F35KER%DHHDESY3.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Kerst van Raden) (09/13/89)
> Received: by DEARN (Mailer R2.03B) id 4345; Tue, 12 Sep 89 12:13:11 ESZ > From: Andy Tanenbaum <ast@CS.VU.NL> > Subject: Re: Re^2: More Minix ST kernel speedups > > In article <23662@louie.udel.EDU> > I5110401%DBSTU1.BITNET@cornellc.cit.cornell.edu writes: > >Just a suggestion : Would you (and i mean *everyone*) please send more soft- > >ware in uuencode format ? That would be very good for those hanging on this > >[comments censored] bitnet | > > Although in theory it should be possible to uudecode things every time, I > have had problems. It is also extra work for nonbitnet sites, and consumes > extra network bandwidth. > ... > Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl) What about at least using a shar program that puts 'X's in column 1 of the transmitted file. That would make it a lot easier to join the lines by hand, if a brain damaged mailer folded them to fit into 80 character records. Without the 'X's you never know which lines to join. Kerst van Raden