Before we get stuck to a tarball (yes, I've been reading the other replies),
maybe we should look away from compression & packaging and check the file
structure and original cause of the "garble".

What kind(s) of file are you moving in which direction?  How many at a time?

Moving just one file at a time, I've had good luck just fiddling with FTP
parameters.  Ascii / binary transfer, creative buildparms, etc.

For instance, to have the HP get native-mode programs downloaded from the old
Telamon site, I used binary transfer with the the following buildparms:
'rec=128,1,f,binary;disc=<calculated-number>;code=NMPRG'
The "calculated number" is the number of bytes in the file on the PC, divided
by 256.

I *think* almost any single file should be doable with some such trick.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "michael" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 08:42
Subject: [HP3000-L] reliable ftp?


Hey Guys.
is there any reliable way of ftp'ing files in and out of the hp?   they seem
to get garbled..  tried using  ;rec=-80,1,f,ascii;nocctl;disc=50000  but no
joy.
Reflection transfer is also pita. :(

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