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From: TK0GRM1@NIU.BITNET (Gordon Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Control Z's in downloads
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Date: 30 Apr 89 04:13:00 GMT
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James Parker has asked about files being full of ^Z characters.
This is a function of using xmodem, I very seriously doubt if
Uniterm is doing it.  Xmodem, unless the host is using a "size
byte" (sort of rare) will pad the last block with however many
^Z characters it takes to bring it up to size for transfer.  I
have a very short public domain program called CHOP.TOS which
removes the padding after the file has been downloaded.  I rarely
use it, and I didn't write it so I don't know where else you can
get a copy. I'm afraid that I can't "put" it anywhere as my site
doesn't have UUencode...besides the fact that I'm on Bitnet side
of things and encoded files always seem to get munched.  So....
sorry I can't offer you the file..but at least now you know where
the problem lies!  :-)
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