Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 13:30:38 -0400 From: Garrett Wollman <wollman@lcs.mit.edu> To: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stupid ftpd question Message-ID: <9606051730.AA09928@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> In-Reply-To: <199606051255.MAA21644@jraynard.demon.co.uk> References: <199606050345.XAA00435@mispwoso.nosc.mil> <199606051255.MAA21644@jraynard.demon.co.uk>
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<<On Wed, 5 Jun 1996 12:55:25 GMT, James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> said: >> Using binary mode to transfer files. >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Which ftp client were you using? The FreeBSD one defaults to binary > mode, practically every other one I've used defaults to ASCII. Any recent (since 4.3-Reno) Berkeley FTP client will query the remote host for its system type, and set the transfer mode accordingly. FTP servers since a similar vintage respond thusly: 215 UNIX Type: L8 Version: BSD-199506 The client is actually looking for `UNIX', which is why it doesn't say `FreeBSD' there. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | Shashish is simple, it's discreet, it's brief. ... wollman@lcs.mit.edu | Shashish is the bonding of hearts in spite of distance. Opinions not those of| It is a bond more powerful than absence. We like people MIT, LCS, ANA, or NSA| who like Shashish. - Claude McKenzie + Florent Vollant
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