Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com From: mperdue@iquest.net (Mario Perdue) Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.problems.internet Subject: Re: File uploads: compression format Date: Fri, 04 Jul 1997 18:51:50 GMT Organization: SCEA Net Yaroze News Lines: 32 Message-ID: <33bd45f4.15937852@205.149.189.29> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: firewall.hrtc.net X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 On Thu, 03 Jul 1997 21:22:09 +0100, ira@netcomuk.co.uk (Ira Rainey) wrote: >In article , >wal@blarg.net (wayne a. lee) wrote: > >> On the "uploads" page of the web site, it says "Please upload all files >> with .zip compression". If I want to upload a purely Mac-only application >> or utility, may I use StuffIt (.sit) instead? >> >> Otherwise I'd probably end up ZIPping the SIT file (since the SIT file >> retains Mac creator/resource information etc.). >> >> One more question: what's the proper way to refer to an uploaded file from >> my web page? >> >> Thanks, >> wayne >> >> -- >> wayne a. lee > >I upload my mac stuff in mac binary format [.hqx]. This is generally >better and more reliable for network transfer. > >Stuff it into .sit format first, then convert the archive into .hqx. > Greg Labrec also recommends .HQX. Unless someone has a compliant, we'll make that the MAC standard. Mario