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MacBinary and Binhex 4.0 considered harmful
draft-newman-macbin-binhex-harmful-00

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
Author Chris Newman
Last updated 1996-07-15
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Abstract

The two most popular formats for encoding Macintosh files are MacBinary and Macintosh Binhex 4.0 [RFC1741]. Both of these formats have serious flaws which hinder interoperability of email and file exchange over the Internet. This document recommends the use of AppleSingle or AppleDouble, encoded via MIME if necessary [RFC1740, APPL90].

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Chris Newman

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