Mac OS X Server 10.2: How to Turn off Automatic MacBinary Encoding

The FTP Server in Mac OS X Server 10.2 automatically encodes some files in MacBinary, adding the filename extension ".bin". This document explains how to disable this feature.
To turn off the automatic MacBinary-encoding feature, edit the file /Library/FTPServer/Configuration/ftpaccess to add this line to the end of the file:

influence_listings no

For help doing this, see technical document 106619, "Mac OS X Server: How to Locate and Edit Configuration Files".

Note: Many Macintosh FTP clients automatically encode the file in the format dictated by their preference settings prior to posting to the server. For more information on this feature, see technical document 107171, "Mac OS X Server 10.2: About FTP Macbinary Encoding and Name Listing".

For more information on the MacBinary file format, see technical document 7328: "MacBinary: File Format Description".
Published Date: Oct 11, 2016