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From: LaserMan@cup.portal.com (Bob LaserMan Murrow)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: GIF from Mac to II
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Date: 29 Mar 89 19:46:36 GMT
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The Mac handles the original GIF format w/o problem. The real problem occures
when a Mac user saves the file in MacBinary format rather than TEXT. The other
problem occures when a Mac users uploads a text file GIF using MacBinary and
the modem program tags on the header. Hence the programs like StipGIG to tear
this 128 byte header off. On my home BBS which has a massive GIF collection I
strip the files as I find them so they are useable by anyone. I have not been
able to educate my users to the technical details of this as many Mac users
only run the machine and really are not interested in file formats. 
Bob Murrow
SYSOP PhoenixII and IIa in Cupertino
All Mac BBS, well almost...320 megs of GIF and other format files