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- Subject: AOL Binaries FAQ Part 1/2
- Followup-To: alt.binaries.pictures.d
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 10:21:45 -0400
- Organization: Softwords
- Lines: 415
- Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU
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- Keywords: AOL Binaries FAQ
- Archive-name: AOL/binaries/part1
- Posting-Frequency: every other Friday
- Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.binaries.pictures.d:22016 alt.binaries.multimedia.d:796 alt.binaries.pictures.erotica:280973 alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d:47339 alt.binaries.pictures.utilities:40404 alt.binaries.sounds.d:7984 alt.answers:10871 news.answers:49164
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- America Online Binaries FAQ
-
-
- by Leslie Jones
- macfaq@aol.com
-
-
- July 21, 1995
-
-
-
- For use in a word processor, display in 9 point Monaco
- or 10 point Courier with rulers set to 6 inches.
-
-
- UPDATES
-
- For some reason, WinCode has disappeared from AOL's file libraries.
- You can easily find it on the World Wide Web at
- http://www.town.hall.org/Harvest/brokers/pcindex/query.html. Once you
- reach that page, enter "wincode" in the Query field and click the
- Submit button.
-
- The AOL Compliant settings in UULite (Macintosh) are incorrect. I've
- included instructions in section 4 for setting UULite properly when
- uploading files. UULite author Jeff Strobel is aware of the problem,
- and is preparing an update.
-
-
- -------
- Purpose
- -------
-
- This FAQ answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) about uploading
- and downloading uuencoded and binhexed files from Usenet newsgroups
- using the America Online software for Macintosh and Windows. It also
- lists utilities for decompressing and viewing files after decoding
- them.
-
- Please read this file before posting any questions. Most of the
- AOL-related questions posted to the binaries groups can be answered
- by reading this FAQ.
-
-
- ----------------------------------
- Posting frequency and availability
- ----------------------------------
-
- The FAQ is posted every other Friday to the following global Usenet
- newsgroups:
-
- alt.answers
- alt.binaries.multimedia.d
- alt.binaries.pictures.d
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica
- alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d
- alt.binaries.pictures.utilities
- alt.binaries.sounds.d
- news.answers
-
- The FAQ is also posted to the local AOL group
- aol.newsgroups.help.binaries.
-
- The FAQ is available via FTP from rtfm.mit.edu, and from usit.net in
- the directory pub/lesjones .
-
-
- -----------------
- Table of Contents
- -----------------
-
- 1.00 General Binaries Information
-
- 1.01 Finding binaries newsgroups
- 1.02 Etiquette on binaries newsgroups
- 1.03 Why are files binhexed or uuencoded?
- 1.04 How do I recognize BinHex and uuencoded files?
- 1.05 What about Combiner, UUPrepare, etc?
-
- 2.00 Quick Instructions
-
- 2.01 File Grabber
- 2.02 File Grabber Instructions
- 2.03 "This feature is blocked"
-
- 3.00 Complete Downloading Instructions
-
- 3.01 Downloading the messages
- 3.02 uudecoding (Macintosh)
- 3.03 uudecoding (Windows)
- 3.04 debinhexing (Macintosh)
- 3.05 Where can I get WinCode, UULite, etc?
-
- 4.00 Uploading Instructions
-
- 4.01 Should I compress the file first?
- 4.02 What should I use for a subject line?
- 4.03 What's a good newsgroup to practice uploading?
- 4.04 Why uploads often fail
- 4.05 uuencoding and splitting instructions (Macintosh)
- 4.06 uuencoding and splitting instructions (Windows)
- 4.07 Exact posting instructions (Mac and Windows)
-
- 5.00 File conversion software
-
- 5.01 Where can I find these programs?
- 5.02 How do I open uuencoded and binhexed files?
- 5.03 How do I open GIF and JPEG pictures?
- 5.04 How do I open MPEG movies?
- 5.05 How do I open GL Movies?
- 5.06 How do I open AVI movies?
- 5.07 How do I open Macintosh system beeps (.snds)?
- 5.08 How do I open MOD sounds?
- 5.09 How do I open WAV sounds?
- 5.10 How do I decompress .zip files?
