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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: Format for posting of binaries ?
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Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 15:34:34 EST
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> 
> What is the standard format for posting binary files of PC stuff to 
> net.sources ? 
> 
>                                       Sam Chin

I have traded binary(.exe and .com) files for a PC by sending a version
passed through the "uuencode" program; it is put back into binary, after
transfer, using uudecode.  Mark Horton, who wrote these programs, has
assured the net they are in the public domain.

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronony Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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