No, if you telnet the server you can use both protocols. It'll probably be very difficult to generate the binary protocol commands using a regular telnet application, but it's possible.
The easiest way is of course to use a client that supports the binary protocol. /Henrik On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 05:21, jacky <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all: > I have just installed the latest version 1.4.0, and I read the doc/ > protocol-binary.xml. There are some new command like getk, getq, setq > and so on. > I'm not sure how can I use these commands. Can I use them in ascii > protocol? Or they are only used in binary protocol? > And another question, How can I use the binary protocol. Telnet the > server is using ascii protocol right? Is there any document > introducing this topic? > Hopefully I describe the question clear.
