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Liam Schnell
Liam Schnell

Reputation: 482

Why can android only send binary data to a FTP server?

I have an simple understanding question: Why can I only send Binary Data from Android to a FTP server? I am currently learning it and now I understood it. With ByteArrayInputStream I am converting my string into bytes to send it binary. But why binary?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 350

Answers (2)

slartibartfast
slartibartfast

Reputation: 4456

Everything is binary in the computer world.

Upvotes: 0

erickson
erickson

Reputation: 269847

In a digital computer, all data are binary.

Are you talking about a lack of the "ASCII" mode that some FTP clients support? Those have always been problematic in the way they tend to corrupt data. Making an exact copy, without alterations, is a lot safer.

Upvotes: 3

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