Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!henry!hairston From: hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu (David Hairston) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: How do you get Binhex from ftp sites Message-ID: Date: 24 Dec 90 17:13:08 GMT References: <4732@umbc3.UMBC.EDU> Organization: Gaia II Lines: 32 In-reply-to: brian@umbc5.umbc.edu's message of 24 Dec 90 03:16:34 GMT [brian@umbc5.umbc.edu writes:] [] I have noticed that most of the files posted for comsumption on anonymous [] ftp hosts are in a format that appends .hqx to the file name. I believe [] that this is binhex 4.0 format. However, it isn't completely clear how [] to get the binhex utility to my machine. getting BinHex 4.0 is _almost_ a catch-22, however you don't need to have it to get it. of course, if you could get it from a friend or fileserver in binary form that would be nice. you can get BinHex 4.0 in binary form from sumex: ftp sumex-aim.stanford.edu login: anonymous password: guest cd info-mac/util binary {binary mode transfer is essential} get binhex4.bin quit now you'll need to _macbinary_ transfer binhex4.bin to your mac. this is quick since the file is only ~7k. it should arrive okay and ready to use! now you can go back and get the other tools that you'll need to fully support network up/downloading. i think compactor comes in a self-extracting archive. i'm not sure about stuffit (1.5.1 or 1.6) but i think you'll need to get unstuffit which is only BinHex 4.0 encoded and not compressed. happy holidays, one and all! -dave- hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu