jtd@wdl1.UUCP (Jeffrey T DeMello) (03/08/89)
Being a novice 'downloader' of files I have a simple question: I have downloaded files from comp.mac.binaries (i.e. SuperClock 3.1) which were to be converted with BinHex 4.0. I "saved" them to our VAX as a standard text file, downloaded them to my Mac+, and converted them using BinHex 4.0. My problem is that I get blank sheet icons with a corner folded over and they are labeled with a ".sit" suffix. HOW DO I GET RIDE OF THE ".sit" STUFF AND GET THE REAL FILES? Jeff DeMello jtd@ford-wdl1.arpa
wade@ksuvax1.cis.ksu.edu (Gary L. Wade) (03/11/89)
In article <4210028@wdl1.UUCP> jtd@wdl1.UUCP (Jeffrey T DeMello) writes:
*My problem is that I get blank sheet icons with a corner folded over
*and they are labeled with a ".sit" suffix.
*HOW DO I GET RIDE OF THE ".sit" STUFF AND GET THE REAL FILES?
You need to get a hold of the program StuffIt (or similar name). The file you
refer to is compressed and you need to select the file with StuffIt
and choose "Extract".RatRunner@cup.portal.com (Geoff RatRunner Crooks) (03/11/89)
The .sit at the end of the filename means that it is a "StuffIt" file. Stuffit is used to compress files for UL and DL. To convert it, you need the program, which can be found on most all mac boards (it also includes a BinHex4.0 function). However, your description of the file makes it sound like it should be a .pit file (PackIt) another type of compressions program (StuffIt will Un-Pack files). If it says .sit, yet appears as a generic document, the file may have been corrupted during transfer, so you may want to check into this possibility as well. Hope this helps. Geoff.