- 5.11 How do I decompress .arc files?
- 5.12 How do I decompress .sit files?
- 5.13 How do I decompress .gz and .z files?
- 5.14 How do I decompress .Z files?
-
- 6.00 Other AOL FAQs
-
- 6.01 Where to find them
- 6.02 AOL FAQ for Macintosh
- 6.03 AOL FAQ for Non-Members
- 6.04 AOL Usenet Newsgroups FAQ
- 6.05 Contacting the author
- 6.06 Copyright Notice and Restrictions
-
-
-
- ----------------------------------
- 1.00 General Binaries Information
- ----------------------------------
-
-
-
- ---------------------------------
- 1.01 Finding binaries newsgroups
- ---------------------------------
-
- To find newsgroups which carry binaries, use keyword "newsgroups",
- click Search All Newsgroups, and search for "binaries". I found 65
- groups this way. To subscribe to adult newsgroups, use keyword
- "newsgroups", click Expert Add, and type in the exact name of the
- newsgroup.
-
-
- --------------------------------------
- 1.02 Etiquette on binaries newsgroups
- --------------------------------------
-
- ****Don't post "me too" messages****
- Inevitably, someone says they've got a list of "interesting" FTP
- sites, so someone posts a message that they would like a copy. Then
- 100 eager newbies say "me too." Don't embarrass yourself by posting a
- "me too" message. If you think the person has a list of FTP sites,
- ask for it by email.
-
- ****Don't use binaries groups for discussions****
- Discussion should take place in discussion groups. For example,
- alt.binaries.pictures is for binary files. alt.binaries.pictures.d is
- for discussion of those binary files.
-
- ****Don't ask for help with AOL's software****
- People on Netcom and Delphi have no idea how the AOL software works.
- Instead, post a message to aol.newsgroups.help.binaries.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------
- 1.03 Why are files binhexed or uuencoded?
- ------------------------------------------
-
- It didn't take long for someone to figure out a way to distribute
- software via Usenet. The only challenge is that all software programs
- and most data files are 8 bit binaries. Usenet only carries 7 bit
- text. There are a number of solutions to this problem, but the two
- most popular are BinHex and uuencoding.
-
- BinHex and uuencoding do basically the same thing. Both convert 8-bit
- binary files into 7-bit text files. The main difference is that
- BinHex is Mac-savvy, and can preserve the two part structure
- (resource fork and data fork) of Macintosh programs (applications,
- DAs, control panels, etc.). BinHex is used to convert Mac-specific
- programs. uuencode is used to convert files that aren't Mac specific,
- such as GIF and JPEG pictures.
-
-
- ----------------------------------------------------
- 1.04 How do I recognize BinHex and uuencoded files?
- ----------------------------------------------------
-
- You can recognize uuencoded files because the first message begins
- with the line "begin 644" (or some other three-digit number), and
- other lines begin with a capital M. To uudecode files on a Macintosh,
- use UULite. To uudecode files on a Windows machine, use WinCode.
-
- Simplified example of a uuencoded file:
-
- begin 644 Parrots JPEG
- M_]C_X``02D9)1@`!`@(``0`!``#_X`P"2D986``0_]C__@`,07!P;&5-87)K
- M#?_;`(0``P("`@("`P("`@,#`P,$!@0$!`0$!P4&!08)"`D)"`@("`D*#0L)
- J9L1*^ZXN'WS38:1O4^P[#L*KW[![X+P0@Y_#K7S>)IRAB&I';0:6B/_9
- `
- end
-
- You can recognize binhexed files because the first message begins
- with the line "(This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)". The
- next line begins with a colon, and the last line ends with a colon.
- To decode BinHex files, use StuffIt Lite or StuffIt Expander. There
- is a program called BinHex 4.0, but it has some bugs that should
- discourage you from using it. BinHex 5.0 is a different program, not
- an updated version of 4.0. I find that BinHex and Compact Pro
- generally do not work well with binaries downloaded from AOL, so I
- always use StuffIt products.
-
- Simplified example of a binhexed file:
-
- (This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)
- :$&"KFR*[G(-J5P"&4`"+8%9(4d0[EJ#3"(@@!*!%'I(rf2rJ!""+4NP'!!%#!J!
