  Downloaded PCSI ECO kit corrupt? (take II) 
 The Question is:
 
how do i get updates from the web to my alpha, which does not have access to
 the web, and any attempts to get data through my pc produces data which is not
 recoginized by the alpha
 
 The Answer is :
 
  Please see the section in the OpenVMS FAQ on correcting BACKUP file
  format problems, as the root cause is likely the same: almost certainly,
  the transfer through the Microsoft Windows system is effectively
  corrupting the expected file formats for the ECO kit.
 
  Make certain you use only binary-format FTP transfers, and do not trust
  any particular web browser to perform the correct FTP transfer mode
  selection.
 
  The OpenVMS Wizard would encourage you to order ECO distribution media
  for the particular OpenVMS Alpha release.  (The OpenVMS Wizard would
  also encourage an upgrade to a supported OpenVMS release.)
 
  All OpenVMS Alpha ECO kits for OpenVMS Alpha V7.1-2 and later releases
  are based on PCSI, and do not use VMSINSTAL.  Do not attempt to use any
  OpenVMS ECO that is based on an VMSINSTAL installation on OpenVMS Alpha
  V7.1-2 or later releases, unless explicitly instructed by Engineering.
 
  The OpenVMS Wizard would strongly encourage you to review the information
  on this topic that is present in the OpenVMS Frequently Asked Questions
  (FAQ) document.  Also see (5015) -- this for how to decompress the PCSI
  ECO kits -- and see (1698), (2345), (2434), (2479), (2962), (3428), (3534),
  (4176), (4745), (6940), (7042) and other topics (and the OpenVMS FAQ, to
  which various of these topics point) for details on ECOs and ECO kits.
 
 Answer written or last revised on  10-FEB-2003 
