Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utastro.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxj!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!utastro!nather From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: Re: Format for posting of binaries ? Message-ID: <1047@utastro.UUCP> Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 15:34:34 EST Article-I.D.: utastro.1047 Posted: Thu Feb 28 15:34:34 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Mar-85 07:31:42 EST References: <1040003@acf4.UUCP> Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX Lines: 15 > > 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 {allegra,ihnp4}!{noao,ut-sally}!utastro!nather