Date   : Wed, 04 Nov 1987 14:06:00 MST
From   : "Frank J. Wancho" <WANCHO@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
Subject: More Help on ARC Files

Kathy,

Please do not use "bget" or "type image" when transferring binary
files from this host.  Those two commands expect the host on the other
end to also be a 32-bit word machine.  This host is a 36-bit word
machine, and the resulting file will be trash as you observed.

The proper command it "type l 8" or its equivalent, "tenex."  But,
beware that some recent ftp programs have been appearing with "tenex"
incorrectly implemented as a "type l 32" equivalent.  If you have
problems, as your local system wizard, and refer to this message.

--Frank