- +Y9XHXU-jT@fkR3AYpjaD!%PjrRFp-*f(iNIN+`p@3L5)Cjfp-HTrr99Qa%VlVLi
- II00KT'p6l$X1`U[IX([J["#$Rm1YI0iQR+')DNGY"TD)rpQkM3!!:
-
- The files are generally split into separate messages to accommodate
- the size limits of some newsreaders. When you open the newsgroup,
- you'll typically see messages like this:
-
- Jupiter GIF Part 0/3
- Jupiter GIF Part 1/3
- Jupiter GIF Part 2/3
- Jupiter GIF Part 3/3
-
- Part 0, if present, is a file description, not part of the file
- itself. The file description often contains useful information about
- the file's format and contents.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------
- 1.05 What about Combiner, UUPrepare, etc?
- ------------------------------------------
-
- These are all obsolete utilities. They were used prior to newsgroups
- version 1.1 to fix some problems the AOL newsreader had with
- binaries. You do not need them now, and you should not use them.
-
-
-
- -----------------------
- 2.00 Quick Instructions
- -----------------------
-
- ------------------
- 2.01 File Grabber
- ------------------
-
- AOL has started using a new technology called File Grabber. File
- Grabber automatically downloads, joins, and decodes uuencoded files
- in binaries newsgroups. File Grabber is not a program you have to
- download. It's software that runs on AOL's computers.
-
- In most cases, File Grabber will take care of the binary decoding
- process for you. If so, this section is all you need to read. If File
- Grabber doesn't work do the job, you'll need to read the rest of the
- FAQ.
-
- -------------------------------
- 2.02 File Grabber Instructions
- -------------------------------
-
- 1. When you open a message containing uuencoded data, you'll see a
- dialog box with three options: Download File, Download Article, and
- Cancel. Choose Download File.
- 2. AOL will prompt you to select a destination for the file on your
- hard drive. Select a destination and click Save.
- 3. AOL will download the file and uudecode it. If the file is a
- picture in GIF or JPEG format, recent versions of AOL will display
- the picture during the download.
-
- ------------------------------
- 2.03 "This feature is blocked"
- -------------------------------
-
- If you're not using the master screen name on your account, you may
- see a dialog box stating that "This feature is blocked. The master
- account must edit Newsgroup Parental Controls for this" when you
- click the Download File button.
-
- To turn on File Grabber, you'll need to sign on to AOL using the
- master screen name. The master screen name is the one that was
- created when you first signed on to AOL. When you launch the AOL
- software, the master screen name appears at the top of the Screen
- Names popup menu.
-
- Instructions
- 1. Once you've signed on with the master screen name, use keyword
- "newsgroups".
- 2. Click the Parental Controls button. NOTE: this is not the same as
- the options at keyword "parental controls".
- 3. Choose the screen name whose privileges you want to edit, and
- click the Edit button.
- 4. Turn off the option for Block File Transfers.
- 5. Click OK. You can now use File Grabber from the screen name you
- edited.
-
-
-
- ---------------------------------------
- 3.00 Long Downloading Instructions
- ---------------------------------------
-
- If for some reason you can't use File Grabber, you'll have to do
- download and decode the messages the hard way.
-
- ------------------------------
- 3.01 Downloading the messages
- ------------------------------
-
- 1. Open the first message (part 1 of the file). You'll see a dialog
- box that says "Article exceeds the capacity of this window.
- Displaying the first 1k. Download this article?" Click OK to download
- the message. When asked where you want to save it, save it to a place
- you will *remember*.
-
- If you don't see that dialog box, that means the message was small
- enough to fit in an AOL window. If the More button is black, click
- it. When all of the message has been transferred, choose Save from
- the File menu.
-
- NOTE: if the window contains uuencoded data, you'll get the File
- Grabber dialog box discussed in section 1 of the FAQ. The File
- Grabber dialog offers three choices: Download File, Download Article,
- and Cancel. Try Download File first. If that doesn't work, use the
- Download Article button, and continue with these instructions.
