K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET (10/11/86)
So, Ive just got the part 5 of my posting of UniTerm back from info-atari16.
No wonder it didn't work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Somebody is changing [ (left square bracket) to (backslash) and
] (right square bracket) to ! (exclamation mark).
Find that computer and shoot it....
Until then, will everybody refrain from posting uuencoded binarys!!!!!!
Simon Poole
K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNETgrr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins) (10/11/86)
In article <8610102357.AA10365@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET writes: >So, Ive just got the part 5 of my posting of UniTerm back from info-atari16. >No wonder it didn't work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >Somebody is changing [ (left square bracket) to (backslash) and > ] (right square bracket) to ! (exclamation mark). > >Find that computer and shoot it.... >Until then, will everybody refrain from posting uuencoded binarys!!!!!! > > > Simon Poole K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET This is a feature of some versions of the *BITNET* software running on IBM systems. The problem being the the EBCDIC code never has had consistant translations between the characters on printers, keypunches, displays and their ascii equivalents. This resultes in a 'correct' translation and a 'useful' translation. YEECH!!! If you are using a IBM system, you are screwed. If you're on a ascii flavor unix system, then you can arrange to have articles posted locally uucp'ed to a backbone or other non-ibm site. Many sites will accept postings through rnews or rnmail even though they can't accomodate extra feeds. The alternative is to send a diskette to some cooperative soul with better connections or upload your program to the Atari BBS and just mention that it's there... -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: cbmvax!grr@seismo.css.GOV Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)
bammi@cwruecmp.UUCP (Jwahar R. Bammi) (10/11/86)
In article <8610102357.AA10365@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET writes: >So, Ive just got the part 5 of my posting of UniTerm back from info-atari16. >No wonder it didn't work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >Somebody is changing [ (left square bracket) to (backslash) and > ] (right square bracket) to ! (exclamation mark). > >Find that computer and shoot it.... That is definitely an IBM computer that is doing it. EBCDIC does not have '[' and ']' in the character set. Don't shoot the computer, shoot IBM. Now we know what is at the root of all these problems. BRAIN DAMAGED IBM MACHINES (once again!!). May i make a suggestion. Lets drop UUENCODE and adopt BinHex. There is a good reason why people in the Mac world use it. Even IBM computers can handle the characters 'A'...'F'. If there is enough interest i will post the source for BinHex here. -- usenet: .....!decvax!cwruecmp!bammi jwahar r. bammi csnet: bammi@case arpa: bammi%case@csnet-relay compuServe: 71515,155