Instructions for downloading BIG files : You need a Unix account and some disk space (of course). Copy this line of text in a file called foo (or a name you like). lynx -source "http://www.lacim.uqam.ca/piDATA/a_big_file.gz" > a_big_file.gz; then type---> chmod +x foo and then just type ---> foo & and it will pump the file 'a_big_file.gz' from that directory to yours. To decompress the file type--> gunzip a_big_file NOTE : If those instructions are like martian language to you, show this file to your local guru or super-user he or she will understand. see also http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/index.html for expander programs for Windows and Mac. Simon Plouffe