-
- 2. If the file is spread across several messages, open part 2, click
- OK, and download that message. Repeat until you have downloaded all
- parts of the file.
- 3. Sign off of AOL. (This step is optional, but it will save you
- money.)
- 4. For BinHex files, use the debinhexing instructions below. For
- uuencoded files, use the uudecoding instructions below.
-
-
- ----------------------------
- 3.02 uudecoding (Macintosh)
- ----------------------------
-
- 1. Launch UULite, shareware by Jeff Strobel
- (jstrobel@std.world.com).
- 2. If the file consists of one message, choose Decode - Smart from
- UULite's File menu, and select the file. UULite will uudecode the
- file.
- 3. If the file consists of several messages, choose File Merge from
- UULite's File menu. In the dialog box, add all of the messages that
- belong to that file to the window on the right. Then click Done.
- UULite will merge the files, then uudecode the merged file. If you
- get "end of file" messages when using GIFConverter to open GIFs and
- JPEGs, use GraphicConverter instead.
-
-
- --------------------------
- 3.03 uudecoding (Windows)
- --------------------------
-
- 1. Launch WinCode, shareware by George Silva
- (george.silva@wadsworth.org).
- 2. Choose Decode from the File menu.
- 3. If the file consists a single message, select it and click the OK
- button. If the file consists of several messages, hold down the shift
- key and select all of the messages. Then click OK. If WinCode reports
- that it can't find the next file, click the ? button and manually
- select the next file.
- 4. You can find the decoded file in WinCode's decode directory.
-
-
- -----------------------------
- 3.04 debinhexing (Macintosh)
- -----------------------------
-
- 1. If the file consists of one message, go to step 3. Otherwise,
- launch BBEdit Lite, shareware by Rich Siegel (bbedit@world.std.com).
- 2. Choose Concatenate Files from BBEdit's Extensions menu. In the
- dialog box, add all of the messages that belong to that file to the
- window on the right. Then click Done. Finally, save the merged file.
- 3. Use StuffIt Expander or StuffIt Lite to debinhex the merged file.
- Some other programs, such as BinHex 4.0 and Compact Pro, don't work
- as well.
-
- Note: on a few occasions, I had trouble de-binhexing multi-part
- files. On those occasions, I was able to fix the problem by opening
- the merged text file in a word processor and deleting the message
- headers. The message headers are the From:, To:, Path:, etc. lines.
- You can easily locate headers by using your word processor's find
- command to search for "from".
-
- -------------------------------------------
- 3.05 Where can I get WinCode, UULite, etc?
- -------------------------------------------
-
- These utilites and many others are available on America Online. Use
- keyword "file search" and search for the programs by name.
-
- NOTE: For some reason, WinCode has disappeared from AOL's file
- libraries. You can easily find it on the World Wide Web at
- http://www.town.hall.org/Harvest/brokers/pcindex/query.html. Once you
- reach that page, enter "wincode" in the Query field and click the
- Submit button.
-
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- Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.d,alt.binaries.multimedia.d,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica,alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d,alt.binaries.pictures.utilities,alt.binaries.sounds.d,alt.answers,news.answers
- Subject: AOL Binaries FAQ Part 2/2
- Followup-To: alt.binaries.pictures.d
- Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 10:24:02 -0400
- Organization: Softwords
- Lines: 390
- Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU
- Message-ID: <lesjones-2407951024020001@lesjones.ppp.usit.net>
- Reply-To: macfaq@aol.com
- NNTP-Posting-Host: lesjones.ppp.usit.net
- Keywords: AOL Binaries FAQ
- Archive-name: AOL/binaries/part2
- Posting-Frequency: every other Friday
- Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.binaries.pictures.d:22017 alt.binaries.multimedia.d:797 alt.binaries.pictures.erotica:280974 alt.binaries.pictures.erotica.d:47340 alt.binaries.pictures.utilities:40405 alt.binaries.sounds.d:7985 alt.answers:10872 news.answers:49165
-
-
- ----------------------------
- 4.00 Uploading Instructions
- ----------------------------
-
-
- ---------------------------------------
- 4.01 Should I compress the file first?
