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>At 10:22 03/09/97 -0700, you wrote: >>Folks, >> >>Kind of an open comment... >> >>Given the wide variety of responses to the attached mystery fossil, perhaps >>one of the list gurus (i.e. Norm) might want to suggest a standard way of >>attaching files. >> >>The golden rule must be "don't!". Ask people if they want the file at all, >>then send the file in a format they can use. >> > > ># that *.tif file was a word for windows 6.0 file and can be viewed in > word 6.0. > > these files should be zipped for sending and then uuencoded. But that is > a trifle complex for some on the other end as it is a two stage decode. > > Just zipping works too. > > The other solution is to convert to a *.gif file from the shareware >"graphics > workshop" and then zip. You don't get much compression but it is a trifle > more secure. GIF can be viewed with all sorts of browsers, word 6.0 > wordperfect and programs like lview, etc.. > > With so many unix machines in academe someone should develop a universal > file format pc/mac/linux/*unix for compression and viewing, sort of a > ziptar.pic > > nuff. > > > > > > >************************************************************************** > mailto:echarter@vianet.on.ca > The Canadian Mining Newsletter > http://timmins.vianet.on.ca/pages/echarter/ltrintro.html > http://orb.vianet.on.ca/pages/echarter/ > (The Investment Press) > E.Charters Box 1555 Timmins, ON., Canada P4N-7W7 705-264-7110 > free trial subscription >THIS LETTER IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AND CONTAINS NO RECOMMENDATION TO >BUY OR SELL SECURITIES. PLEASE CONSULT A REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR FOR >THAT KIND OF ADVICE. >.--. .-. .- . -.-. . .--. - .. ... ... .- .-.. ..- - .- .-. .. -... ..- >.. -- --- -. .. - .. --..-- . - -.. .. ...- .. -. .- .. -. ... - .. - >.- - .. --- -. . ..-. --- .-. -- .- - .. --..-- .- ..- -.. . -- ..- ... >-.. .. -.-. . .-. . ---... .-.. .. -... . .-. . -- ..- ... ...- --- -... I could not open it anyway, I have Power Mac with word 6.0 and all recent graphics and drawing programmes. Is there any (more) compatible drawing programme to send things like that to all colleagues? Thanks (P.S., finally I got it but not in my CPU) Guillermo Meléndez ******************************************** Guillermo Melendez Dpto. Geologia, Paleontologia Universidad de Zaragoza 50009 Zaragoza (Spain) Tel. 34.976.761076 Fax. 34.976.761088 e-mail: gmelende@posta.unizar.es ********************************************
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