Re: Getting files from Caltech

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Edhel Iaur, Esq. <drsmooth@relex.com> wrote:

> On 25 Dec 1996 00:06:29 GMT, nathan@visi.com (Nathan Mates) wrote:
> 
> >   1) Did you transfer in BINARY mode at each and every step?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> >   2) What else are you doing?
> 
> Looking at the following disconcerting message at the start of any and
> all files I d/lfrom there:
> 
> (This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0)

Can you give a specific file that I can try downloading?  As I said in
another posting, I was able to download a file without any unusual
headers or encoding.

> >how are you getting the files to your
> >Apple II,
> 
> So far, I'm only using NULIB version 3.24, which usually can make and
> undo .SHK and .SDK files, also. I notice the lack of distinguishing
> characters normally inherent in NuFx archives, namely the 1st and 3rd
> characters being "N" and "F", respectively.  I believe there was a
> lengthy discussion about how others were having problems, because the
> files were SHK'd with a Mac(?)

The only case I can recall like this is the Apple II files on
ftp.support.apple.com.  These are ShrinkIt files with AppleSingle
headers.  They were probably compressed on an Apple II, then uploaded to
the FTP site with a utility that adds an AppleSingle header.

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