FTP: do binary transfers work?!

[LazyBoy1]

1957 bios, backing up C: and E: before putting anything on the HD.

Noticed the following pattern in the FTP logs (using FileZilla)

...
Status: Starting download of /C/Audio/AmbientAudio/AMB_EC_Pinger1.wav
Command: TYPE I
Response: 200 Type set to A.
Command: PASV
Response: 227 Entering passive mode (192,168,0,1,5,169)
Command: RETR AMB_EC_Pinger1.wav
Response: 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection.
Response: 226 Transfer complete.
Status: Download successful
...


I also did the following test with windows command line ftp.

...
ftp> binary
ftp> Type set to A
...


IIRC, "TYPE I" is my ftp client asking for binary mode,
while "200 Type set to A" is the server saying it'll send ASCII,
which it does. Scanning the log, I don't see "Type set to I"
anywhere.


None of the .wavs are playable, which makes me think my whole
backup is frelled (unless xbox .wavs are "special").

I know everyone says use flashfxp. And I guess I'll try it
tomorrow, but the log looks like the svr doesn't follow the
client's requests, so I'm not sure how changing clients
will help.

Has anyone checked what they ftp'd off the box lately?

Thanks for any tips,
LB

 

[Floppy Mohawk]

Hey,
It should transfer. But if your having problems sending a certain type of file rename the extension to .dat (data).
They will always transfer. Then rename it back when it gets to where you want it to go.

Floppy

 

[reddsimpson]

yea i bet if u use flashxp it will work, a good amount of ftp programs do not work well

 

[LazyBoy1]

The files I'd downloaded above turned out to be OK.
Only the log messages are misleading.

Those messages are a human readable part of the setup protocol.
It appears that the X3's ftp server is buggy with respect to them,
but sending the files correctly.

(Those strings come from the server and I saw them with two clients.
If FlashFXP has a log, you'll probably see it there too.)

LB

 

[shturm]

LazyBoy1,
So what about these wav files? Are they "special", or they really were transferred in ASCII mode?
I am having the same problem...

 

[Xecuter]

i use flashfxp never have a problem

i dont use anything else or test anything else tbh

its not supposed to be your main FTP server - you should use your dash ftp for full time use

x3 ftp is there to get you up and running fast