We gzip the file first and then ftp 'put it'.  Gzip should be on the HP
and the PC end to UN-gzip it.  Binary would be faster too !.


>----------
>From:  Joe Geiser[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent:  Monday, September 29, 1997 6:37AM
>To:    [log in to unmask]
>Subject:       Re: [HP3000-L] FTP differences from 4 to 5.5
>
>Costas,
>
>This can be done using the following PUT command...
>
>PUT <sourcefile> <targetfile>;rec=-100,<bf>,f,ascii
>
>The BUILD options are still there - just put them after specifying the
>target file, and separating with a semicolon.
>
>Best,
>Joe
>
>Joe Geiser, CSI Business Solutions LLC
>P: +1 (215) 945-8100  F: +1 (215) 943-8408
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>
>
>On Monday, September 29, 1997 10:55 AM, Costas Anastassiades
>[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Under 4 we could FTP a 56 byte file into a 100 byte file by specifying
>> the
>> BUILD option of the command GET. The result would be that the target
>> file
>> would contain 56 of data and 44 spaces.
>>
>> Under 5 we've discovered that the resulting records don't contain 44
>> spaces, but instead contain 44 bytes of data from the next record of the
>> source file.
>>
>> Can anyone shed some light on this "first few hours with 5.5 on our
>> production systems" problem ?
>>
>> We've got a work around in place, so the lights have stopped flashing
>> and
>> the sirens have quieted down a few dB, but it would be nice to know
>> "why"
>> the difference.
>>
>> Ugh, I hate these Monday morning challenges ....
>>
>> Costas Anastassiades,
>> Information Systems Dept.,
>> INTRACOM SA,
>> Athens-Greece
>>
>