Thanks again.
One more important question: Is a reverse transform applied on incoming
files? If so, the mechanism has some merit, but I did not observe this
happening.
-Jim
On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 12:45:27 -0800, John Brewer wrote
> >I asked the user to email me the file. The properties file is supposed
to
> >be ascii. The file she emailed me is described as
> > Macintosh MacBinary data, type " ", creator " "
> >and of course, contains binary header data.
>
> The file is being converted to MacBinary by her e-mail program when she
> sends it to you. Because the mac doesn't know what type of file it
> is, it is assuming that it is a binary macintosh file which needs to
> be protected in transport (Macs can have complex files which don't survive
> on most foreign file systems). If you want to see what the file is like
> on her machine, have her zip the file first and then send it to you.
>
> Also, can the file not be read, or can it not be found?
>
> john m. brewer
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