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From: orenalex@bimacs.BITNET (oren alex)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: tenex vs. binary (was: Re: GARBO.UWASA.FI)
Keywords: ftp
Message-ID: <3067@bimacs.BITNET>
Date: 19 Mar 91 16:32:18 GMT
References: <12011@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> <1991Mar19.110958.17619@uwasa.fi>
Reply-To: orenalex@bimacs.UUCP (oren alex)
Organization: Bar-Ilan University, Israel.
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>   No the files are _not_ corrupted.  Most of these complaints are a
>result of the user's own failure to use the binary mode (tenex in
>the case of Simtel20) in the transfer from the ftp site to his/her
>own site, and/or his/her failure to transfer the files in the binary
>mode from his/her mailframe to the PC.

Excuse me, what is the difference between binary mode and tenex?
Are they compatible?
What ftp sites use them?
(etc...)

Thanx,
        Alex.