FAQ

[Shaun Oliver]

On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Ann Parsons wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Kirk, you mentioned two things you wanted in the FAQ.  One was about
> switching one's machine to receive binary when downloading the proper
> files.  The other was something about rawrite.  Can you please tell me
> again what that was?
> 
> Also, can somebody give me specific info on how to switch to binary
> mode when using the web.  Do windows people have to do a certain thing
> or what.
no they don't.
and ordinarrily you wouldn't have to worry about doing anything special
for linux either.
Just point out however, that if you try to download a linux binary with a
browser eg, lynx, you might just see the code of the file you are trying
to get displayed on a screen rather than downloading it as it was
intended.


Shaun..
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> Ann P.
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