Xref: utzoo alt.sex.pictures:69 comp.os.os2:1625 Newsgroups: alt.sex.pictures,comp.os.os2 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!daemon From: tom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu (Tom Haapanen) Subject: Re: encoding conventions--- please post nonstandard encoders Message-ID: <1990Jun4.041310.15743@watserv1.waterloo.edu> Sender: daemon@watserv1.waterloo.edu Organization: University of Waterloo, WATMIMS Research Group References: <1997@dialog.stgt.sub.org> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 90 04:13:10 GMT Lines: 25 As the moderator, I suppose I'm obliged to post a reply... Christian Motz writes: > Most people have done this so far, but missed one small point that I > would like to add -- this is also the reason why I have cross-posted > this to comp.os.os2. Please create shell archives using the > "shar"-utility from the split uuencoded files. The big advantage is > that shar will also automatically extract the files as they were, > without the need for loading the file in an editor, removing leading > and trailing garbage like headers, signatures and so forth. I'm willing to do this *IF* someone provides a piece of software to do this. I can't take the time to write it myself. > This procedure is also used on almost all the binary newsgroups -- > except, and this is my gripe -- on comp.binaries.os2 and here, in > alt.sex.pictures. The posting software used in comp.binaries.os2 is courtesy of Bill Davidsen and is the exact same thing used in comp.binaries.ibm.pc. Comments from anyone else? [ \tom haapanen -- university of waterloo -- tom@mims-iris.waterloo.edu ] [ comp.binaries.os2 moderator -- submissions to os2bin@mims-iris.waterloo.edu ]