Re: Shrinkit.Exe-- XTRAX

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Jerry Kindall writes ...
> 
> In article <376C7F00.1956ACE8@swbell.net>, rubywand@swbell.net wrote:
> 
> >      Thanks for putting up XTRAX!
> >
> >      Tried a download (PC under Netscape 4.6) using the usual
> >      right-Click, etc..; and, the file was moved to the GS. It
> >      arrived as a type TXT file.
> >
> >      It seems the file is corrupted. This is fairly normal for Apple
> >      II typed files downloaded from http sites.
> >
> >      A fairly easy fix is to rename the file to XTRAXbxy.bin. This
> >      will permit most users on the net to get an uncorrupted
> >      download.
> 
> I did check that Internet Explorer downloaded it correctly.  But I'll
> fix that.
> 
> Actually, is there a standard MIME type for Binary II and/or ShrinkIt
> files?  I can probably get my ISP to add a mapping for .BXY and .SHK.
> 

     As far as I know, there is no PC standard for Binary II-prefixed files. If you
use the same mapping as .bin or .zip for all Apple II binary files, the files
should get downloaded okay. Really, except for true TXT files, every A2 file,
including binscii-ed files, might as well be treated as a binary type.



Rubywand