Xref: utzoo comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d:2297 comp.sys.ibm.pc:26156 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!haven!h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu!wvucoe!manager From: manager@a.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu (Cris Fuhrman, Systems Manager) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Help! Having problems with FTPed files. Message-ID: <58@a.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu> Date: 15 Mar 89 17:26:38 GMT References: <7531@killer.Dallas.TX.US> Lines: 31 In article <7531@killer.Dallas.TX.US>, wnp@killer.Dallas.TX.US (Wolf Paul) writes: > In article ssdesai@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Sunil S. Desai) writes: >>I am having problems using FTPed files on my PC. I open FTP connection, >>login, type BINARY and then get the file. > > I believe it depends on what system you are ftp'ing file from. If you are > getting binary files (i.e. *.arc, *.zoo, *.Z, etc.) from SIMTEL20, > you are supposed to use TENEX mode, not BINARY mode. > > The symptoms you are describing (not quoted) are consistent with that > sort of error. > -- Also, there is sometimes a subtle distiction between FIXED and BINARY for file types in KERMIT. For example, if you're downloading your binary files from a VMS system using Kermit, it's better to have the file type set to FIXED rather than BINARY. FIXED implies 512-byte fixed length records which is how some FTP programs write TENEX or BINARY files. I've successfully downloaded SIMTEL20 .arc files from VMS, UNIX (BSD & SYSV), as well as a VM machine. If you need help, you can contact me directly for more info. -Cris -- /''''--''''''''''''''''. Cris Fuhrman, Systems Manager''''''''''''''/ / / \ . WVU College of Engineering / < | __ o . Morgantown WV 26506-6101 < \ | ) | | /\ . internet: manager@a.coe.wvu.wvnet.edu \ \...\___/...|_/|_/__).....bitnet:....manager%wvucoe@wvnvms...........\ Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.