ASCII Transfer Mode (definition)

The end-of-line character in text files is different on different types of computers; most non-PC computers use just a linefeed character to signify the end of a line, but PCs use carriage return plus linefeed <CRLF>.

Using ASCII mode ensures that the end-of-line character is translated properly. The ASCII transfer mode should be used for all text files, including text, HTML, postscript, or other ASCII format (.txt, .html, .htm, .cgi). It should also be used for EBCDIC files.

(ASCII mode contrasts with binary mode in which characters are not translated, but are transferred as exact duplicates of the original.)