djn1537@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu (05/05/89)
On Desterm 128, how do you specify a binary, ascii, or pet ascii upload or download? Also, how can you abort from a download or upload? Thanks, Dan Nix djn1537@uxf.cso.uiuc.edu
Matthew.Desmond@f178.n221.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Matthew Desmond) (05/07/89)
Hi Dan: To address one part of your question: How to abort a transfer? -- Well, use the ESC key (be patient -- it sometimes takes up to 10 sec). The other part of the question requires some explanation. The protocols that DesTerm uses right now are all BINARY protocols -- that is, there is no limitation on what may sent/received. They are all 8 bit communucations protocols so there is no need to specify ASCII/BINARY -- it's all the same. As for the CBMASCII conversion. DesTerm, when in a transfer protocol does no character conversions on incoming data -- it simply gets put on disk. What you then do with it is up to you. The ONLY time that DesTerm will convert characters for you is when it is loading or saving the capture buffer -- since both ASCII and CBMASCII are widely used for text. It would make no sense to convert the incoming data during a transfer -- since there is no way of telling binary executables from text -- all you would get is garbage... Matt. -- Matthew Desmond - via FidoNet node 1:221/162 UUCP: ...!watmath!isishq!178!Matthew.Desmond Internet: Matthew.Desmond@f178.n221.z1.FIDONET.ORG