[comp.sys.xerox] transferring dcom files between the D-machines and Suns

eho@clarity.Princeton.EDU (Eric Ho) (10/17/89)

Has anyone encountered problems when one tries to transfer dcom files back and
forth between the D-machines and the Suns -- all on the same local ethernet ?
I've setup TCPFTP.DEFAULT.FILETYPES and TCP.DEFAULTFILETYPE correctly and the
strange thing is that the D-machines think that the dcom files from the Suns
as text files.

Anyone got any ideas on how to correct this ?
--

Eric Ho  
Princeton University
eho@confidence.princeton.edu

"Carl_Gadener.mvenvos"@XEROX.COM (10/17/89)

As you know, Unix does not distinguish between TEXT or BINARY type files.
So by default, Medley will first look at the IL:DEFAULTFILETYPELIST
variable and if the extension on your file is registered in this list,
Medley  will use that attribute when transfering files. If it isn't, it
will use the setting in the variable IL:DEFAULTFILETYPE. In the "Medley for
the Sun" manual there are recommended settings for these variables. You
should add (DCOM . BINARY) to IL:DEFAULTFILETYPELIST to get it to work
correctly.

Good luck,

Carl Gadener