Re: SHK (ShrinkIt) files and PCs

[Phoenyx <quazar222@dcnet-20-00.com>]

On 25 Sep 2003 16:42:10 -0500
matt-s <reply@this.group.com> wrote:

> I remember reading somwhere that downloading an SHK file with a PC
> program (IE, Netscape, WS_FTP, etc) renders the file useless.
> Something about damaging the resource fork.  Is this the case?  I'm
> asking because I have a few SHK files on my PC that I'd like to
> transfer over to my IIgs, but if the files are damaged, I'm not
> going to waste my time.

The download problem usually happens due to improper downloading.
Generally speaking, you should have the browser use it's save as
function, usually by right clicking. What you need is simply a binary
download method and some web-servers/browsers get confused with Apple
II file extensions. Straight transfers should work fine though.

You could test them with an emulator or the nulib utilities.

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