silvert@dalcs.UUCP (Bill Silvert) (07/30/87)
I've run into a recurrent bug with multipart uuencoded files from the
net. The last line appears truncated at the beginning. Here is a
sample from the recent posting of turtle.arc -- this is the last part of
the fifth file, turtle.uue:
M1S 5 /#;B]'P=[_=&3\ URT $3 $DIW<:.'>,@_T1D\ )" 5:'$1O^WH Q$0e
M*$#<*0 * :$"!@< *V 2 , "X=T"%0$7O>T"FOX"]OWH%3$5)C$59WT5%7$5e
EV! 0-6#?70$) 0$ -T#<.&#?B69P * #QY3JJ,X#V/ 0* : #$5e
e
end
I've had other encoded files which were also perfect except for the last
line. I haven't had a chance to test this, but has anyone else
encountered it? Also, if anyone else has a decent last part of turtle,
please send it to me.
--
Bill Silvert, Modelling/Statistics Group, Marine Fish Division
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, NS, Canada B2Y 4A2
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In article <2604@dalcs.UUCP> silvert@dalcs.UUCP (Bill Silvert) writes: >I've run into a recurrent bug with multipart uuencoded files from the >net. The last line appears truncated at the beginning. Here is a >sample from the recent posting of turtle.arc -- this is the last part of >the fifth file, turtle.uue: > >M1S 5 /#;B]'P=[_=&3\ URT $3 $DIW<:.'>,@_T1D\ )" 5:'$1O^WH Q$0e >M*$#<*0 * :$"!@< *V 2 , "X=T"%0$7O>T"FOX"]OWH%3$5)C$59WT5%7$5e >EV! 0-6#?70$) 0$ -T#<.&#?B69P * #QY3JJ,X#V/ 0* : #$5e > e >end Prima facie, that looks like a totally reasonable way for a uuencoded file to end, to me. What makes you think it's been truncated? The last 'encoded' line (one beginning with 'E' above) is *usually* (59/60ths of the time?) shorter than the preceding encoded lines, and (perforce) starts with a char other than 'M'. For a concise description (though not the world's best read) of UUENCODED format, see UUENCODE(5) in the Unix Programmer's Manual Reference Guide, or try 'man uuencode' on your nearest friendly Un*x system. Just witter on a bit now, to make my comment longer than the quote, so that the silly mailer will accept this comment. Wonder how much extra net traffic *that* silly rule generates? No, don't tell me, I don't want to know.
leilabd@cvaxa.sussex.ac.uk (Leila Burrell-Davis) (08/06/87)
In article <2604@dalcs.UUCP>, silvert@dalcs.UUCP (Bill Silvert) writes: > I've run into a recurrent bug with multipart uuencoded files from the > net. The last line appears truncated at the beginning. Here is a > sample from the recent posting of turtle.arc -- this is the last part of > the fifth file, turtle.uue: > > M1S 5 /#;B]'P=[_=&3\ URT $3 $DIW<:.'>,@_T1D\ )" 5:'$1O^WH Q$0e > M*$#<*0 * :$"!@< *V 2 , "X=T"%0$7O>T"FOX"]OWH%3$5)C$59WT5%7$5e > EV! 0-6#?70$) 0$ -T#<.&#?B69P * #QY3JJ,X#V/ 0* : #$5e > e This is perfectly normal behaviour by uuencode, standard or Dumas variety. The first character on the line indicates to uudecode how long the line will be and the E at the beginning indicates a shorter line than the more usual M. I dumas decoded turtle with no trouble and, though I haven't tried to run it yet, `arc t turtle' says that all the files are ok. -- Leila Burrell-Davis, Arts E, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QN, UK Tel: +44 273 606755 Ext. 2387 JANET: leilabd@uk.ac.sussex.cvaxa ARPA: leilabd%sussex.cvaxa@cs.ucl.ac.uk BITNET: leilabd%sussex.cvaxa@uk.ac UUCP: leilabd@cvaxa.uucp OR ...!mcvax!ukc!cvaxa!leilabd