Re: get CPAN (fwd)

On Thu, May 25, 2000 at 08:24:56AM -0500, Bob wrote:
> 
> Does anybody know what this is?
> 
> - Bob Niederman
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> open ftp.kddlabs.co.jp
> cd/CPAN
> mode binary
> get CPAN.html
> quit

In the stone age, you cold send messages like this to certain mail 
response servers to fetch files. They were transmitted via return mail.

-- Johan