MacBinary II (sometimes simply called MacBinary) is a format for representing all the information in a Macintosh file in one binary file. It is useful for storing a Macintosh file on a non-Macintosh system for later retrieval. Unlike BinHex, MacBinary II is a compact format but can not be passed through most electronic mail systems. MacBinary II files typically have names ending in ╥.bin╙.
Fetch can get and put files in MacBinary II format. Fetch can also get files in MacBinary I format (and earlier version of the MacBinary standard). Automatic conversion of MacBinary I and MacBinary II files can be turned on and off in the Preferences dialog box.
Some FTP servers (notably NCSA Telnet, InterCon System Corp's TCP/Connect II, and Peter Lewis's FTPd) recognize MacBinary format. If Fetch determines that it is connected to one of these servers it will try to use MacBinary II for all transfers.
