(3521)  Fri 17 Jul 92  6:57
By: Yousuf Khan
To: All
Re: FAQ: UUEncoding/Decoding?
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UUEncoding/Decoding is a method for representing a series of eight bit
binary characters in a series of six bit equivalents. This is to allow
transmission of all characters without using any characters that might
be considered control characters by the transmission system. You may use
UUEncoding to broadcast binary files over this Fidonet echo, provided
that it isn't too large. In general, if you have to break up the encoded
file over two or more messages, then it's probably too big. In that case
you should make the binary file available for downloading or f'req'ing
from a BBS system. Also the preferred method of transmission over the
echo is assembler source code. If that is impractical, then you may
encode the binary file in a Dos' Debug script format. And finally you
may try UUEncoding, before going to the download/file request path.

Below is a Debug script of a free UUDecoder, written by David
Kirschbaum, so one may decode any UUEncoded scripts that might by
transmitted over this echo:

 N UUD20.COM

        If you have downloaded this script file, remove
        any captured communications header and then enter

                DEBUG < filename

        where filename is the name of this script file.

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For encoding use uuencode (see 80XXX Snippets) which also comes from 
David Kirschbaum.

Uwe E. Schirm
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