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#Amiga file help

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#46560From: Dominic PicaApr 22, 1995 9:03 PM
>>Sounds like the file in question was uuencoded<< I'm sorry, but I have absoluetly no idea what that is. What is uuencoding, and how do I uunencode it?
#46565From: Trent HawkinsApr 23, 1995 2:49 AM
Dominic, Uuencoding is the process how Internet programs are transfered. It's unique to ASCII based systems. Has something to do with the inability of the Internet to transfer binary code (at least I think that's the reason). To uudecode a file off the Internet you will of course need a uudecoder. There are a number in the AmigaUser Forum Lib 14:Archivers/Crunchers: UUCODE.LHA UUXT.LHA are two. Trent "Tracers work both ways"
#46589From: Rafael VicariaApr 24, 1995 2:39 PM
BTW, if it is an UUencoded file, you will be able to find somewhere in the beggining the line begin644 file.name and the rest of the lines are ALL CAPS beggining with M. Or something near. Try to UUdecode it with one of the utilities in the libraries. Rafa <Motorola Inside> …via AutoPilot 1.80 from Berlin