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From: boba@wwa.com (Bob Allison)
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Subject: Info: UUencode please
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>I'm new to this newsgroup, so obviosly I have some questions.

   You're new?  Then you didn't know, we don't allow questions on here. :^)

>1. What is UUencode that everybody is talking about and what is it used for?
>When I tried to see the Pearl Jam logo for example, with TYPE it didn't work.

   UUencode is a high-bit conversion program.  That means that it takes
files that use 8-bit bytes, and converts them to 7-bit bytes.  This is
necessary because not all parts of the Net can handle 8-bit files.

>2. Where can I get the program?

   UU is available for Unix, DOS, and Mac (that I know of).  I can't
think of a site that has it off hand.  But I imagine if you use a search
and retrieve program, you can get what you need.

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