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Re: Ftping programs problem

Subject: Re: Ftping programs problem
From: lacoss@cello.gina.calstate.edu (LA County Outdoor Science School)
Date: 1996/06/27
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Organization: GINA and CORE+ Services of The California State University
References: <zot-2706960224390001@usr3ip8.azstarnet.com>

zot@azstarnet.com (JJ Baker) writes:
> Right now I'm using Proterm 3.1 to dial up to my local isp, whenever I log
> into an ftp site and download something via Zmodem like a SHK file I can
> unshrink it but most of the time when I unshrink it, it comes out a
> document I can't do anything with. I tried using File attribute zapper but
> it just doesn't work.
> I download mostly from ground.isca.uiowa.edu
> Any ideas?

If you are downloading .shk files, make sure you ftp in binary mode 
rather than ascii (which is the default).  To change it just type 
"binary" at the ftp prompt.

Greg
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