From: Johannes Wolf (jwolf_at_xe.estec.esa.nl)
Date: Fri Jun 29 2001 - 06:51:08 PDT
Hello Bob,
In the past (when I was working with a Mac at work -> great fun) I often was faced to the problem that WinDose users could not open the files created by a Mac.
First:
If you compress the files you should use ZIP format. This is normally readable for every WinDose.
Second:
Different to a Mac which uses the so called resource fork of a file to find out the file type and which program has to be used to open it
- the stupid Windoses rely only on the extension!
So in general they have a problem with files having no extension (normally Mac files have none).
SOLUTION:
use common graphic formats like JPG and name the files like "picture.jpg", so the PC will easily open those files
for the ZIP Files it is the same problem: name them like "archive.zip", otherwise the PC would not realize that this is a ZIP-File ...
Cheers
Johannes
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: bob barkany [SMTP:bob_at_barkany.com]
Gesendet am: 29 June 2001 15:24
An: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Betreff: [NTLK] offtopic .sit/.zip files
Can you wonderful people help me.
Its not newton related but you guys always come up with the goods.
As some of you know, I am a photographer and
I use a great program called Ivue to catalogue my work and it can make web
pages up of any number of images.
I have been trying to send small files of three or four images to
prospective clients as a taster via email rather than the usual
channels,phone , appt to show work etc.
no problem with macusers, but PC users cannot open the files.
How do I compress these files so that anyone can open them in explorer or
navigator or indeed Icab.
I dont want to attach an example so as not to use up too much space.If you
need to see it, I would gladly send it to you offlist
Thank you all for a great new list
Bob
bob_at_barkany.com
http://www.barkany.com
Bob Barkany Photographer
+44 (0) 7973 666 243
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