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  2. From: fmlin@terapin.com (Frank M. Lin)
  3. Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
  4. Subject: Re: SEAs?
  5. Message-ID: <fmlin.28mg@terapin.com>
  6. Date: 17 Nov 92 15:47:26 GMT
  7. References: <92321.123328TS8RBOTW@MIAMIU.BITNET>
  8. Organization: BBS
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  10.  
  11. In article <92321.123328TS8RBOTW@MIAMIU.BITNET>, Radagast
  12. <TS8RBOTW@MIAMIU.BITNET> writes:
  13. >Why are Sefl-Extracting Archives (particularly GSHK) called self-
  14. >extracting when they don't?  That's annoying having to change the
  15. >file type and aux type like we have to do with GSHK.  Is GSHK the
  16. >only SEA like that, or do all have to be manipulated?  GSHK is the
  17. >only SEA I've ever seen.
  18. > 
  19. >Just curious...
  20. >   ...Tim
  21. > _                                   _                            _
  22. >[_  Miami University, Oxford, OH:   [_] Cols, OH: 614/471-1265    _]
  23. > _] tfschmidt@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu [_] tschmidt@pro-tcc.cts.com [_
  24. >[_  ts8rbotw@miamiu.bitnet          [_] Radagast@bluemoon.rn.com  _]
  25.  
  26. You have to change the filetype because, unless it's wrapped with Binary II or
  27. binscii, you'll loose the filetype information.  If you created s new SEA and
  28. uploaded with a Binary II wrap, people who downloaded should be able to launch
  29. it and let it self-extract with out any changes...
  30.