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From: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Help wanted on UUDECODE and PK361
Summary: "When everything else fails read the instructions"
Keywords: self-extraction, binary transfers
Message-ID: <484@chyde.uwasa.fi>
Date: 30 Apr 89 14:30:24 GMT
References: <1640@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Reply-To: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK)
Organization: University of Vaasa, Finland
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In article <1640@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> c08_d014@jhunix (Stdnt 14) writes:
>I recently got a copy of UUDECODE.EXE version and PK361.EXE from simtel20.
>I then tried to run PK361.EXE to unpack it and tried to run UUDECODE.EXE on
>a file I had transfered. I got the message that the program was too big to
>fit the memory. I tried it on two PC's each with 1Meg of memory. Does it 
>require more than 1 Meg of memory to run  ?  If so can you please send me 
>a copy of the unpacked PKX361.EXE or tell me where I can get it . Thank You.

Sounds very strange.  You have probably failed to set the file
attributes (tenex for Simtel, binary for any ftp site) correctly, or
something similar in getting pk361.exe.  There is nothing wrong with
a proper copy of pk361.exe.  If you wish to, you can try to
anonymous ftp another copy of /pc/pd2/pk361.exe from 214.218.12.3,
but remember to use a binary transfer. 
   Just in case you have completely failed to understand how to
unpack pk361.exe I shall explain it.  (My sincere apologies if this
is not the case.) It is a self-extracting package and to unravel its
mysteries simply give the command pk361.  If you are using a floppy,
see to it that there is enough room.  Also, you must have pk361.exe
in the default directory where you give the command.  The procedure
has NOTHING whatsoever to do with UUDECODE, and you will have to
perform it in your PC, not in your mainframe. 

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Prof. Timo Salmi
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: vakk::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun