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From: mlk@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Matt L Kolehmainen)
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Subject: downloading and mcvert
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Date: 16 Jun 91 19:45:06 GMT
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Recently, I have been attempting to download files that are both
".sea" and ".hqx".  I first use McVert to go from binhex to macbinary,
then I use Kermit to download the file.

When I try to open the file, say "Q.sea", on my Mac I get a dialog box
claiming that the application "Q.sea" is "missing or damaged".

When I send the original binhexed file, and convert it on my mac the
".sea" file functions perfectly.

It seems that mcvert is the problem here.  

Does anyone else have a similar problem?  Can anyone see what I am
doing wrong?

Thanks for your help.

Mathias.

mlk@eniac.seas.upenn.edu