[G4] Re: Difference between .sit and .sitx

[Jim Pacyga]

nope.  they will be unreadable.  stick to SIT if you want to ensure 
compatibility.

jim

On 14 Dec 2004, at 03:15, Richard M. Kriss wrote:

> The icons show up fine on my machine because I just installed the new
> StuffIt Standard v9.0.1. I wonder if something is compressed as a .sitx
> file, will a user with the older Unstuffit be able to unStuff the file?
>
> The enemy of 'good' is 'better' and the old Stuffit with the .sit 
> files was
> good. I am not sure about the new .sitx files.
>
>> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 21:07:07 -0800
>> From: Jim Pacyga <jim.pacyga at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [G4] Difference between .sit and .sitx
>>
>> As long as it is a newer version of Unstuffit (I think they introduced
>> SITX on 7.x), but a quick peek at their web site would tell for sure.
>> The way to know is if the SITX file doesn't have a custom icon, then
>> chances are you don't have the right version on your machine - when 
>> you
>> upgrade the custom icon for SITX files will appear (as opposed to the
>> generic document form).
>>
>
>
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