It may not be FTP, but the OS and filesystem you're using. I've FTPd several 20+G files to/from Win2000 on NTFS to/from Linux on etx3 filesystems without a problem. If you think it is FTP, you may want to consider alternatives like Samba or NFS.
Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: Bellow, Bambi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 12:40 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: FTP big file to little laptop > > > Friends -- > > Don't ask for the details... they're too gruesome for > print... but I need to > FTP several 30GB files to my laptop, and all the FTP packages > I've tried > crap out at 4G. And before someone yells OT, they're DBF > files and this is > a backup. > > BTW, the Maxtor 250GB external storage device... very nice. > > Bambi. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).