1. uuencode program
- Posted by "Wallace B. Riley" <wryly at MINDSPRING.COM> May 28, 1998
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Alan Tu asked for a uuencode program that runs under DOS. Irv replied with a program that he said would meet Alan's requirements, and would run under either DOS or Windows/File Manager. I tried it and can't make it go. I have a number of files that came in from the Listserv but are only gibberish. Thinking that they might be uuencoded, I tried Irv's program on them. They invariably generate general protection faults, working either from File Manager or from DOS. Some of them are zipped; I know not to try the program on them. I haven't tried unzipping them yet. That's often a can of worms by itself. I thought at first maybe the program was supposed to run under Windows 95, which I don't have. But that wouldn't affect its operation under DOS, when Windows is turned off. (No way am I going to buy Windows 95 now, with Windows 98 just around the corner. If Windows 98, when it appears, requires Windows 95 as a prerequisite, I'll wait to see if a stand-alone version comes out, or until I get definitive information that no stand-alone version will be released. Wally Riley wryly at mindspring.com
2. Re: uuencode program
- Posted by Irv <irv at ELLIJAY.COM> Jun 01, 1998
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At 02:20 PM 5/28/98 -0400, Wallace B. Riley wrote: > >Alan Tu asked for a uuencode program that runs under DOS. > >Irv replied with a program that he said would meet Alan's requirements, and >would run under either DOS or Windows/File Manager. > >I tried it and can't make it go. > Check the instructions and try again. Alan said it runs just fine. It works for me. I didn't write it, however. >I have a number of files that came in from the Listserv but are only >gibberish. Thinking that they might be uuencoded, I tried Irv's program on >them. They invariably generate general protection faults, working either >from File Manager or from DOS. There are some files here that contain HTML. It looks like: <HEAD><a href=> <b> etc. then there's UUEncoded data. It starts with something like: begin something 664 3OIFV84HGLKFTG2][G]4KSRT....... > >Some of them are zipped; I know not to try the program on them. I haven't >tried unzipping them yet. That's often a can of worms by itself. Unzipping is a can of worms? Perhaps you should get a copy of WinZip or ZipWhacker from any of the shareware sites. These programs make the process fairly simple: Point, click, done. > >(No way am I going to buy Windows 95 now, with Windows 98 just around the >corner. If Windows 98, when it appears, requires Windows 95 as a >prerequisite, I'll wait to see if a stand-alone version comes out, or until >I get definitive information that no stand-alone version will be released. > Wise choice. I wouldn't buy 98 until it has time to get the biggest bugs out. How long will that take? I don't know - Win 95 still has bugs..... Regards, Irv
3. Re: uuencode program
- Posted by Thong Ngo <showme2 at DATAFLO.NET> May 31, 1998
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- Last edited Jun 01, 1998
------=_NextPart_000_0022_01BD8CE2.4E0219E0 charset="iso-8859-1" Someone was asking for the code to this subject. I just forgot who. The attached files are in Qbasic that I found surfing around. Hope this helps. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01BD8CE2.4E0219E0 name="Uuecode.zip"