martin 97/12/16 14:07:33
Modified: htdocs/manual/mod mod_proxy.html Log: The mod_proxy module proxy_ftp.c has an undocumented 'feature': when the URL is suffixed by ';type=a', then an ASCII transfer is enforced. Revision Changes Path 1.30 +7 -0 apachen/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.html Index: mod_proxy.html =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/apachen/htdocs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.html,v retrieving revision 1.29 retrieving revision 1.30 diff -u -u -r1.29 -r1.30 --- mod_proxy.html 1997/10/15 14:45:25 1.29 +++ mod_proxy.html 1997/12/16 22:07:33 1.30 @@ -528,6 +528,13 @@ application/octet-stream bin dms lha lzh exe class tgz taz </pre> +<h2><a name="type">How can I force an FTP ASCII download of File <EM>xxx</EM>?</a></h2> + +In the rare situation where you must download a specific file using the FTP +<STRONG>ASCII</STRONG> transfer method (while the default transfer is in +<STRONG>binary</STRONG> mode), you can override mod_proxy's default by +suffixing the request with <SAMP>;type=a</SAMP> to force an ASCII transfer.<p> + <h2><a name="startup">Why does Apache start more slowly when using the proxy module?</a></h2>