Re: BART adress wanted

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From: Jon Brode
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 22:51

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In article <1h8bpeINNt5m@golem.wcc.govt.nz> wells_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
>Remember to use
>sendb [path/s]/[filename.ext]
>for binary files, and
>
>send (filename etc.)
>for ascii files!

This isn't quite right.

The difference between "send" and "sendb" is that "sendb" always uuencodes
the files you request. "send" checks to see if the file is asciii or
binary first then uuencodes if appropriate.  Unless you really need
uuencoded text files, "send" is the proper command to use.

Jon

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From: brode@icpsr.umich.edu (Jon Brode)
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Subject: Re: BART adress wanted
Date: 23 Dec 1992 22:51:12 GMT
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