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From: dorner@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Steve Dorner)
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Subject: Re: Sys7 from ftp.apple.com corrupted?
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>Binhexed files are ascii files, not binary files.  If you transferred
>them using binary mode, then that could be part of the problem.

Good advice in general.  However: if you're ftp'ing from one UNIX machine
to another, do use binary mode.  It will work fine, and much less CPU
will be used.  Overworked sites (ftp.apple.com, sumex) will thank you.
--
Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office
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