File Transfer
xmodem
Using xmodem with macOS
brew install lrzsz
using GNU Screen, press ctrl-a, :, then type exec !! lsz -X thing.bin
Rsync
Use sudo on remote end
rsync -a -e "ssh" --rsync-path="/usr/bin/sudo /usr/bin/rsync" user@example.com:/remote_files/ local_dir/