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From: pepmnt@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (John Chandler)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.kermit.misc
Subject: Text vs binary (was Re: Kermit download from...)
Date: 28 Jul 1995 16:55:06 GMT
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In article <3var29$nvm@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>,
Frank da Cruz <fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu> wrote:
>However, any Kermit user can change Kermit's default mode by putting the
>command, SET FILE TYPE BINARY, in their Kermit initialization file.
I think that covers it.
>Nevertheless, perhaps it is now appropriate for me to put the question:
>
> WHEREAS the computing landscape has changed dramatically in the past
> 15 years, from a rich and diverse mixture of systems to the almost
> uniform dominance of PCs with DOS and Windows to the exlusion of all
> else, and...
Well, not quite.
> WHEREAS nobody, not even the most inexperienced user, transfers any type
> of file except ZIP and GIF and JPEG any more, and...
Oh, I get it. This was intended as tongue-in-cheek?
> BE IT RESOLVED THAT future release of Kermit software will use binary
> file-transfer mode by default.
I think you can predict my vote on such a resolution. Defaults need to
be stable. The diverse mix of computers is still out there. Let's not
get carried away.
John Chandler
author of Kermit-370
user of a diverse mix of computers