Mousie <say_cheese@cheese.com.invalid> wrote:
>On Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:19:05 -0600, maggy <me@home.com> wrote:
>
>If you changed your settings to post using Uuencode, instead of yEnc
>then those using Windows Live and Outlook Express without yEnc
>decoders would see your posts and be able to get them.
I always post using Uuencode and never encrypted.
>You still post the same as you did, just the format will be different.
>
>yEnc was introduced for posting big files, like music and movies.
>Microsoft, not wanting to encourage this kind of sharing, does not
>sell MWLive or OExpress with the decoder installed, as far as I'm
>aware.
>There is not much in this group that requires that format, simply
>because the files are not that big.
>Mercury posted his program using yEnc. Not a great example of posting
>genius. The format has its flaws. As does most things.
>
>Bring the line size down to below 10,000 lines (for Uuencode format)
>and there should not be anyone that cannot get it. Still choose to
>send large files as multiple messages (as you have been doing) and
>there should be no need for resends, other than the usual line
>dropouts, etc.
I had here 11.000 and have changed that one to 9500 now maybe that was the only
problem.
>Windows Live and Outlook Express users need a decoder to properly
>process yEnc format.
>Some don't even know if they have it or not.
>If they are not getting some files, probably not.
Thanks for the whole explanation.
Maggy
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