torch@attctc.Dallas.TX.US (Jay Finger) (12/31/89)
After stripping the message header from things I download from the net I
can convert the file OK with BinHex, but the file type and creator always
come out as 'SIT!'. I am using BinHex 4.0 (the About box says it was
written in '85 though). It's been a few years since I've downloaded
anything, so I don't know if I'm forgetting something or if I've got
a bad version of BinHex. I do, however, know that this is the same version
of BinHex that I used to use successfully.
If anyone can tell me what I'm doing wrong I'd really appreciate it.
I doubt that anyone else is having this kind of trouble, so please respond
directly.
Jay Finger,
{ames,mit-eddie}!attctc!torch
ames!torch@attctcArmadillo@cup.portal.com (Russ Armadillo Coffman) (01/03/90)
Jay - the BinHex part is working fine for you. What you'ver got after un-BinHexing is a "StuffIt" file. StuffIt files are compressed versions of the original files, and may also contain several files - a program and accompanying docs, ferinstance. You need to get the program "StuffIt" from a user group, fellow mac user, or almost any online service. America Online comes with StuffIt, dunno about the others. You can then open the SIT! files and "unstuff" them. The resulting files will then be usable normally. Good luck, -Russ