- ---------------------------------------
-
- It depends on the file. GIFs, JPEGs, MPEGs, Macintosh system sounds,
- and Windows wav sounds should NEVER be compressed. Ever. Those file
- formats have built-in compression, so compression programs like
- StuffIt and PKZip only rarely make them any smaller. Do NOT compress
- GIFs and JPEGs!
-
- If you're uploading an application or file that will benefit from
- compression, use one of the standard compression formats. For
- Windows, use zip. For Macintosh, use StuffIt.
-
-
- -------------------------------------------
- 4.02 What should I use for a subject line?
- -------------------------------------------
-
- The alt.binaries.pictures FAQ goes into more detail on this subject.
- According to that FAQ, the subject line MUST contain the following
- information:
-
- descriptive name
- type of picture: JPEG or GIF (for pictures only)
- number of total parts
- the number of this particular part
-
- The subject lines for all of the parts might look like this:
-
- Celtic Greenman JPEG Part 0/3
- Celtic Greenman JPEG Part 1/3
- Celtic Greenman JPEG Part 2/3
- Celtic Greenman JPEG Part 3/3
-
- Part 0 is the file description, and does not contain any part of the
- file.
-
-
- ----------------------------------------------------
- 4.03 What's a good newsgroup to practice uploading?
- ----------------------------------------------------
-
- aol.test is a fine place to practice. It's a test newsgroup, so
- essentially no one reads it. If you mess up, no one will care,
- because no one will notice. aol.test is only carried on AOL, so you
- won't be wasting Internet bandwidth by posting there.
-
-
- ----------------------------
- 4.04 Why uploads often fail
- ----------------------------
-
- Each message you send can contain a maximum of about 24 kilobytes.
- That's the limit of the America Online newsreader. When you encode
- your files, you'll need to break them into sub-24K pieces. Then you
- can copy and paste the pieces into separate messages. The
- instructions below explain how to keep the segment size less than
- 24K.
-
-
- -------------------------------------------------------
- 4.05 uuencoding and splitting instructions (Macintosh)
- -------------------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Launch UULite 2.0 or higher, shareware by Jeff Strobel
- (jstrobel@std.world.com).
- 2. Choose Encoding Preferences from the File menu. Do NOT Choose
- America Online Compliant. That will produce erroneous settings.
- Instead, set the Max # of lines to 380, and choose Output as Mac
- Text.
- 3. Choose Encode from the File menu, and select the file you want
- uuencoded. UULite will prompt you to select a destination for the
- uuencoded pieces.
- 4. Proceed to the exact posting instructions below.
-
-
- -----------------------------------------------------
- 4.06 uuencoding and splitting instructions (Windows)
- -----------------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Launch WinCode, shareware by George Silva
- (george.silva@wadsworth.org).
- 2. Choose Encode from the Options menu. You'll need to customize
- some of the settings for AOL, as follows:
-
- Bytes per File - 27000
- All In One File - off (unchecked)
- File Type - DOS
- Code Type - UUE
-
- 3. Choose Encode from the File menu, and select the file to be
- encoded. By default, WinCode outputs the uuencoded pieces to its
- encode directory, but it's possible to change the output directory.
- 4. Proceed to the exact posting instructions below.
-
-
- --------------------------------------------------
- 4.07 Exact posting instructions (Mac and Windows)
- --------------------------------------------------
-
- 1. Open the appropriate newsgroup (I'm assuming you've already found
- and subscribed to the appropriate newsgroup.)
- 2. Click the Send New Message icon at the top of the window.
- 3. Fill in the subject line, as described above. For part 0, write a
- description for the file. Click Send to send part 0.
- 4. Click Send New Message again. Fill in the subject line. Now open
- the first part of the uuencoded file, using the AOL File menu's Open
- command. Select all of the data with the Edit menu's Select All
- command, and choose Copy from the Edit menu.
- 5 Switch back to the Untitled newsgroup window (it will be listed in
- the Windows menu), and paste the data into the message window.
- Finally, click the Send button.
- 6 Repeat steps 4-5 until all parts of the uuencoded file have been
- posted.
- 7. Click the Mark All Read icon. That way you'll easily be able to
- find your message later. The message should appear later that day,
- though it may sometimes take longer.
