Then the browser will download it and decode it. Auto BinHex Plug-In by default. For more information, see Installing and Removing Plug-Ins . Auto BinHex Plug-In will automatically encode the file before sending it back. If the file name ends in .hqx , it will be served without encoding.
Encoding can take several minutes if the file is large.
When the file is finished encoding, it will start to download through the browser, and you'll see an entry in the Web activity monitor window, and in the log file. If you dislike the delay in encoding, you can use a program such as StuffIt Deluxe, and encode your larger files manually. The WebSTAR Auto BinHex administration page allows you to specify which files to serve and whether to cache the encoded copies. Security The Auto BinHex security section allows you to either binhex and serve almost any kind of file, or to limit the files to those with specific suffixes, so as not to serve application files. You can add more suffixes to this list by typing them in with a space before each.