Re: Mac to PC file problems

Steve Hyman(steveh[at]practech.com)
Mon, 6 Jul 1998 07:16:27 -0400

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>Incidentally, more recently though I don't personnally have problems
>decoding or transfering most PC files from the net to my mac and then
to
>PCs (using floppies or zip disks). I have had problems downloading
>upgrades and files for PC programs using Netscape 4.04 to my Mac.
>Instead of getting a file capture I get a binary dump appearing on my
>browser window. Any way get my mac browser to recognize that these are
>file captures?
>Thanks,

I've encountered the same binary dumps in Netscape which happens with
certain sites and/or files.
But i've discovered that after the page has completed downloading, doing
a Save As in Text format will produce a file which is usually usable. If
its a Mac file with .hqx, .bin or .sit extensions, Stuffit Expander will
extract and expand the file(s) correctly. If its a PC file or archive,
i've been able to use them on a PC or VPC.
Hope this is useful.
Kev

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