Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 21:36:00 +0000 (GMT) From: Cliff Rowley <dozprompt@onsea.com> To: David Uzzell <duzzell@1stpenshurst-scouts.asn.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DOS Files Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912302135070.7191-100000@merlin.onsea.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912302014160.7083-100000@web.1stpenshurst-scouts.asn.au>
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> I am having trouble storing Dos/Windoze files on freebsd 3.3 ftp server. > When I recieve the files back to a windozes machine they are not know > formats. ie. .wp files that can only be read as .txt files. Have tried > this with all sorts of files and get the same result. Has any one got any > Ideas. Thanks in Advance. > The .wp files are most likely binary. It sounds to me like you are transferring them in ASCII mode. If you are FTP'ing by hand, use the command "type image" to transfer binary, and "type ascii" to transfer as ascii. Cliff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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