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- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 93 08:24:38 MST
- From: dougc@bert.cs.byu.edu (Douglas R. Cannon)
- Organization: BYU, Provo, Utah
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp48
- Subject: Re: ASC v. UUENCODE
- References: <2b4f1f55.2608comp.sys.hp48@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com>
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- To:
- In article <2b4f1f55.2608comp.sys.hp48@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com> akcs.mmorgan@hpcvbbs.cv.hp.com (Captain Morgan) writes:
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- >I prefer ASC. If the file gets corrupted, ASC always seems to be able to
- >tell. UUDECODE, ton the other hand, has created binaries that have
- >caused me problems like memorey loss.
- >
- >Also, I think programs at seq.uncwil.edu should be posted in ASC form
- >because it allows students who use modems to get to their VAX/VMS systems
- >to circumvent all the problems associated with transferring binaries via
- >the vax. I don't know if the problem is only on our vax or others too
-
- [...]
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- >The long and the short of it is that I think ASC is the best way to get
- >HP48 binaries without corruption. What do you all think?
-
- Well, everything at seq.uncwil.edu should be posted in both ASC and UUE
- formats. Simply because some like the one, and some like the other.
- Ever since Chris started moderating comp.sources.hp48 he has given a great
- standard to posts, and everything has since been archived in both ascii
- formats. The stuff in the uploads directory doesn't count, but it eventually
- finds it's way into the proper directory, archived in both formats.
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- Personally, I prefer UUE.
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-
- Doug Cannon
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