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From: atk@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Alan T. Krantz)
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Subject: Re: Trouble getting files from SIMTEL20
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Date: 10 Dec 89 19:49:52 GMT
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Please remember that SIMTEL is a 36 bit machine. In order to receive
binary files correctly from SIMTEL you must set TENNEX mode in FTP. 
If you set binary mode you will receive the high order 32 bits or
something like - if you use ascii mode you will get the high 35
bits or something like that ... so - try tennex mode. Also, when
you go from your unix machine to DOS you need to use some sort of binary
transfer such as kermit in binary mode ... 

Geeze the problems that arise if a bit here or a bit there is lost ...

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