*.zip win only?

10-17-02, 02:22 PM

hello, i have a question @ zipping files... i have a folder containing multiple files, but i need to send them to someone who uses a mac. are zipped files exclusive to win? if so, how do i "zip" something so that a mac user can open them?

thx in advance.

mikem · 10-17-02, 03:25 PM

Should be able to just zip them in zip format. I beleive the newer versions of the MAC OS have a zip extraction tool built in like XP does.

I could be wrong...any "real" MAC users out there care to shed light on this?

mikem

(jj) · 10-17-02, 11:54 PM

I "think" that Macs can use Zip files, but I know that most all Macs are capable of handling Stuffit files.

There is a Windows/Mac compatable version that you can get a trial version of at http://www.stuffit.com/stuffit/win/

So if your friend can't use the Zip files, you can get Stuffit and send the files with it.

Just my "For What It's Worth"

10-19-02, 02:21 AM

thanks, powweb users, for responding so quickly. the mac user to whom i sent the files just didn't know what he was looking at, but he was able to open the files just fine.

10-17-02, 02:22 PM	#1
lostdreamer Posts: n/a	*.zip win only? hello, i have a question @ zipping files... i have a folder containing multiple files, but i need to send them to someone who uses a mac. are zipped files exclusive to win? if so, how do i "zip" something so that a mac user can open them? thx in advance.

10-17-02, 11:54 PM	#3
(jj) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: n/a Posts: 7,279 Reputation: 202	I "think" that Macs can use Zip files, but I know that most all Macs are capable of handling Stuffit files. There is a Windows/Mac compatable version that you can get a trial version of at http://www.stuffit.com/stuffit/win/ So if your friend can't use the Zip files, you can get Stuffit and send the files with it. Just my "For What It's Worth" __________________ If silence is golden, then I must be worth million$ (jj) Jack (jj)'s Playground

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10-17-02, 03:25 PM	#2
mikem Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Cornfields of Indiana Posts: 492 Reputation: 30	Should be able to just zip them in zip format. I beleive the newer versions of the MAC OS have a zip extraction tool built in like XP does. I could be wrong...any "real" MAC users out there care to shed light on this? mikem

10-19-02, 02:21 AM	#4
lostdreamer Posts: n/a	thanks, powweb users, for responding so quickly. the mac user to whom i sent the files just didn't know what he was looking at, but he was able to open the files just fine.