[Info-vax] scp or sftp: file is "raw", needs to be parsed - possible to work around that?

[Volker Halle]

> The SFTP/SCP file transfer implementation needs the file size before transferring the file. If the file is a VMS text file the file may need to be read to determine the actual length. 
> Options to reduce this: 
> - convert the file to stream-lf, which is a native format for SFTP/SCP and will not require counting. 
> - store the file on an ods-5 disk and have the file length hint set.

Richard,

exactly which information makes SFTP/SCP decide 'it is a VMS text file' ?

Volker.