Hi,
The Binary mode copy the files as they are, the ascii-mode guarantees the
correct coding of the newline-characters in the different OS's. Use the
binary mode for the archived logfiles.
oli
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> I need to ftp several archive logs from one server to another. Do I need to
> specify either ASCI or BINARY modes? What difference does this make when
> ftping files? Thanks.
>
> Erik
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