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- Date: Sat, 27 Jan 90 14:30:25 CST
- From: Bob Funchess <S090726@umrvma.umr.edu>
- Subject: Downloading binary files
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- Maybe the archives should have a file on downloading binary-type files, it's
- a question which comes up fairly often...
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- GIF files are binary. To FTP a GIF file, you have to tell ftpd this. In most
- implementations of FTP you must say TYPE I (or TYPE IMAGE) followed by TYPE L 8
- (or TYPE TENEX). Sometimes the second one isn't necessary, but I have never
- had it create problems. This will get a file from a FTPserver to a local host.
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- Now, using Kermit, you dial up the local host and say (on the host end)
- SET FILE TYPE BINARY (or whatever the syntax is on your implementation)
- and on the Mac end pick Data fork, Binary file. This works for GIF files.
- For most other files set the options on the Mac end to MacBinary.
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- < Bob | S090726@UMRVMA.UMR.EDU | Funchess >
- The 'S' stands for student. Think the university shares MY opinions?
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