Actually, I was referring to Clarence's ARACHNE.BAT, but anyhow,
I've just downloaded your's too, and this also has no CR's.

Personally, I don't believe in "ASCII" transfers or automatic/hidden
translation, just straight binary (avoids doppelganger degeneration! ;-).
If I want/need EOL translation, I'll do it myself. <G>

Joe.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn McCorkle [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 3:04 PM
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:      Re: Another WARNING !
> 
> On Thu, 4 Apr 2002 14:07:03 +1000, da Silva, Joe wrote:
> 
> > FWIW, I have just downloaded your ARACHNE.BAT file, and it
> > contains only LF's (no CR's) ...
> 
> > Joe.
> 
> If you got the one in changes/glennmcc
> Then yes, it contains only LFs
> 
> As I stated in a previous message... that one was uploaded in ASCII mode
> which stripped-out the CRs
> 
> This one.... (oldbuild/arachne.bat) was uploaded in Binary mode.
> 
> 
> 
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:      Clarence Verge [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >> Sent:      Thursday, April 04, 2002 12:31 PM
> >> To:        [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> Subject:   Re: Another WARNING !
> 
> >> On Wed, 03 Apr 2002 21:59:26 -0400, Clarence Verge wrote:
> 
> >> > WARNING #2:
> >> > ALL the text files in the /oldbuild dir that we are supposed to use
> >> > as starting points have had the CRLF sequences changed to CRCRLF !!
> 
> >> > How are we supposed to work with SHIT like this ?
> 
> >> I guess we have to dig out of the confusion. :(   The files on site
> >> are correct as long as they stay there - but apparantly they shouldn't
> >> be correct on site.  The action of downloading a perfect file is what
> >> is doing the screwing.
> 
> >> > Ted, your stuff is buggered also. :((
> 
> >> Or not. As long as no one downloads it the "normal" way. :(
> 
> >> I vote for simple access. i.e. A total stranger comes in and picks
> >> up a file in the normal way and ends up with the right stuff.
> 
> >> What say all ?
> 
> >> -  Clarence Verge.
> >> -- Using Arachne 1.66 on DSL.
> 
> -- 
>  Glenn
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