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- From: schultp@wl.com (Paul Schultz)
- Subject: Re: Correct BINSCII suffix (.bsc v .bsq)
- Message-ID: <1992Sep7.033746.17230@wl.com>
- Keywords: suffixes, .bsc, .bsq
- Organization: Warner Lambert / Parke-Davis
- References: <1992Sep06.010834.13870@jlc.mv.com> <Bu66DL.2Hp@world.std.com> <6SEP199219040207@rosie.uh.edu>
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 03:37:46 GMT
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- In article <6SEP199219040207@rosie.uh.edu> chem8w@rosie.uh.edu (Norby) writes:
- >
- >My understanding was that .bsq denoted a file that was a file that was Squeezed
- >and wrapped with Binary II, all with the old BLU. Whereas .bxy was a file
- >compressed with ShrinkIt, then wrapped with Binary II.
- >
- >I've pulled quite a few OLD files off of GEnie with the suffix .bsq and that's
- >what they ended up being: after my term program stripped Binary II off, they
- >ended in .QQ
- >
-
- *.bxy files are compressed using Shrink-It and "packaged" under Binary II
- format.
-
- *.bsq files are compressed using Shrink-It and converted to ASCII format
- (for maintaining file integrity over networks) using the BINSCII protocol.
-
- *.bsc files are not compressed but are just files that have undergone
- conversion to the ASCII format using BINSCII or GSCII+
-
- HERE ARE THE TWO OLDER FORMATS USED WITH BLU IN THE PRE-SHRINK-IT DAYS:
-
- *.bqy files are files that were compressed using "SQUEEZE" format (*.QQ)
- and then packaged under BINARY II format.
-
- *.bny files are files that haven't been compressed but have been packaged
- under Binary II format.
-
- Paul Schultz
- schultp@wl.com
-
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