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From: kammerdi@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Troy Kammerdiener)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Problems using uudecode from starter kit
Summary: Still don't know whats wrong, but my basic problem is solved
Keywords: uuencode, uudecode
Message-ID: <6182@rex.cs.tulane.edu>
Date: 15 Feb 91 22:43:49 GMT
References: <6148@rex.cs.tulane.edu>
Organization: Computer Science Dept., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA
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In article <6148@rex.cs.tulane.edu> kammerdi@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Troy Kammerdiener) writes:

>My file transfer protocol from university computer where
>I have net access to my PC is Kermit, which seems to change binary files.  So
>to get around the problem, I anonomous ftp'd from the source to my university
>computer, then uuencoded the files (which were in ZIP format) and kermited
>the uuencoded files to my system, where I applied the uudecode found in the
>starter kit for this newsgroup.
>
>This solution worked just fine for the BISON file.  When I tried to apply it
>to the FLEX file, however, the uudecode on my system gave the message:
>
>   End not found.

I received several possible answers to this question:

     1) Some uudecodes are unhappy if lines are less than 60 characters,
	so make sure and pad w/ spaces if necessary.

     2) Sometimes file transfer strips newlines (CR/LF) from the uuencoded
	file, which are needed by the uudecode.  Put them back.

     3) Some uuencodes put a 4-digit code after the begin, but the starter
	kit uudecode expects a 3-digit code.  Replace it with 644 (it's
	generally unused by PC uudecodes anyway).

None of them seem to apply to my situation, but the question is unimportant
to me now, since a helpful netter alerted me check the file type on my unix
kermit.  A warning to the wise -- Procomm Plus's kermit protocol is very
forgiving, and will merrily do a download (or upload) even if the file types
of the two kermits do not match.  For zips, zoos, arcs, and the like, make
sure both kermits are set to binary file type.

Thanks for all the help.

					    Sincerely,
					    Troy Kammerdiener
					    kammerdi@rex.cs.tulane.edu
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