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From: E.M.Boehm@UACSC1.ALBANY.EDU
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Subject: FTP Transfers to a VAX
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Date: Wed, 2-Dec-87 14:37:13 EST
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As far as I know, there is *NO WAY* to get binary files to a VAX. I put up
this same question a few weeks ago. I got conflicting reports about using
tenex, binary, image modes (binary and image are the same thing).

Fortunately, I had access to a unix machine running 4.3 BSD that supported
tenex transfers (also known as type l 8).

The TOPS-20 uses a 36 bit word while the VAX uses a 32 bit word. It seems that
the high 4 bits get dropped off. So your file size is incorrect.

Our VAX is an 8650 and the FTP software only supports image and ascii transfer.
I have tried to tell it tenex and type l 8 but it does not know these options.
If you need pkx35a35.exe I can either e-mail it to you or give you the 
name of a few BBS's that carry it.

Eric M. Boehm
EMB978@ALBNY1VX
EMB978@LEAH.ALBANY.EDU