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- From: crod@cc.curtin.edu.au (Scott Kevill)
- Subject: Re: getting stuffit files via ftp
- Message-ID: <1992Aug23.155332.1@cc.curtin.edu.au>
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- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <1992Aug22.175706.18497@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>
- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 06:53:32 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug22.175706.18497@cybernet.cse.fau.edu>, pollansw@cse.fau.edu (Warren Pollans) writes:
- > Hello again,
- > I'm trying to learn to download mac files from ftp archives.
- > Text files are no problem, so far. I transferred a stuffit (.sit)
- > file to my host machine and kermitted it to my mac. I couldn't
- > unstuffit (after changing the TYPE and CREATOR to SIT!) using
- > stuffit 1.5 - I get a message indicating that the header is
- > corrupted. How do I go about getting a stuffit file home and
- > unstuffitted?
- > Could someone recommend a short .sit file and an archive from
- > which to retreive it - so I can practice what you preach. One that
- > you've had some success with.
- > BTW, what do the other suffixes stand for? -- .hqz, .z,
- > .shar and others. Are these compressed/archived files? How do I
- > undo them? Where do I get the "undoers"?
- >
- > Thanks,
- >
- > Warren
- > (pollansw@cse.fau.edu)
-
- I had the same problem for a while, until I discovered that
- FTP defaults to ASCII transfers (that's why your text files were
- OK). In order to get your stuffit files and others to work, you have
- to type BINARY before downloading.
- Your file types and creators should also be ok after this.
-
- As for the other suffixes :
- .hqx -- BinHex4.0 -- Used for ASCII transfer of binary files (I think!)
- .z -- these are compressed with the UNIX compress command
- MacCompress3.2 will undo these
- .shar -- not sure what it's used for - I think for storing multiple
- files in a single archive - UnShar will undo these.
-
- My personal preference for .hqx files is SunTar1.31. I find it
- more reliable than DeHQX, Stuffit, Compact Pro, and most others.
-
- All these programs should be available at sumex-aim.stanford.edu in
- the directory /info-mac/util (not positive about that path).
-
- There is also a file named MacFTPSites.txt or similar somewhere at
- that site that has a compression table listing these types (along
- with many others) and the programs that undo them.
-
- Hope this helps !
-
- Scott Kevill
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