Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!phri!dasys1!raylau
From: raylau@dasys1.UUCP (Raymond Lau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Stuffit 1.31 and binhex
Message-ID: <2756@dasys1.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jan 88 16:29:41 GMT
References: <10319@ufcsv.cis.ufl.EDU> <2689@dasys1.UUCP> <1988Jan26.152649.160@mntgfx.mentor.com>
Organization: The Big Electric Cat
Lines: 45
Summary: BinHex5 NOT needed

In article <1988Jan26.152649.160@mntgfx.mentor.com>, tomc@mntgfx.mentor.com (Tom Carstensen) writes:
> In article <2689@dasys1.UUCP>, raylau@dasys1.UUCP (Raymond Lau) writes:
> > In article <10319@ufcsv.cis.ufl.EDU>, mfi@beach.cis.ufl.edu (Mark Interrante) writes:
> > > Since so many files are encoded as binhex 4.0, how about incorporating
> > > 4.0 decoding into stuffit as well as 5.0?
> > 
> > The Encode and Decode functions ARE FOR BINHEX 4.0 .HQX files!
> > 
> > I see no need in supporting 5.0 .Bin files as modern communications prgm
> > already do .Bin encoding/decoding for you...
> > 
> 
> What do you mean by "modern communications prgm already do .." ?
> 
> BinHex 5.0 needed for GEnis files, and I have to use BinHex 5.0 decode
> them so why not include it also - and make StuffIt a complete program?
> 
> :------------------------------------------------------------:
> : Tom Carstensen              Usenet: tomc@mntgfx.MENTOR.COM :
> : Mentor Graphics             GEnie:  XPC23637               :

Sir!  You are mistaken...  Any modern communications program, for example,
Red Ryder, MicroPhone, Smartcom, VersaTerm, VersaTerm Pro...some DAs like
MockTerm, ASLTalk...they all decode files downloaded from CIS, from GEnie,
Delphi, BBSs etc...making BinHex5 an unneeded step.  They all also auto-
encode on uploading.....again, making BinHex5 unneccessary.

Some of them (RR, VersaTerm, MicroPhone) include an OPTION to SHUT OFF
auto-decoding...  This option is usu. something like "Recognize MacBinary
files" and can be toggled on and off.  If you do not have auto-decoding,
you probably have such an option off.

Either that or you have a WAY outdated program.  MacBinary has been with us
since around mid 85 or thereabouts!

Thus, my justification for leaving out BinHex5 encoding/decoding...
It's deceptive to call BinHex5 binhex...as it really encodes/decodes MacBinary
files...  BinHex4 is the "true" BinHex...supporting .Hqx files.

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