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- This little utility is used to translate binary files into ASCII text which
- can be sent in a normal message.
- When the receiver gets the message, he/she can decode the message with this
- utility and have exactly the same binary file on his/her system.
-
- In other words: this can be used for transfering files through different
- networks without you having to worry about file attaches etc.
-
- Please read the rules for your network and find out if this is permitted
- _before_ sending any uuencoded files. Small files between 5-10k are usually
- not something anyone will ever complain about as long as you don't send 100
- messages every day.
-
- In FidoNet, some systems don't route netmail containing uuencoded
- information - such messages are TRASHED automatically by their netmail
- trackers.
-
- The syntax is easy:
-
- T-CODE E TMAIL.BBS Will encode TMAIL.BBS into TMAIL.UUE
- T-CODE D TMAIL.UUE will decode TMAIL.UUE back to TMAIL.BBS.
-
- Some good advice: If you get a message that contains UUENCODED data, first
- export the message from TMAIL, then decode it. If the data is contained in
- several messages, this is normally done because of the maximum message size
- allowed within the network.
- Export all messages, edit the file and remove all headers and other garbage
- that does not belong to the data. Never send single messages that are above
- 32k. Normally I would advise 16k if it has to be routed through other
- networks, otherwise you risk that some systems will not route your message.
- If you send a UU-encoded file in an echomail conference, make sure that the
- moderator allows this before doing it.
-
- Example:
-
- - Message 1 (Last lines) -
- .
- .
- .
- M([C$QTBX7&PI.ZVQ9?[4^H\-UN/Z:6E>S@R\_C6IGI[./A/V\+IQ839."V,Y
- M+HAGS-O9>&56+0;6\Y9ALU<4]X)@(ZSH!_F*,9/O+>&G+(TT5'ZW8$1%;+1H
- · [ Continued In Next Message... ]
-
- - Message 2 (First lines) -
-
- [ ...Continued From Previous Message ]
-
- MQNA6-Y`$SOF$N6A=)N9H\VLOF:V:A1CWFYG<*8\&(?*\8MHK%'1V(7U1K28"
- M9`66&$F)6E3P$0LZ+L'2TESE7D&=S\P1SR!,"S4V%6LOJ@!#2XV90:"OQQ!=
- .
- .
- .
-
- - After you have combined the messages in one new file it should be: -
- .
- .
- .
- M([C$QTBX7&PI.ZVQ9?[4^H\-UN/Z:6E>S@R\_C6IGI[./A/V\+IQ839."V,Y
- M+HAGS-O9>&56+0;6\Y9ALU<4]X)@(ZSH!_F*,9/O+>&G+(TT5'ZW8$1%;+1H
- MQNA6-Y`$SOF$N6A=)N9H\VLOF:V:A1CWFYG<*8\&(?*\8MHK%'1V(7U1K28"
- M9`66&$F)6E3P$0LZ+L'2TESE7D&=S\P1SR!,"S4V%6LOJ@!#2XV90:"OQQ!=
- .
- .
- .
-
-