brian@umbc5.umbc.edu (12/24/90)
I have noticed that most of the files posted for comsumption on anonymous ftp hosts are in a format that appends .hqx to the file name. I believe that this is binhex 4.0 format. However, it isn't completely clear how to get the binhex utility to my machine. I am using Microphone II to dial into a host at Maryland and need to get either the source or the binary of binhex 4.0 onto my local machine. I have located the latter, but I'm not quite sure how to get it (it's in binary form and upon dumping it obviously contains a resource fork) onto my machine with it's resource fork intact. Anyone with a clue or perhaps the ascii source for binhex that would be willing to help will gain my eternal gratitude. Thanks, brian
hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu (David Hairston) (12/25/90)
[brian@umbc5.umbc.edu writes:]
[] I have noticed that most of the files posted for comsumption on anonymous
[] ftp hosts are in a format that appends .hqx to the file name. I believe
[] that this is binhex 4.0 format. However, it isn't completely clear how
[] to get the binhex utility to my machine.
getting BinHex 4.0 is _almost_ a catch-22, however you don't need to
have it to get it. of course, if you could get it from a friend or
fileserver in binary form that would be nice.
you can get BinHex 4.0 in binary form from sumex:
ftp sumex-aim.stanford.edu
login: anonymous
password: guest
cd info-mac/util
binary {binary mode transfer is essential}
get binhex4.bin
quit
now you'll need to _macbinary_ transfer binhex4.bin to your mac.
this is quick since the file is only ~7k. it should arrive okay
and ready to use! now you can go back and get the other tools
that you'll need to fully support network up/downloading. i think
compactor comes in a self-extracting archive. i'm not sure about
stuffit (1.5.1 or 1.6) but i think you'll need to get unstuffit
which is only BinHex 4.0 encoded and not compressed.
happy holidays, one and all!
-dave-
hairston@henry.ece.cmu.edu