ftp question

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hi,

i have a simple question here--

if we dont use binary while doing a ftp of a file,any sort of problem can arise from this or it is ok.

Thanks

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Depending on the source and destination operating systems, using ascii mode will cause <lf> characters to be translated to <cr-lf> and vise-versa.
If you are sending a non text file and this occurs, you could effectively destroy the value of the received file.

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Thanks for the information jgt.....