-
-
-
- This is part 2 of the AOL Binaries FAQ. Part 1 explained how to
- download files from newsgroups, and convert those files from text
- back into binaries. Part 2 explains how to decompress and open the
- resulting binaries.
-
-
- -------------------------------
- 5.00 File conversion software
- -------------------------------
-
-
-
- For a more complete discussion of file formats, see the
- alt.binaries.pictures FAQ by Jim Howard (deej@cadence.com), posted to
- alt.binaries.pictures and available via FTP at rtfm.mit.edu in the
- directory pub/usenet/ .
-
- To retrieve the three-part alt.binaries.pictures FAQ via email, send
- email to mail-server@pit-manager.mit.edu. Type anything in the
- subject line. In the body of the message, type the following three
- lines:
-
- send usenet/news.answers/pictures-faq/part1
- send usenet/news.answers/pictures-faq/part2
- send usenet/news.answers/pictures-faq/part3
-
-
- --------------------------------------
- 5.01 Where can I find these programs?
- --------------------------------------
-
- All of the programs mentioned in this section are shareware or
- freeware, and are available on AOL. Use keyword "file search". When
- the file search window appears, type in the program's name, and click
- the List Matching Files button.
-
-
- -------------------------------------------------
- 5.02 How do I open uuencoded and binhexed files?
- -------------------------------------------------
-
- This was covered in part 1 of the FAQ. Go back and read it.
-
-
- ------------------------------------------
- 5.03 How do I open GIF and JPEG pictures?
- ------------------------------------------
-
- If you're using AOL 2.0 for Windows or 2.5 for Macintosh, you can
- open GIFs and JPEGs with the AOL software. Launch AOL, choose Open
- from the File menu, and select the file you want to open.
-
- There are many freeware and shareware graphics viewers with more
- features than the AOL software. For Macintosh, use GraphicConverter,
- JPEGview, or GIFConverter. If you get "end of file" messages when
- using GIFConverter to open GIFs and JPEGs, use GraphicConverter
- instead.
-
- Note for Macintosh users: doubleclicking the picture file may not
- work. You may need to launch the viewer, then choose Open from its
- File menu to open the file. You can also use drag and drop file
- opening, if you're familiar with that.
-
- For Windows, use PrintVue or Paint Shop Pro. For DOS, use CompuShow.
-
- --------------------------------
- 5.04 How do I open MPEG movies?
- --------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: Sparkle
- Windows: VTMotion, MPEGXing
-
-
- ------------------------------
- 5.05 How do I open GL Movies?
- ------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: GLViewer
- DOS: GRASPRT
-
-
- -------------------------------
- 5.06 How do I open AVI movies?
- -------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: VFW*
- Windows: Video for Windows
-
- *Microsoft's Video for Windows utility for Macintosh converts AVI
- movies to QuickTime movies which can be used with any QuickTime
- player.
-
- -------------------------------------------
- 5.07 How do I open Macintosh system beeps (.snds)?
- -------------------------------------------
-
- Note: Mac users with System 7.0 or higher can simply doubleclick the
- sound. The Mac programs listed below are for editing and conversion.
-
- Macintosh: Brian's Sound Tool, SoundEffects, SoundBuilder
- Windows: MACTOWAV, SOX
-
-
- -------------------------------
- 5.08 How do I open MOD sounds?
- -------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: SoundTracker, Sound-Trecker, Player Pro
- Windows: MOD4WIN, ULTIMOD
- DOS: SOX, Music Master, WAVVIEW
-
-
- -------------------------------
- 5.09 How do I open WAV sounds?
- -------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: SoundBuilder, Brian's Sound Tool
- Windows: WAVMSTR, WAVTEST
- DOS: SOX, many others
-
-
- -------------------------------------
- 5.10 How do I decompress .zip files?
- -------------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: ZipIt, StuffIt Expander with DropStuff w/Expander Enhancer
- Windows: WinZip, many others
- DOS: PKZip, many others
-
-
- ----------------------------------
- 5.11 How do I decompress .arc files?
