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From: strausd@ladder.cs.orst.edu (Douglas E. Strauss)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: *Help* unpacking BinHex files posted to comp.binaries.mac
Message-ID: <7017@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU>
Date: 26 Oct 88 02:48:11 GMT
References: <335@banyan.UUCP>
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Reply-To: strausd@ladder.UUCP (Douglas E. Strauss)
Organization: Oregon State Universtiy - CS - Corvallis, Oregon
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In article <335@banyan.UUCP> tim@banyan.UUCP (Tim Henrion) writes:
>Can someone please EMAIL me information about how to
>unpack the BinHex files posted to comp.binaries.mac into
>applications that I can run?
>
>Sincerely,
>Tim Henrion
>Banyan Systems, Inc.
>Westboro, MA
>UUCP: ...!buita!banyan!tim

 Well Tim, I sorta on the other end of the scale, cna't figure out how to send
 you mail, actually addressing it is the problem.  Hope you get this.

 I've been using Red Ryder for downloading the files from the Unix here at OSU
 after stripping all the header information, footers too.  Then combining all
 the sections into one when applicable.  Then I send the file thru Kermit.  You
 need to make sure the strip line feeds option is on, don't know if other comm
 progs have it or not.  Then it should be easily converted by binhex.  I'm using
 5.0.  After this point you will either have an application or an archived file.
 IF archived you will need to use "shrink to fit" if it is type .sit, and 
 "Packit" if it is type .pac.  These are the most common types.  There may also
 be a combination of these.  Mostly they are .sit, being the new favorite.

 To get these progs, most BBS's should have them, or you'll need them sent to 
 you, I could try if you like, send me mail if you can.
 machine.cs.orst.edu.ladder.strausd
 (I think? or somthing like that)