Re: Please help with BinSCII

[Phoenyx <quazar@dcnet2000.com>]

Hi Jeff,

> So what it comes down to is to transfer all .bsq and .bsc
> files using text mode, every other Apple II format should use
> binary mode.

It would be nice if things were more standardized.

> By the way, the same is true for PC and Mac users.  They need
> to know that files like .uue and .hqx are text and files like
> .zip and .sit are binary.

Perhaps it's the OS's fault. :-)

I haven't had any problems since I started using Linux and
Netscape (a couple of years ago.)  All files I download this way
are transferred with the 'save as' feature. I have found this
works for text and binary. Of course, most text files for the GS
are Binscii'd and unbinscii quite well with GSCII.

> You shouldn't be using a browser to download files from an FTP
> site in the first place.  You should be using an FTP client.

While this stands to reason, it's not always true. Netscape
works great for me as either a browser or ftp client. However,
I still prefer Gftp for multiple (or large) downloads.

-- 

Thank you for your time and interest. I hope it was helpful
or at least interesting.

Phoenyx,

Apple2 user since March 1984

Links to Phoenyx's pages:
preferred..... http://zip.to/Phoenyx_A2
alternate..... http://www.tinyangeldesigns.com/Apple2