Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!dogie.macc.wisc.edu!dogie!headley From: headley@zazen.macc.wisc.edu (George Headley) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm Subject: Re: Pllleeeaasse help me (file transfer vie. network) Message-ID: Date: 15 Nov 90 19:23:36 GMT References: <1990Nov14.194720.19950@ucselx.sdsu.edu> Sender: news@dogie.macc.wisc.edu Organization: University of Wisconsin Academic Computing Center Lines: 26 In-reply-to: maxc0849@ucselx.sdsu.edu's message of 14 Nov 90 19:47:20 GMT In article <1990Nov14.194720.19950@ucselx.sdsu.edu> maxc0849@ucselx.sdsu.edu (Human1 ~InnerTangent~) writes: > Now the problem: I need to transfer binary files (.hqx) between my > UNIX account and some school Macs that's hooked up with network. I am sure I'll be corrected (flamed) if I'm wrong about this (EMail PLEASE). I am almost positive that by convention files with the .hqx extension had been put through BinHex 4.0 to turn them from binary into ASCII so that the problems of binary tranfer could be avoided, if this is really the case several of Bill's problems are solver. George _______________________________________________________________________________ George Headley Office: (608) 262-7240 Technical Support Consultant Academic Computing Center Internet: headley@macc.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin - Madison Bitnet: headley@wiscmacc.bitnet -- _______________________________________________________________________________ George Headley Office: (608) 262-7240 Technical Support Consultant Academic Computing Center Internet: headley@macc.wisc.edu University of Wisconsin - Madison Bitnet: headley@wiscmacc.bitnet