At 14:52 -0800 2/13/05, Dowe G. Keller wrote: >I own a Mac LC III running System 7.1 and a PC running FreeBSD, I use >floppys to copy software that I've downloaded from the BSD machine to >the Mac. Some stuffit archives work, but others don't. Stuffit >Expander doesn't throw up any alert boxes saying there was an error, it >simply exits without expanding the archive. I usually use hfsutils on >my unix box to write the files to an hfs formatted floppy, but have also >tried using MS-DOS formatted diskettes and PC Exchange, but no luck. >Are the files themselves corrupt or does this have something to do with >their lack of resource fork.
The resource fork is used in Stuffit only to create a self extracting archive. The code to do the extracting is really a classic application in the resource fork where it is expected - at least until the days of the Power PC. But there have been continuing changes to the capabilities of Stuffit. It even does peecee style zip compression now. It's quite possible that some *.sit files have been created with features that cannot be read by any version of Stuffit that will run on OS 7.1. If you're compressing under BSD you should look for options regarding Stuffit version. If someone else compressed them you may well have to go there. Stuffit has always just quietly quit for a file it doesn't understand. -- --> There are 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary, and those who don't <-- -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:vintage.macs@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
