ravn@imada.dk (Thorbjoern Ravn Andersen) (02/26/91)
Some time ago somebody asked about how to recreate the contents of a
compacted file. There is various methods which is all supported by
numerous utility programs, that are all very well written.
Among these I stumbeled over a mailserver with some very interesting
programs on it, one of these being EXL which is written by David P.
Goodenough.
The original description follows...
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/send help sends help for rna
/send index sends a list of available files
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exl: A program to type squeezed (.?Q?), crunched (.?Z?), and LZH
compressed (.?Y?) files. It can also type from a .LBR library
file, either an uncompressed member, or one compressed as above;
and it can also send output to the printer, and extract single
files to disk. This is a preliminary release, but it may prove
useful for unwrapping .?Y? files. The final version will include
a filesweep mode for uncompressing multiple files either on disk,
or extracting multiple files from a .LBR
Written by David P. Goodenough, Current version *preliminary*
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I do not know if a later version has been released but I have used this
*preliminary version* since about early autum, and found it VERY handy.
You can actually "TYPE" a crunched text file within a library with one
command.
Unfortunately, the errormessages are not always very descriptive, which
once in a while is a bit confusing.
If anyone is interested you can send a letter to
rna@harlie.lonestar.org
with ONE line in it saying
"/send help" or "/send exl"
but it may take some time. Otherwise, e-mail me, and I will send you my
copy (uudecoded).
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Thorbj\o{}rn Ravn Andersen
Internet: ravn@imada.dkmitch@harlie.lonestar.org (02/27/91)
In his message of 25 Feb 91 17:57:42 GMT, ravn@imada.dk (Thorbjoern Ravn Andersen) states: >[...] I stumbeled over a mailserver with some very interesting >programs on it, one of these being EXL which is written by David P. >Goodenough. [...] >/send help sends help for rna >/send index sends a list of available files This is not quite the format of the commands to give to the server. The "/send" line also must include a destination address. The correct format is: /send help to your-address-here - and - /send index to your-address-here Note that addresses are checked before files are sent out, so mistakes are usually caught and redirected to the proper destination. David Goodenough is actively adding to his library of CPM utilities, so expect more programs to appear as time goes by. ************************************************************************** * mitch@harlie.lonestar.org Mitch Mitchell "Virago Rider" * * {uunet | texsun | sulaco}!digi!mmitchel Voice Mail (214) 519-3257 * * {letni | supernet | egsner | mic}!harlie!mitch FidoNet: 1:124/4115.224 * **************************************************************************