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Re: UUDECODE

To: "MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM" <MIKE_J2@sfov1.verifone.com>
Subject: Re: UUDECODE
From: Sam Staton <hstaton@southeast.net>
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 1996 18:43:45 -0400
MIKE_J2@SFOV1.VERIFONE.COM wrote:
> 
> >I have no idea what UUDECODE is.:
> 
> Think of UUDECODE and UUENCODE as similar to PK-Zip, or any other file
> compression utility.  I don't know where they originated (probably
> developed by the MOWOG software department) but they are primarily used to
> convert various file formats into e-mailable-formats.  UUENCODE and
> UUDECODE are also used a bunch in the Unix world.  I don't know Unix, but
> work on a Unix box every day.  From what I hear I believe the Berkeley Boys
> drove British cars.
> 
> Anyway, if you get sent UUENCODEd files, and think they might be something
> you need, then extract them to a file and find somebody with UUDECODE to
> extract/decompress the files for you.
> 
> Now back to your regularly scheduled program.
> ---------------------------------------------
> How much is a Midget worth?????????????? :)
Look for a file Xferpro in Netscape Internet search. It will
automatically decode UUencoded messages. Of course, so will Netscape if
they are in one part.

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