[comp.sys.amiga] A few more dumb questions....

v092mgp5@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Scott K Wood) (10/02/90)

Folks,
     Ok, I have some more questions that need to be answered:

   1)  First, if I download a file via FTP, like program.zoo, can I just
download that file from the VAX to the Amiga, UnZOO it, and just run the 
program.  I have seen a lot of talk about UUencoding and stuff.  What
exactly is this and when do you have to use it?

   2)  On the other side of the coin, if I ZOO or ARC or LZH a file on the
Amiga, and then upload it to the VAX, must I do anything else to the file
before sending to someone or to and FTP site?

     The bottom line : I need help with file transfer....
     Please e-mail..

                                               Scott Wood
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                                      INTERNET : v092mgp5@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu

UH2@psuvm.psu.edu (Lee Sailer) (10/03/90)

In article <38482@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU>, v092mgp5@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Scott
K Wood) says:

>program.  I have seen a lot of talk about UUencoding and stuff.  What
>exactly is this and when do you have to use it?

Once upon a time, long long ago, it was hard to email files that had eight
bit characters in them.  Uuencoded files are eight bit files translated into
seven bit files.  Many newsfeeds still require this, since the news was
originally meant for stuff you can read.