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From: stanley@phoenix.com (John Stanley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: UUDECODE on PC.
Message-ID: <39kNs4w163w@phoenix.com>
Date: 15 Nov 90 01:13:25 GMT
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   I am using the book "UNIX Communications" from the Waite Group as a
reference for the UUCP software I am running (WAFFLE). I have been able
to find a good UUDECODE (and UUENCODE) from another source (UUPC).

   However, I have seen requests on the net, in other groups, about
UUDECODE -- what it does, how to get it, etc. These have usually been
immediately following a post of a UUENCODED file. I have, in the past,
referred these requestors to the book I mentioned, noting that it has the
source for a simple UUDECODE.

   I recently decided to enter the code for this version, and little was
I surprised when it did not work on MS-DOS. I have tried several of the
tricks I know to get normal software to run, but this book version of
UUDECODE still gives wrong results. I use TC, and have tried many
variants of options, memory model, etc.

   Has anyone gotten this code to run on a PC, and could you pass along
the fix? I am most interested in finding what is wrong with this
particular source, but wouldn't mind getting a file that could be mailed
to people when they ask how to UUDECODE that last post.

   Thanks.



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