well once artificially boosted by Dell's company specific eps. Gateway is one where I think the valuation is huge and the reported earnings are highly suspect. Although the cautious investor should probably wait until after the Dell report, I have been burned much more severely by missing crashes than by buying too soon. With my 90/10 and thirds techniques of option buying, I don't get hurt that badly when I am too early (or wrong, for that matter. <G>) But if Gateway fell to $12 without me holding any puts, it would hurt my feelings greatly and make me kick a dog. So, in stocks that I consider all hype and no substance, and there aren't that many of them, I always hold a third position just in case everyone suddenly wises up or somebody at the company gets a raft of guilt and blows the whistle. MB