jellinghaus-robert@CS.Yale.EDU (Rob Jellinghaus) (03/09/88)
[I'm not sure whether this should've gone in comp.sys.mac.programmer,
but I don't think so...]
I just ftp'ed the 8 parts of uw 4.2 from mordor.s1.gov. It all
seemed OK, except for the Mac BinHex section. When I downloaded
it to my II and used Stuffit 1.31 on it, first it gave a CRC
error upon decoding it. It did create a PackIt file, though.
Then when I tried to decode the PackIt file, it first started to
work on the uw application. It got mostly done, and then said
"CRC check failed! This file may be corrupted! Use with caution!"
Then, after telling me this, it put up an alert saying "Sorry,
StuffIt can't decode files in any format other than basic PackIt
(such as encrypted files)." (or words to that effect)
I assume that the uw archived on mordor has become corrupted,
or else it was PackIted with a really, really old version of
PackIt. Could someone (anyone?!) send me a copy of uw 4.2,
preferably Stuffit packed so I don't have to hassle with this
any more? (Or maybe the author of uw could update the archive...)
All I need is the Mac application and documentation; all the
Unix server stuff appears OK.
Thanks!
Rob Jellinghaus | "In my heart... I know I'm funny."
jellinghaus@yale.edu |
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!..!ihnp4!hsi!yale!jellinghaus | _Good Morning Vietnam_ehl@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU (Elgin Lee) (03/09/88)
I had the same problem -- decoding the uw BinHex file with Stuffit failed with a CRC error. Running the .hqx file through Binhex4.0 and then unpacking via unpit worked, however. So I would tend to assume that the problem lies in the Stuffit binhex decoding routine. -- Elgin Lee UUCP: ..decvax!decwrl!shasta!ehl ARPA: ehl@shasta.stanford.edu
wetter@tybalt.caltech.edu (Pierce T. Wetter) (03/10/88)
>I just ftp'ed the 8 parts of uw 4.2 from mordor.s1.gov. It all >seemed OK, except for the Mac BinHex section. When I downloaded >it to my II and used Stuffit 1.31 on it, first it gave a CRC >error upon decoding it. It did create a PackIt file, though. > ATTENTION RAYMOND LAU! I had this problem too, but only with Stuffit! Binhqx worked find on uw. A BUG! A Bug! Squash it before it spreads! Pierce Wetter Corrupt, adj.: In politics, holding an office of trust or profit. -------------------------------------------- wetter@tybalt.caltech.edu --------------------------------------------