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Re: How do I copy gif and jpeg files to mpe?
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Lars Appel <[log in to unmask]>
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Lars Appel <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 22 Dec 2000 20:58:40 +0100
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Me replied...

>>You can enable binary transfer from ftp by typing "bin" inside the ftp
window
>
>I'd be careful with that. I seem to recall cases where the binary transfer
>created VB (variable binary) files on the 3000 (this might depend on setup
>or BLDPARMS) instead of FB (fixed binary).

Re-reading my reply, I am no longer sure if I saw the VB files created
by a binary FTP transfer or a binary Reflection transfer. Nevertheless,
the heads-up remains... Posix apps like Apache prefer bytestream files.

Lars.

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