[Gllug] Files that grow

[Richard Jones]

On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 11:58:49PM +0100, Chris Bell wrote:
> Hello,
>    I have just tried to copy a self-extracting archive file from a server
> via the internet onto a Linux box, and then by ftp to a destination computer
> that is not running Linux (nor M$!). The file contents must be retained at
> the original 299256 bytes for it to work. The Linux box gives the correct
> filesize, and it is shown correctly in the destination box's ftp window, but
> it arrives as 300450 bytes. I make that a gain of 1194 bytes in a very short
> piece of wire.

Are you transfering it in ASCII mode (ie. translating \n into \r\n)?

Rich.

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