[snip] > > The Internet has a standard record separator of CRLF. In > theory, that sho= > uld avoid all these > incompatibilities. However, if you use Binary FTP transfer, > then all bets= > are off. And some Unix > programs use LF instead of CRLF, on the assumption that > everything in the= > Internet is Unix.
Yes, the "vsftpd" server does this by default. There is a parm to delimit "ASCII" transmissions with CRLF, but the author calls it "ASCII mangling" and that "it can lead to a DoS attack" [snip] > > Alan Ackerman > Alan (dot) Ackerman (at) Bank of America (dot) com > -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it.
