uudecode

If you're logged in at a Unix site, there's almost certainly a uudecode there: just type "uudecode" followed by a space and the file name.

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Z bin compress. arc bin ARChive. shar ascii SHell ARchive. tar bin Tape ARchive. uu ascii uuencode/uudecode. zoo bin Zoo However, there are more file compression types than those listed above.

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After you save the file to your home directory (see section 9.2 above), you can then run uudecode, tar, etc.

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At the command line, type uudecode file. name where file. name is the file you created while in mail.

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For MS-DOS machines, you'll want to get uunecode. com and uudecode. com.

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DOS version is as easy to use as the Unix one: Just type uudecode filename. ext and hit enter.

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Then she should type uudecode file. name and hit enter.

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Since the uuencoded file is bigger than the binary, you'll save connect time if you can uudecode it and then download the binary file.

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The starter kit contains a uudecode program to turn this file back into binary.

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The binary file is 25% smaller than the uuencoded file, so you'll save connect time if you can uudecode it on the Unix host and then download the binary file.

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