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--- a/README.os390
+++ b/README.os390
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ running the Configure script for Perl.
 =head2 Tools
 
 The z/OS Unix Tools and Toys list may prove helpful and contains links
-to ports of much of the software required to build Perl.
+to ports of much of the software helpful for building Perl.
 http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/bpxa1toy.html
 
 
 =head2 Unpacking Perl distribution on OS/390
 
+If using ftp remember to transfer the distribution in binary format.
+
 Gunzip/gzip for OS/390 is discussed at:
 
   http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/unix/faq/bpxqp1.html
@@ -39,6 +41,21 @@ to extract an ASCII tar archive on OS/390, try this:
 
    pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r < latest.tar
 
+or
+
+   zcat latest.tar.Z | pax -o to=IBM-1047,from=ISO8859-1 -r
+
+If you get lots of errors of the form
+
+  tar: FSUM7171 ...: cannot set uid/gid: EDC5139I Operation not permitted.
+
+you didn't read the above and tried to use tar instead of pax, you'll
+first have to remove the (now corrupt) perl directory
+
+   rm -rf perl-...
+
+and then use pax.
+
 =head2 Setup and utilities for Perl on OS/390
 
 Be sure that your yacc installation is in place including any necessary
@@ -407,14 +424,11 @@ L<INSTALL>, L<perlport>, L<perlebcdic>, L<ExtUtils::MakeMaker>.
 
 =head2 Mailing list for Perl on OS/390
 
-The Perl Institute (http://www.perl.org/) maintains a perl-mvs
-mailing list of interest to all folks building and/or
-using perl on all EBCDIC platforms (not just OS/390).
-To subscribe, send a message of:
-
-    subscribe perl-mvs
+If you are interested in the VM/ESA, z/OS (formerly known as OS/390)
+and POSIX-BC (BS2000) ports of Perl then see the perl-mvs mailing list.
+To subscribe, send an empty message to perl-mvs-subscribe@perl.org.
 
-to majordomo@perl.org.   See also:
+See also:
 
     http://lists.perl.org/showlist.cgi?name=perl-mvs