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From: dtw@F.GP.CS.CMU.EDU (Duane Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: StuffIt hexification (Was: TechNotes 184 to 194 available...)
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Date: 24 Apr 88 18:24:18 GMT
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Keywords: Please don't use StuffIt to hexify for distribution


BinHex 4.0 is the STANDARD means for producing .hqx files for distribution.
StuffIt 1.31 does not produce .hqx files identical to the standard; so
StuffIt 1.31 should not be used to hexify files for distribution.  I know it
is more trouble to run two programs rather than one, but until StuffIt is
fixed to generate output IDENTICAL to what BinHex 4.0 produces, people
should continue to use BinHex 4.0.  (Complain to the author of StuffIt.)

Duane
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