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From: chris@tubbs.UUCP (Chris Moustakis)
Newsgroups: sanet.unix.questions,comp.unix.questions
Subject: ABE File encoding
Message-ID: <772@tubbs.UUCP>
Date: 30 Dec 90 01:26:34 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Organization: The Ultimate System.
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Hi,

I need help in decoding a file I received.  The header of the file looks like
this;

;ABE ASCII-Binary-Encoding (by Brad Templeton)
;Use 'sort' and/or 'dabe' to decode
T./z$$filecount=1
T.0N##S1000,1000,1000,ABE1
T.1C$$blocking=true
T.2Q$$uname=file1.tar.Z
T.3f$$os=unix
T.4B$$fname=file1.tar.Z
T.5h$$owner=uucp
T.6v$$date=612606595
T.7r$$perm=33206
T.8s$$size=916053

The rest of the file lines continue with T.xxxxxxxx

As the header mentions, you have to use a utiltity called 'dabe' to do it. What
is this 'dabe'.  I have searched all my archives and can't find anything that
will even look at this form of encoded file.  Can anyone help.

If there is a utility available called 'dabe' could someone please give me
a ftp address so that I can get to it.

Any help would be much appreciated

Thanks, Chris

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