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Re: .sit files



> Binhes 5 is not used (4 is superior): like word 5.1 is often thought to be 
> better than 6.  The .sit exetension can mean a stuffit 1.5.1 file or a
> new stuffit file.  You need a new version of unstuffit or better yet...
> stuffit expander to uncompress the newer archives.  Stuffit inc. changed
> their file format after 1.5.1.   

binhex 5 is nothing more than MacBinary, really.  it is used quite often, and
is better than binhex 4.0 in that the filesize is smaller, but the files are
not text so don't lend themselves to email or news.  if you download any
mac.bin file and than run Binhex 5.0 under executor, it will split the file
into it's respective forks.  i mcvert all .hqx's before dl'ing because of this.

bob

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