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From: greyelf@joseph.wpi.edu (Michael J Pender)
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Subject: Re: .bsq revisited. . .
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Date: 30 Oct 90 17:50:13 GMT
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In article <11225D0398DFE042CD@ritvax.isc.rit.edu> WKF2298@RITVAX.ISC.RIT.EDU (Wonko the Sane) writes:
>
>	I'm thankful for whoever asked about the .bsq files, but it hasn't
>helped.  I've been trying to get files off of wuarchive.wustl.edu and most
>of the files have an extension of .bsq.Z

The .Z suffix must be handled first, it means someone ran 'compress' on
it.  Compress is a UNIX file compressor, you probably have it on your
system.  To restore it on this system I would type uncompress filename.
After uncompressing you will be left with just the .bsq suffix.

The .bsq means it is a binary II squeezed file.  Use blu or shrinkit to 
expand it back, after sending the file to your apple.

>	Another problem, and it may be specific to the particular VAX system
>that I'm using, but you cannot FTP a file that is ASCII via Binary or vice
>versa.  You would think that an ASCII could be sent Binary, but who knows.
>	I have tried sending both ways, but it hasn't helped.

Could be the fact that some systems set/clear the high bit of ascii, 
and some use different line feed/carriage return combinations.  Some
programs like Binscii are forgiving and will unwrap a file anyway.

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Michael J Pender Jr  Box 1942 c/o W.P.I.   Part of this D- belongs to 
greyelf@wpi.bitnet   100 Institute Rd.     God...  
greyelf@wpi.wpi.edu  Worcester, Ma 01609           - B. Simpson