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From: ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: tenex vs. binary (was: Re: GARBO.UWASA.FI)
Keywords: ftp
Message-ID: <1991Mar20.074034.26406@uwasa.fi>
Date: 20 Mar 91 07:40:34 GMT
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In article <3067@bimacs.BITNET> orenalex@bimacs.UUCP (oren alex) writes:
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>Excuse me, what is the difference between binary mode and tenex?

Someone else can give a better technical description, but for for
the time being here goes.  Tenex is (I think) for systems using a 36
bit word lenght instead of 32 (or 64).  Simtel20 is one of the 36
bit cases. 

>Are they compatible?

Not as such.  Therefore it is very important that the users set the
ftp mode correctly before a file transfer.  Failure to do this is
the source of innumerable false alarms of allegedly corrupted files. 
This is very vasteful both on physical net resources, and the users'
and the moderators' scarce time. 

>What ftp sites use them?

Use tenex for Simtel20, binary for all the major Unix-based ftp
sites (use the latter as your default when you don't know for sure). 

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Prof. Timo Salmi        
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous ftp archives 128.214.12.37
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
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