Re: ange-ftp using binary mode

[Ken Goldman]

On 2/10/2012 4:55 PM, Ken Goldman wrote:
> I have to use ange-ftp because the server I'm connecting to doesn't run
> ssh. When I transfer, it uses binary, which does not work. The server is
> a mainframe and likely uses ebcdic.
>
> If I ftp from the command line in ascii mode, the file comes over to
> Windows correctly. If I enter the commands by hand in the ange-ftp,
> setting ascii, it works.
>
> How do I tell ange-ftp to use ascii?

Following up my own post, I edited ange-ftp.el and changed 'binary' to 
'ascii'.  Files now come across absolutely perfectly.

I know that's an awful hack, but it's a proof of concept.  Now, how do I 
convince ange-ftp to use ascii without editing the elisp source?