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[Ben Pfaff]

Sean <picasso@madflower.com> writes:

> On 1 Apr 2000, Ben Pfaff wrote:
> 
> > Sean <picasso@madflower.com> writes:
> > 
> > [...ftp transfers...]
> > > The second biggest problem I have seen is the passive/active mode problem.
> > > This actually lets you download the entire file, but it doesnt write the
> > > end of the file charactor on the end. 
> > 
> > ???  There is no "end of the file" character.
> 
> That might not be technically correct. =)

Trust me, I know this stuff.

> I have had a problem using the wrong active/passive mode. The
> client hangs at 100% finished, the file is there in its
> entirety, but when you go to use it the program to manipulate
> it, it gives an error no end of file.

The file must be corrupted then.  Try comparing md5sums.  There
must be a difference.  It can't be in the lack of an "end of file
character", since there is no such thing (under DOS/Windows/UNIX
at least; some older OSen had them).