tar -cvf backup.tar circle
gzip backup.tar
ftp in binary mode, that should be safe. (i do it all the time)
--Angus
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Subject: [BACKUP] Maybe Silly Question
Author: INTERNET:CIRCLE@POST.QUEENSU.CA at CSERVE
Date: 7/7/98 11:50 AM
Are there any PROBLEMS with ftp-ing your mud in either binary or ASCII
mode? I may not be putting this question very well. Hmmmm. What I'm
trying to say is can either one cause the transfer to be corrupted?
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