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From: scott@max.u.washington.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.cbm
Subject: Re: FTP
Message-ID: <13378.25ed5ab4@max.u.washington.edu>
Date: 2 Mar 90 01:24:04 GMT
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Organization: University of Washington, Seattle WA
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In article <7978@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, qhy@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Tony Hutson) writes:
> I am new to downloading things from FTP sites to a C=64, I have an Amiga and
> a C=64, but I have only transfered files with the Amiga.
>
>  1)  When I get things from the site, fo I use binary mode or ASCII?
>
 
This is answered in the next post
 
>  2)  when downloading from my system account to my C=64, can I use
>      xmodem protocall on the system and on the C=64?
>
 
Yes, and no.....It seems that Xmodem protocal is not that well standardized
in the mainfram systems. When I used Xmodem to transfer files between
the C64 and the VAX-VMS I got mixed results. With some terminal program
the transfer would commense at all, with others the files would be transfered
distorted. I had the most success using CCGMS terminal program which
allows me to upload a file to VAX just fine, but not download.
 
I think you will have better luck if the system is an UNIX. 
The commands for transfering files via the Xmodem protocol is:
       Download from Unix,
                    sx -b <filename>
       Upload to Unix,
                    rx -b <filename>
 
If Xmodem doesn't work for you, the only other options is Kermit.
Although Kermit is slow at transfering, it is a sure thing.
 
 
Sincerely,
Scott K. Stephen