type=a problem with wget 1.6

[Kathryn C/Maureen O]

Hi,
    I recently downloaded and compiled wget 1.6.  I've successfully
retrieved documents using the http protocol, but I cannot ftp a file in
ascii mode.
    I read the documentation and found that, "wget also supports the
'type' feature for FTP URLs" and provides the example:
ftp://host/directory/file;type=a
    But this returns the file in binary mode.  If I leave off the
type=a, the file is retrieved in binary format also.
    Has anyone had this problem?
    Thank you.