Re: No Subject

From: Alex (3raf7@qlink.queensu.ca)
Date: 12/26/95


On Tue, 26 Dec 1995, Tel Janin Aellinsar wrote:
> Oh yeah.  ASCII-mode FTP strips CR/LF pairs from a file and translates 
> them to a lone CR.  Binary-mode FTP autoconverts (or should) CR's to 
> CR/LF pairs.
Wrong.  ASCII mode converts the file from one system's text version to
anothers (ie.. unix->dos would give the file CR/LF rather than juts CR,
and vice versa)  Binary on the other hand does not change the file at all.

--  Alex
"Spoon!" -- The Tick



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