Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!ut-sally!ut-ngp!kraut From: kraut@ut-ngp.UUCP (Werner Uhrig) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Another request for Tech Notes Message-ID: <7024@ut-ngp.UUCP> Date: 9 Dec 87 08:35:27 GMT References: <1362@lll-lcc.aRpA> Distribution: na Organization: UTexas Computation Center, Austin, Texas Lines: 31 Keywords: 2,6,7-9,14,17,22,25,27,30,31,33,35,37-9,47-9,77-83,107,170,175 Summary: TN 170 + 175 are NOT broken, probably. binHex is; use xbin/macput ! In article <1362@lll-lcc.aRpA>, strout@lll-lcc.aRpA (Robert E Strout) writes: > Yes... I too recieved munged copies of Tech Notes #170 and #175 (CRC error) we had the same problem reported here; however, it turns out, that using xbin on the mainframe (rather than downloading and using binHex in the Mac) works just fine. seems to indicate a bug in binHex that has been with us for a LOOONG time (at least I remember this problem that loooong). download the xbin output with macput, of course .... > What the heck... While I'm at it, I am also missing a number of back issues > of the Tech Notes. I know its alot to ask, but if someone has these handy > I would sure appreaciate copies mailed to me. I am missing the following they are archived at SUMEX and SIMTEL and .... and seeing that you are on the ARPA-net, I think I know someone that will be learning abaout FTP now ..((-: BTW, you entered a lot of junk into the KEYWORD-header that you, probably, did not mean to, as it makes little sense for the intended use of the feature: > Keywords: 2,6,7-9,14,17,22,25,27,30,31,33,35,37-9,47-9,77-83,107,170,175 a proper keyword might have been "TechNotes" or something - but the keyword feature isn't consistently used or taken advantage of (that I know about) anyway ... -- werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu (prefered address) kraut@ut-ngp.uucp (if you must)