Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!samsung!munnari.oz.au!metro!usage.csd.unsw.oz.au!ccadfa!bxw From: bxw@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au (Brad Willcott) Newsgroups: alt.sources.d Subject: Re: Unnecessary tar-compress-uuencodes Message-ID: <1754@ccadfa.adfa.oz.au> Date: 17 Jul 90 05:14:56 GMT References: <15652@bfmny0.BFM.COM> <3114@psueea.UUCP> <11553@letni.UUCP> <3091.2699ffb1@mccall.com> Organization: Computer Centre, University College, UNSW, ADFA, Canberra, Australia Lines: 21 With all of the gripes going on about this subject, I afraid that, as the system that I am using is UNIX, and it has : compress, uncompress, tar, shar, unshar, uudecode, uuencode, and MOST important of all, it has 'nn', I don't have any probloems with receiving these sorts of files. Providing of cause that there is a decent description attached to the posting header. NN is the news reader/poster that I use. The user interface is quit nice, considering that I am only using VT100 terminals. It allows me to EASILY : unshar or decode a posting into its relevant files, in ANY directory I wish. It will even create the directory for me if it dosen't already exist. So I would suggest to everyone who might be having trouble, to get a copy of these utilities, and 'nn', then we can finish this discussion here! PS: An additional suggestion, would be to install LHARC on your systems, then we can send/receive even smaller files :-) -- Brad Willcott, ACSnet: bxw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz Computing Services, Internet: bxw@ccadfa.cc.adfa.oz.au Australian Defence Force Academy, UUCP:!uunet!munnari.oz.au!ccadfa.oz!bxw Northcott Dr. Campbell ACT Australia 2600 +61 6 268 8584 +61 6 268 8150 (Fax)