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+Network Working Group                             25 January 1972
+RFC 294                                        Abhay Bhushan, MIT
+NIC 8304
+Categories: D.4, D.5, and D.7
+Updates: RFC 265
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+The Use of 'Set Data Type' Transaction in File Transfer Protocol
+----------------------------------------------------------------
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+    As mentioned in RFC 265, the opcode of '00' is set aside for the
+clarify the use of 'set data type' in file transfer operations.
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+    In many systems such as Multics at MIT, there is no provision to
+identify the type of data (i.e., ASCII or numeric) stored in files.
+The manner in which the data is handled is context dependent.  ASCII
+characters are stored as four 9-bit characters per 36-bit word, right
+justified with left most bit as zero.  As efficient conversion
+programs exists in Multics for conversion of data from Multics' ASCII
+into Network ASCII, it would be useful for a user to be able to
+instruct the Multics server to convert data into Network ASCII in
+retrieve operations.  It is suggested that the 'set data type'
+transaction be used for this purpose.
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+    The 'set data type' transaction preceding a retrieve request
+should be interpreted by a server to mean that the user wants to
+receive his data in that form.  If the server is unable to convert the
+data into the desired form, it should return a 'set data type' of
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+       [ This RFC was put into machine readable form for entry ]
+       [ into the online RFC archives by BBN Corp. under the   ]
+       [ direction of Alex McKenzie.                   12/96   ]
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+                                                                [Page 1]
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+Network Working Group                             25 January 1972
+RFC 294                                        Abhay Bhushan, MIT
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+    The following examples should clarify the use of 'set data
+type' transactions.
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+1.        USER                                             SERVER
+          ----                                             ------
+                    Set data type '02' (Network ASCII)
+                    ------------------------------------->
+                    Store File X
+                    ------------------------------------->
+                    File X (in Network ASCII)
+                    ------------------------------------->
+                    End of File
+                    ------------------------------------->
+                    Acknowledge
+                    <-------------------------------------
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+                    Retrieve File X
+                    ------------------------------------->
+                    File X in Network ASCII
+                    <-------------------------------------
+                    End of File
+                    <-------------------------------------
+
+2.        USER                                             SERVER
+          ----                                             ------
+                    Set data type'03' (EBCDIC)
+                    ------------------------------------->
+                    Retrieve File Y
+                    ------------------------------------->
+                    Set data type '00' ("bit-stream")
+                    <-------------------------------------
+                    File Y as stored (no conversion)
+                    <-------------------------------------
+                    End of File
+                    <-------------------------------------
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+                    Set data type '02' (Network ASCII)
+                    ------------------------------------->
+                    Retrieve File Z
+                    ------------------------------------->
+                    File Z in Network ASCII
+                    <-------------------------------------
+                    End of File
+                    <-------------------------------------
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+                                                                [Page 2]
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