RE: FTP Problem

Maria,

In general, the best approach is to use binary for anything except for
text files. HTML, PHP, ASP, CGI, Perl, Text are all text files. Raw data
are stored in binaries. Some are more sensitive than others. For
example, PDFs and DOCs are not as sensitive to being uploaded as ASCII
as a GIF or JPG.

The litmus test really is to test what it looks like in a text editor.
If funny characters are displayed, then almost definitely it is a
binary.

Ezra Freelove
esfreelo(at)valdosta.edu
http://www.valdosta.edu/~esfeelo/
http://sneezypb.pitas.com/



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]
On Behalf Of maria
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 12:08 PM
To: hwg-techniques(at)mail.hwg.org; web-design(at)yahoogroups.com
Subject: FTP Problem


Egads...

For some reason, way beyond my control, the automatic feature in my FTP
program just won't work w/o me telling it what is what.  Since I have it
already, and it was free, I am NOT looking for suggestions for another
program.

I would just like to know which extenstions go where... as in

I know that .html = ascii  but what about.....

.doc
.pdf
.gif (also .jpg)
.txt
.cgi
.mid
and whichever usual ones are used often.

Thank you in advance,

Maria Marsala


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