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From: Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET (Z4648252)
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Subject: SAME OLD SAME OLD VOLUME 2
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Date: 14 Sep 89 05:40:40 GMT
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    This is an old problem and if anyone can enlighten me, I would be
appreciative.  A friend of mine is having problems on receiving encoded
files of mine.  For some reason, the DUMAS encoder which I downloaded
from Panarthea produces different results than what the net produces.
    Observe a beginning portion of the actual encoded DUMAS program:

begin 644 dumasuux.arc
M&@A5540N5%10````````X!@``!\/.FHVPZ`D```,8#0``.#!PD`"J`8.@```
MD@,5;P`0`-$&`(9H[0!P(%&1A1!`(I`HD7`&B@A%)I20R*)$@QE~)T>>X<%@
M`X`@9MC5!"#%C+F=1\R`VVG%C+:=/<PH4#+AC($1RP:*@",D$X@$)U.N;/DR

    This sample is representative of a file obtained from the net.  Observe
the same file as encoded by DUMAS on my system:

table
 !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?
@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]~_
begin 644 DUMASUUX.ARC
M&@A5540N5%10        X!@  !\/.FHVPZ D   ,8#0  .#!PD "J 8.@   z
MD@,5;P 0 -$& (9H[0!P(%&1A1! (I HD7 &B@A%)I20R*)$@QE~)T>>X<%@y
M X @9MC5!"#%C+F=1\R VVG%C+:=/<PH4#+AC($1RP:*@",D$X@$)U.N;/DRx

    Notice the right side on my encoded file that I did.  See the
descending Z,Y,X?  Also, notice the table at the beginning of my
file.
    Decoding files using DUMAS works great for me.  However, sending
my own encoded files to friends who have DUMAS results in their not
being able to decode the files.
    By the way, when I upload my DUMAS encoded file to our mainframe
and then download it back (as a test), I can decode the file.
    My apologies for posting this on the net, however the address
at the beginning of the DUMASUUX file is no longer valid.  Perhaps
someone else can benefit from explanations by veterans on what is
supposed to be done to make a 'standard' encoded file.

Larry Rymal:  |East Texas Atari 68NNNers| <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>