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If you want to send binary files to me, you have a few options:

E-MAIL:
You can E-mail the file(s) to me. How you do this depends on what type of e-mail client you use. The easiest way is if your e-mail client supports binary "attachments".

In a windowing environment such as on a Mac or Windows machine, you usally select an "attach" button or menu item which will bring up a window where you specify which file(s) you want to attach. If your interface is text only, how you attach files will vary. In any case, consult your e-mail client documentation for more details.

If you use a UN*X operating system, there is a mailer (amoung others) called Pine which allows binary attachments, but you can still send binary files even if you use the "plain jane" mail program. You'll need to use a program called "uuencode" to convert the binary file into ASCII format first though. To do this conversion, type:

uuencode binary_file.bin binary_file.bin > ascii_file.txt

ascii_file.txt can be included in your e-mail message and I'll decode it once I get it. You can actually send off the binary file to me without having to go through all those intermediate steps by typing:

uuencode binary_file.bin binary_file.bin | mail jon@ultralighthomepage.com

Please note that if you do this, all I'll get is the binary file with no explanation, so I'd appreciate a seperate e-mail message telling me what the file is that you sent me.

WWW:
A third option is that, if you have a WWW page, you could put the file on your server, and send me a message letting me know what the URL to it is, and I'll go grab it myself.


If any of this is not clear, or you need more information, please let me know.
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Jon N. Steiger / jon@ultralighthomepage.com