- ----------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: StuffIt Expander with DropStuff w/Expander Enhancer,
- ArcMac
- Windows: WinZip, many others
-
-
- -------------------------------------
- 5.12 How do I decompress .sit files?
- -------------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: StuffIt Lite, StuffIt Expander, AOL 2.1 or higher
- DOS: UNSIT
-
-
- ------------------------------------
- 5.13 How do I decompress .gz and .z files?
- ------------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: StuffIt Expander with DropStuff w/Expander Enhancer
- Windows: WinZip, GZIP
-
-
- -----------------------------------
- 5.14 How do I decompress .Z files?
- -----------------------------------
-
- Macintosh: StuffIt Expander with DropStuff w/Expander Enhancer,
- MacCompress
- Windows: Compress, WinZip, GZIP
-
-
-
- --------------------
- 6.00 Other AOL FAQs
- --------------------
-
-
-
- ------------------------
- 6.01 Where to find them
- ------------------------
-
- All of these FAQ are available at my FTP site. FTP to usit.net and
- look in the directory pub/lesjones . These FAQs are also posted to
- the news.answers newsgroup.
-
- To find the FAQs on AOL, use keyword "file search". When the file
- search window appears, type "aol faq" (without the quotes) and click
- the List Matching Files button. That should locate all of these FAQs.
- (Except that the AOL FAQ for Macintosh won't appear on the PC side.)
-
-
- ---------------------------
- 6.02 AOL FAQ for Macintosh
- ---------------------------
-
- The AOL FAQ for Macintosh is a comprehensive, 200-page guide to AOL
- which many people prefer to the Official America Online Tour Guide.
- The FAQ is a standalone DOCMaker application with rich text, color
- graphics, and a hypertext table of contents. It covers all of AOL's
- services, including the Internet services.
-
- I'm a Mac person at heart, but I'm trying to get up to speed with
- Windows. It's still too early to predict a release date for the
- Windows version.
-
-
- -----------------------------
- 6.03 AOL FAQ for Non-Members
- -----------------------------
-
- The AOL FAQ for non-Members answers questions often asked by non-AOL
- members. It is posted monthly to alt.online-service.america-online,
- comp.sys.mac.comm, and comp.os.ms-windows.apps.comm. The FAQ will
- soon be available on news.answers, alt.answers, comp.answers, and via
- FTP from rtfm.mit.edu.
-
-
- -------------------------------
- 6.04 AOL Usenet Newsgroups FAQ
- -------------------------------
-
- Answers to FAQs about Usenet newsgroups, and the AOL newsreader
- software. Posted monthly to alt.online-services.america-online and
- news.newusers.questions. Coming soon to news.answers, alt.answers,
- and the rtfm.mit.edu FTP site.
-
-
- ---------------------------
- 6.05 Contacting the author
- ---------------------------
-
- Due to limitations of AOL's newsreader, I post the FAQ from my
- address at U.S. Internet, but my preferred address is macfaq@aol.com.
- Please use that address for corrections and suggestions.
-
-
- ---------------------------------------
- 6.06 Copyright Notice and Restrictions
- ---------------------------------------
-
- This publication is copyright 1995 by Leslie Jones of Softwords. All
- rights reserved.
-
- Unmodified copies of this publication may be distributed
- electronically.
-
- Distribution on physical media, including but not limited to paper,
- floppy disk, and CD-ROM, is prohibited without written permission
- from the author, Leslie Jones. This restriction does not prohibit
- individuals from making single copies for friends or for personal
- use.
-
- Permission is granted to nonprofit user groups to distribute
- unmodified copies of this publication with their shareware
- collections. Permission is also granted to the moderators and
- archivists of the sumex-aim archives at Stanford University to
- include unmodified copies of this publication on the Info-Mac CD-ROM.
-
- Every attempt has been made to provide accurate information, but
- Leslie Jones, Softwords, and the contributors accept no
- responsibility for actions resulting from the use of this
- information. The person using this information assumes all liability.
- THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITH NO
- WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
-
- -- | macfaq@aol.com | AOL, Good Times and ZTerm FAQs |
- Les Jones | lesjones@usit.net | ftp://usit.net/pub/lesjones/ |
-
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