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ESS-Code 7.2 \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \
Electric Storm Software / / / / / / / / /
Copyright 1993, 1994, 1995, Michel Forget / / / / / / / / /
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CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. Registration
a) Registration Information
b) Registration Form
c) Site License Registration Form
3. ESS-Code Version Information
a) The Windows Version
b) The Windows95/WindowsNT Version
c) The DOS Version
d) The Atari Version
4. Distribution
5. Disclaimer
6. Contacting Electric Storm Software
7. Using ESS-Code
a. System Requirements
b. The Windows Version (16-BIT & 32-BIT Versions)
I) Introduction
II) The Menu
III) The Servers
c. The DOS Version
I) Introduction
II) Common Parameters
III) Unique Parameters
i) MIME.EXE
ii) UNMIME.EXE
iii) SHIP.EXE
iv) UUE.EXE
IV) Help
d. ESS-Code Uninstallation
8. Acknowledgements
9. Third Party Copyrights
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1. INTRODUCTION
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ESS-Code is an application designed to allow computer users to exchange
binary files across computer networks that do not support the transmission
of binary information. This task is accomplished by converting the binary
file to an ASCII file, then converting the ASCII file back to its original
state after transmission.
There are four popular methods of conversion, each of which is named
after the part of the process that performs the conversion; UUE, MIME, BTOA,
and SHIP. Since each of these conversion methods is an accepted standard,
there are a wide variety of encoding/decoding utilities available for every
major computer platform, including UNIX, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari, and many
more.
Why should you use ESS-Code instead of one of the many other utilities
currently available? There are many reasons:
1) SPEED - ESS-Code is much faster than other coding
programs that I have tested. In some cases, the
difference in speed is as much as 40%! ESS-Code
was tested against several major Shareware
applications, and not one of them was faster.
2) COMPATIBILITY - There are versions of ESS-Code available for DOS,
Windows, WindowsNT, and Windows95. The
conversion methods used by ESS-Code are standard,
meaning that you can use other conversion
programs on other platforms (UNIX, Amiga, Atari,
& Macintosh) to process files that have been
converted with ESS-Code.
3) OPTIONS - ESS-Code was written with the needs of the user
in mind. There are a host of user-configurable
options that can be set to affect how output is
generated, how ESS-Code behaves, and even how
ESS-Code looks.
4) FLEXIBILITY - ESS-Code supports UUE, BTOA, SHIP, MIME, File
Splitting, File Joining, and more. All of your
file conversion needs are handled by one
application.
5) BINARY NEWSGROUPS - Many USENET discussion groups (newsgroups) --
those with the word "binaries" in the name --
encode messages so that they can be distributed
to the public.
6) ONLINE SERVICES - Do you have a Genie, CompuServe, or AOL account?
Many online services do not provide a way to
send a file to another user in electronic mail,
or charge for this service. If this is the case,
the file in question can be processed with
ESS-Code.
[The following two considerations only apply to the Windows version.]
7) APPEARANCE - ESS-Code is a Windows application, which means that
it makes extensive use of menus, dialog boxes, and
graphical output. You are not required to remember
any command line parameters, or type needlessly.
Since ESS-Code is a Windows application, you can
also access other programs while ESS-Code is
performing a conversion, or perform more than one
conversion at once.
8) HELP - As you would expect of any application written for
the Windows environment, ESS-Code has extensive
online help. You can read the documentation
online, search for keywords, and find information
quickly when needed.
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2. Registration
=============================================================================
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- a) Registration Information -
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OR: Is this program worth $15.00 to me?
If you believe that ESS-Code is a quality product and would like to
receive the registered version of the software, please send $15 (US/CDN)
to:
Michel Forget (RE: PC)
12209 Dovercourt Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
CANADA
T5L 4E1
If you send a cheque to the address listed above, please make it payable
to Michel Forget.
If you do not live in North America (and you are writing to this address
instead of the address for users in the United Kingdom), please send an
international money order or the equivalent of $15 in your own currency.
Please do not send a personal cheque unless you live in North America.
For your convenience, we have included a registration form which can be
printed for improved service.
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- b) Registration Form -
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You do not need to print this form to register. It is provided for
your convenience only. If you do not have a printer, or simply do not wish
to print this form, simply send your name, address, and registration fee to
the address listed below.
TO: Michel Forget (RE: PC)
12209 Dovercourt Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
CANADA
T5L 4E1
Dear Michel,
I am sending you $15.00 (US/CDN) as my registration fee for ESS-Code.
Please send me a key that I can use to unlock all current and future versions
of ESS-Code.
Name: ____________________________________
Address: ____________________________________
____________________________________
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If you supply an Internet electronic mail address, yo