X-FILES GIFS??

[Michael Peek]

UNKNOWN (tec...@wam.umd.edu) wrote:
: : >: If you want .gif's, get out of Fidohell and come to Delphi. They're
: : >: new, they're high quality, and they're LEGAL. Courtesy of Fox.

: Do you mean that the gifs available on all of the x-files ftp sites are
: illegal?

a) What are some of these sites?
b) What's a Delphi and does it have an internet address?

Sincerely,
X-Files picture-seeker

[Cliff K Chen]

In article <30hdq1...@CS.UTK.EDU> pe...@duncan.cs.utk.edu (Michael Peek) writes:
>a) What are some of these sites?

Ah, someone's playing my tune...

Excerpt from alt.tv.x-files 20 Questions To Be Read Before Posting
Q: Where are the ftp sites for X-Files material?
A: (*) mtp034.mis.semi.harris.com in /xfiles
cybercow.rh.uchicago.edu in /pub/Xfiles (DISABLED until Sept.)
ftp.rutgers.edu in /pub/x-files (Graphic and sound files only)
(*) tartarus.uwa.edu.au in /pub/lars/x-files (Australian site)
vorlon.mankato.msus.edu in /pub/x-files/creative (a.t.x-f.creative archive)

>b) What's a Delphi and does it have an internet address?

Delphi (forgive, me AOLers and CServers) is one of the better of the
pay on-line services. It has the distinction of being the only one with
the foresight to start out on the Internet, rather than playing catchup.
As for it's internet address, yes, it has one: delphi.com. But
that knowledge will do you little good unless you actually join and pay the
fee. Actually, I don't know, can demo users make use of the X-Files SIG?

Cliff Chen
cl...@eniac.seas.upenn.edu

[Julianne Lee]

>Do you mean that the gifs available on all of the x-files ftp sites are
>illegal?

Spencer;
Yes.

qIra <:-} :-{)}

"I'm not going to give up; I can't give up.
Not as long as the truth is out there."--Fox Mulder

[MATTHEWS-SIMMONS KELLIE]

le...@delphi.com (Julianne Lee) writes:

>
>>Do you mean that the gifs available on all of the x-files ftp sites are
>>illegal?

>Spencer;
> Yes.

I don't think so. Unless they were lifted from the Delphi site and
uploaded somewhere else. There are tons of "homemade" gif's out there!
--
Kellie Matthews-Simmons//matt...@ucsu.colorado.edu
Member: SFLA&EBS, PSEB, DDEB, X-phile "Ego veno eos in vulcos minos."
"Sometimes the need to mess with their heads outweighs the millstone of
humiliation." --Fox Mulder, X-Files "Squeeze"

[Wayne]

In article <matthewk....@ucsu.Colorado.EDU> matt...@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (MATTHEWS-SIMMONS KELLIE) writes:
>le...@delphi.com (Julianne Lee) writes:
>
>>
>>>Do you mean that the gifs available on all of the x-files ftp sites are
>>>illegal?
>
>>Spencer;
>> Yes.
>
>I don't think so. Unless they were lifted from the Delphi site and
>uploaded somewhere else. There are tons of "homemade" gif's out there!

I think they are illegal because you are reproducing a picture without
the photographer's (or whoever's) permission. It might be ok since they
are free at the FTP sites, so no one is making any money. But I don't
think it really matters. The FBI has better things to do (I hope).
--
Wayne Wollesen | "Republicans believe every day is the fourth
ewol...@mines.colorado.edu | of July, but Democrats believe every day
Colorado School of Mines | is April 15."
Golden, Colorado | -Ronald Reagan

[christopher fusco]

Cliff,

You asked the magic question. Delphi, unlike some of the self-toted
better services, has hardly any pay-extra areas. And (I bite my tongue) The
X-Files SIG is a free area. Check it out, but be warned, things are still in
their infancy. Demo users might want to wait a few months if they have no
plans to join. Or if you want to get a head of the game, join now and get
used to the system so you can be ready for when things really get rolling.
Did I mention Delphi supports 9600 baud access for free?

REAPER

[Julianne Lee]

Cliff;
I can recommend Delphi for X-Philes. The XF SIG is open to demo users,
though I can't say whether the Usenet groups are accessible before signup.
I've just always had complete access.
But the Internet access from Delphi is superior to other commercial
systems, and more affordable as well. All in all, I'd say it's the place to
be if one is looking for a commercial system.
In short, I agree with you.

[E. Klisiewicz]

On a slightly unrelated track, has anyone had any problems translating
and/or converting the gifs after you download them?

I work on a Mac and have several utilities to convert gifs: gif converter
and giffer. they both have problems with the gifs on the sites. I always
get a message which says that I should download them as binary when I do
an ftp. Problem is, I always use binary mode, and I still get an error. I
heard somewhere that sometimes files are also uuencoded and this could be
causing the problem.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Elizabeth K.