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Lars Appel <[log in to unmask]> wrote in article
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> At 14:28 17.09.1997 -0700, you wrote:
> >I'm looking for suggestions for solving a problem in downloading
> >(from a 3000, via web), uploading (to a 3000, usually
> >via Reflection), and streaming.
> ...
> >The problem is that we realize that most users will download to
> >a PC ... and both Netscape and MSIE seem to store the downloaded
> >*ASCII* file with a <LF> (linefeed) record separator, instead of the
> >(more correct) <CR/LF> record separator.  Now, many PC based programs
> >can read such files with no problem... but ... not WRQ's Reflection
> >(version 5.10).  Reflection (ASCII transfer) takes one look at the
> >file and says: hey, the "record" is longer than 32,767 bytes.
> >(It's apparently scanning the data, looking for <CR/LF>.)
> ...
>
> Stan,
>
> I'm horribly late with my reply, but nevertheless...
>
> You might cope with the CRLF vs LF problem on the PC side if the
> PC users edit the file with the freeware PC editor called PFE (for
> Programmer's File Editor). It can handle both line delimiter styles,
> DOS (CRLF) as well as Unix/Posix (LF only). The "Save As" dialog
> box has an option field in this regard.
>
> See http://www.lancs.ac.uk/people/cpaap/pfe/ for details.
>
> Regards, Lars.
>
> PS: I assume that the PC users have a need to use a terminal emulator
>     to upload to the 2nd 3000. If they could use Samba they might simply
>     save the file to the network drive (or drag and drop) and it would
>     end up being bytestream on the 3000 (which should STREAM fairly
well).
>
>     You might even try setting up a "dummy printer" in the Samba config
>     that will receive the PC file and STREAM it instead of pushing it to
>     the MPE spooler. Contact me if details are of interest.
>
> PS PS: Pardon me for "plugging" Samba again. It is *not* meant as *the*
>        universal solution to *all* client/server problems, but sometimes
>        there are unexpected niches where it might fit in.
>