Re: AudioZap 2.0 Freeware released

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Supertimer (supertimer@aol.com) wrote:

: >I'm used to having Fetch process all the files I download using regular ol'
: >FTP and when it does, the types are set and resources are stripped and files
: >are ready to use before I even touch 'em. I figured a fellow had to set up
: >Netscape similarly in the helper apps section to get it to work.

: Question -- I am assuming Ian's program is an extended file.  If you
: strip the resources, wouldn't you destroy the program in the process?
: I am pretty sure those resources are crucial for a IIGS program's
: function...

Downloading files on Macs causes a resource fork to be added to them. That's
the archive file we're talking, not its contents. Also the types typically
are wrong. So why not get rid of the fork and set the file type/aux type
properly the easy way, i.e. the Macintosh way? All it takes is a drag 'n drop.
Or set up the suffix mapping and post processing options in Fetch and you 
don't even have to go to that much effort.

: That's why when I happen to have a IIGS program on a Mac, PC,
: or UNIX station, I wait until I get to the real GS before I process it.

Well whatever works for ya I guess
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