On Tuesday, October 1, 2002, at 10:33 AM, Dennis wrote:
> I have an iMac, 233, 288mb ram, ie 5, outlook express 5, Quicktime 5
>
> When I try to download avi or mpg files from newsgroups all i get is
> gibberish code, not openable files. How can I get these files to
> download
> properly?
Binary files on newsgroups are not really binary. They've been encoded
using any of a number of methods that turns them into text files; the
most common is uuencoding. Also common (on mac groups) are binhex
("hqx"), and a few others.
Most of the time, you just need to run these files through StuffIt
Expander. Otherwise, try dragging the file onto a media app (like
QuickTime). Also note that, for most AVI's you'll find on USENET,
you'll need to install a DiVX codec to see the video, and use a program
like DiVX Doctor to hear the audio; DiVX is cool, but it's a fairly
kluge solution that doesn't work well on many non-MS platforms.
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