From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jun 5 10:34:11 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id KAA18419 for questions-outgoing; Wed, 5 Jun 1996 10:34:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: from halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu (halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu [18.26.0.159]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id KAA18414 for ; Wed, 5 Jun 1996 10:34:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: by halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu; (5.65/1.1.8.2/19Aug95-0530PM) id AA09928; Wed, 5 Jun 1996 13:30:38 -0400 Date: Wed, 5 Jun 1996 13:30:38 -0400 From: Garrett Wollman Message-Id: <9606051730.AA09928@halloran-eldar.lcs.mit.edu> To: James Raynard Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Stupid ftpd question In-Reply-To: <199606051255.MAA21644@jraynard.demon.co.uk> References: <199606050345.XAA00435@mispwoso.nosc.mil> <199606051255.MAA21644@jraynard.demon.co.uk> Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk < said: >> Using binary mode to transfer files. >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Which ftp client were you using? The FreeBSD one defaults to binary > mode, practically every other one I've used defaults to ASCII. Any recent (since 4.3-Reno) Berkeley FTP client will query the remote host for its system type, and set the transfer mode accordingly. FTP servers since a similar vintage respond thusly: 215 UNIX Type: L8 Version: BSD-199506 The client is actually looking for `UNIX', which is why it doesn't say `FreeBSD' there. -GAWollman -- Garrett A. Wollman | Shashish is simple, it's discreet, it's brief. ... wollman@lcs.mit.edu | Shashish is the bonding of hearts in spite of distance. Opinions not those of| It is a bond more powerful than absence. We like people MIT, LCS, ANA, or NSA| who like Shashish. - Claude McKenzie + Florent Vollant