Acceptable Data Specifications

Supported Input Media

CD,CDR,CDRW,DVD
Formatting:	Unblocked, Fixed Block, IBM Variable Block
Maximum Block Size:	32,767 bytes
Maximum Record Size:	4,096 bytes
Labels:	Unlabeled, or IBM Standard Labels
Character Set:	ASCII or EBCDIC Fixed-Length Blocks

Supported File Formats

Fixed-Length Records
Character Delimited (Quoted)
dBase I-IV, V (.dbf)
Microsoft Access (.MDB) file (any ver.)
Lotus 1-2-3 Workbook
Microsoft Excel Workbook (any ver.)

Supported Compression/Archive Formats

Common Windows/DOS formats:
Zip, ARC, LHA, RAR, ARJ, ACE
Common MacOS formats:
.sit, .sea, .hqx, .bin
Common UNIX formats:
.gz, .bz2, .Z

File Transfers over the Internet via ftp at ftp.hfdirect.com with assigned loginMIME compliant