Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 11:39:42 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Adam Simpson <adam2@apollo.netsonic.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ascii conversion to binary Message-ID: <19980129113942.08200@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980128134500.3023A-100000@apollo.netsonic.com>; from Adam Simpson on Wed, Jan 28, 1998 at 01:59:44PM -0600 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980127130113.16751J-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980128134500.3023A-100000@apollo.netsonic.com>
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On Wed, Jan 28, 1998 at 01:59:44PM -0600, Adam Simpson wrote: > If a file is transferred in ascii mode, is there a way to convert it back > to binary?? As others have said, no. There is *never* a reason to transfer files in ASCII. Always choose binary. Greg
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