From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1EuZAA-0001Aq-Nj for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:44:35 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id k05HfCjC023379; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:41:12 GMT Received: from Princeton.EDU (postoffice02.Princeton.EDU [128.112.130.38]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k05HbJPx020363 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 17:37:19 GMT Received: from smtpserver2.Princeton.EDU (smtpserver2.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.148]) by Princeton.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k05HbI4F013915 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:37:18 -0500 (EST) Received: from sep.dynalias.net (fez.Princeton.EDU [128.112.129.190]) (authenticated bits=0) by smtpserver2.Princeton.EDU (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k05HbHWo028656 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:37:18 -0500 (EST) Received: by sep.dynalias.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 805FC5E9AF4; Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:38:29 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:38:29 -0500 From: Willie Wong To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] JPG attachments - Macintosh BinHex-encoded file Message-ID: <20060105173829.GA6308@princeton.edu> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <5bdc1c8b0601050718q40b71db5x34d0f986e398acef@mail.gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <5bdc1c8b0601050718q40b71db5x34d0f986e398acef@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Archives-Salt: 7b70c157-4964-4144-86dd-76c27308def9 X-Archives-Hash: 092d3040df005e73bf66fe5f39ad39f7 On Thu, Jan 05, 2006 at 07:18:39AM -0800, Penguin Lover Mark Knecht squawked: > Hi, > I'm in Gnome and received what appear to be some JPG files from a > friend. When I try to open them I get the following message: > > > The filename "DSCN2448.JPG" indicates that this file is of type "JPEG > image". The contents of the file indicate that the file is of type > "Macintosh BinHex-encoded file". If you open this file, the file might > present a security risk to your system. > > Do not open the file unless you created the file yourself, or received > the file from a trusted source. To open the file, rename the file to > the correct extension for "Macintosh BinHex-encoded file", then open > the file normally. Alternatively, use the Open With menu to choose a > specific application for the file. > I think that is just the standard error Gnome throws up with the extension on the file does not match the header. Does your friend perhaps use a Mac? the BinHex format is a conversion from binary data to ASCII for mail. It's like uuencode, but for Macs. Try: emerge macutil You probably want to run hexbin on the file you received, but I am not absolutely sure. HTH W -- "As he came into the light they could see his black and gold uniform on which the buttons were so highly polished that they shone with an intensity that would have made an approaching motorist flash his lights in annoyance. " Sortir en Pantoufles: up 54 days, 9:51 -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list