kresch@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Ed Kresch) (09/25/87)
I have never seen binhex posted and I was wondering if this were coincidence or the result of some sort of legal restriction on its distribution. I have a basic program which creates an executable version of binhex and I would be happy to email this to anyone who needs it, but I am concerned that I would be violating some sort of legal restriction on its distribution. Does anyone know about this? Thanks. Ed Kresch
mentat@auscso.UUCP (Robert Dorsett) (09/25/87)
In article <1139@vu-vlsi.UUCP> kresch@vu-vlsi.UUCP (Ed Kresch) writes: >I have never seen binhex posted and I was wondering if this were coincidence >or the result of some sort of legal restriction on its distribution. > >I have a basic program which creates an executable version of binhex and I >would be happy to email this to anyone who needs it, but I am concerned that >I would be violating some sort of legal restriction on its distribution. Does >anyone know about this? > Binhex is a byproduct of one of those so-called "standards" conferences on CompuServe. It is very, very public-domain, except that you can't make a profit from it. The author retains copyright. The reason you don't see it posted is that (a) it'd be a waste of resources and (b) it'd be difficult to transmit, as one would need Binhex to use it! If anyone needs Binhex, I'd recommend contacting your local dealer or neigh- borhood users group. It's a very, very common program. The author proper has written a couple of BASIC Binhex's. They will produce 2.0 and 4.0 binaries, if run. Be sure you have the right one; 2.0 doesn't need any distributing! :-) The problem with BASIC, of course, is that not everyone owns it. A small bit of resourcefulness would probably net a novice a DISK full of telecommunications utilities, if he were to just try local sources first. -- Robert Dorsett {allegra,seismo}!sally!ngp!walt!mentat University of Texas at Austin {allegra,seismo}!sally!ngp!mentat mentat@auscso.UUCP