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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 08:51:59 -0500
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- From: Gordon Oppenheimer <gordon%funrsc.fairfield.edu@SDSC.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: UUDECODE
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- In-Reply-To: <930126222457.2520016d@Sdsc.Edu> from "ACPROG%
- SETONVM.BITNET%UGA.BITNET@Sdsc.Edu" at Jan 26, 93 12:25:21 pm
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- >
- > Is the uudecode/uuencode utility only for the DOS environment?
- > In other words, if I received a file in uuenocde format and I am a MAC user,
- > is there any way I can uudecode it? Or do I have to transfer the file
- > to a DOS machine first?
- > thanks in advance
- > Nancy Mustachio
- > Seton Hall Univ.
- >
-
- Nancy,
-
- UUDECODE/UUENCODE are available for many platforms. I use a
- freeware program for the Mac called UUTOOL. It is available via
- anonymous FTP from sumex-aim.stanford.edu under /info-mac.
-
- Hope this helps,
-
- Gordon
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- UNIX Lab Manager, Academic Computing Services, Fairfield University
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