Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 11:26:51 -0800 (PST) From: Colin Harford <colin.harford@ualberta.ca> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/65045: ftp doesn't remember binary mode if setting at command line Message-ID: <200404011926.i31JQpxj097563@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200404011930.i31JUJmT078349@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 65045 >Category: misc >Synopsis: ftp doesn't remember binary mode if setting at command line >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Apr 01 11:30:19 PST 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Colin Harford >Release: FreeBSD 5.2.1 >Organization: University of Alberta >Environment: 5.2.1-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 5.2.1-RELEASE-p3 #0: Thu Mar 25 19:38:21 MST 2004 root@chronus:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: If you call ftp with binary mode, ie: ftp --binary server or ftp -inv --binary it does not set binary mode for doing the transfer. You must set binary after the connection is established for it to work. >How-To-Repeat: ftp a tar file to a Windows FTP server, when setting binary when you call ftp. ie: ftp --binary my.windows.server. Then try to open the tar file. >Fix: Have ftp remember options that are set when starting the ftp client. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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