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From: suarez@astro.as.arizona.edu (Jose Suarez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Net GIFFS to my mac
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Date: 3 Feb 91 13:41:53 GMT
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For GIF files on ftp sites:  ftp them as binary files, then kermit them (or
whatever protocol you use) on to your Mac as binary.  Giffer, the viewer I use,
lets you open any file as long as it's a true GIF file.  With the other viewers,
you may have to do some type/creator changes.

For GIF files that someone mails you (or posts to the nets):  they usually come
uuencoded.  UUdecode them on your Unix machine (but strip the header first in
your text editor), and then kermit them (again, in binary mode) to your Mac, and
so on.

Hope this helps.