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From: lupic@micasa.UUCP (Jack Lupic)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: What is Shell Archive <SHAR>?
Message-ID: <FsakP1w163w@micasa.UUCP>
Date: 15 Sep 90 22:53:50 GMT
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From a DOS only person to the Unix world,what is Shell Archive
and for what purpose it is used?

I have downloaded some of these files as some contain imbedded
ASCII text such as comp.mail.maps.

Is there a DOS utility that will clean these files to produce
text only?

Jack Lupic

Scarborough,Ont-CANADA