Hi, if there is a better place to post this, please let me know. I apologize in advance if I'm wasting your time.
I need to make a backup of my UBB v.5.45a for the first time and have a couple of questions. When downloading all of my UBB files/directories to my hard drive, using CuteFTP, I need to transfer some files (cgi, etc.) in ASCII mode. So I choose the "transfer in ASCII mode." The problem is that some of the files in (.gif, .html, etc.) don't need to be downloaded in ASCII mode but should be transferred in binary mode, correct? But the problem is that CuteFTP doesn't give me the option of only downloading SOME files in ASCII and others in binary mode.
Here's my main question:
So, will it hurt to just transfer (download) everything in ASCII mode, including images and other files?
Also, can someone recommend a good FTP program that will give me more control over how files are transferred, so that I could specify that I want all .cgi files transferred in ASCII and all .gif files transferred in binary mode? Apparently in this respect, CuteFTP ain't so cute after all.
And finally, can someone point me to a good "backup UBB v.5 tutorial" that exists on the web somewhere? By the way, I may be transferring my ubb to a new server soon, and would also appreciate a good tutorial for moving a ubb v.5.45a.
Thank you in advance!
