🚀 go-pugleaf

it has been brought to my attention that quite a few people seem to
have problems getting those new-fangled binary files downloaded to
their Macs "intact" ....

...whereas some users simply make mistakes, such as

	1) forgetting to set up the FTP-connection appropriately
	   for the type of binary connection required with the
	   particular archive-site (type TENEX with DEC-20s, type
	   binary with UNIX boxes like RASCAL)

	2) postprocessing the file inappropriately either on the
	   local host or on the Mac after downloading ...

BUT, I also found a problem caused by bugs in, at least, the download
software, in particular in xmodem version 3.2 ....

NOTE, that the latest version of xmodem that I am aware of (and using
successfully) is version 3.6 (available from the archives at RASCAL)
which was distributed on USEnet in the UNIX-binaries group some time
ago .... and that I have confirmed that downloading with xmodem 3.2
(and VersaTerm 3.10, at least) results in a damaged file on the Mac
(damage is, probably, minor and could be fixed with a little hacking,
but that's "just not good enough" ... :-)

I'd appreciate to hear from people about their experience of success/failure
with the combination of software that you happen to be using, so that I
can respond to help-requests and trouble reports with a little more
information.

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