> I tried ftp'ing it in binary mode, and gunzip on our rs6k didn't
> like it. :-(
> 
> Also, why is a kernel file tar'ed? There's only one file there.
> 

They are sometimes tarred so that you can use the install feature of the 
installer.  It only takes tar or tar.gz files (or so I was lead to believe).

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant                                        Rice University
Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX