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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
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Subject: Re: Dangerous hole in Usenet!
Summary: Mailable archive format
Keywords: "it's a secret ... but they told me!" -- david dobkin
Message-ID: <2301@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 25 Nov 88 05:42:40 GMT
References: <1227@vsi1.UUCP> <117@hudson.Morgan.COM> <800@mailrus.cc.umich.edu> <151@ecicrl.UUCP>
Organization: SCADA
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The referenced article suggested switching from shar to some more portable
format.

Might I suggest the Software Tools Group's text archive format? It's designed
for ghastly IBM-style machines with all the limitations of card images, and
can be unpacked by hand pretty easily (just look for lines beginning with
-h-). I have a copy of the program in ratfor somewhere, and a 'C' conversion
would be pretty easy. I suspect that there are 'C' versions around already,
though.
-- 
Peter da Silva  `-_-'  Ferranti International Controls Corporation
"Have you hugged  U  your wolf today?"     uunet.uu.net!ficc!peter
Disclaimer: My typos are my own damn business.   peter@ficc.uu.net