>I have recently transferred a few image files from a unix computer to
>a Mac. Here is what I did:
[...]
>2  Run ftp on the Mac, and get the files (use binary tranfser mode).
>
>3  Now you have the files on the Mac, but the Mac is too smart to understand
>   that they are tiff images. You'll have to run a program like Norton
>   Disk Doctor to change the file tag from "Ascii text" to "TIFF".
 
You should obtain Fetch from popular Mac archives.  Free, copyright
Dartmouth College, written by Jim Matthews.  Far superior to Xferit.
 
Fetch has a preferences item specifying the file type and creator
code for storing binary files, so you won't have to use Norton Utilities.
 
 
From the Fetch online help window:
 
About Fetch...
 
Fetch is a Macintosh program for transferring files.  It uses the File
Transfer Protocol (FTP) and therefore allows a networked Macintosh to
transfer files with any connected machine that supports FTP.  Fetch
requires a Mac 512KE, System 4.1, and either KSP 1.03 or MacTCP.
 
If you have questions or comments about Fetch please send them to
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