On 26 Mar 01 at 3:29, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> from Alejandro Lieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> >I am including this batch file as an attachment. It could be
> >interesting to anyone wanting to use several WATTCP programs, dialing
> >only once.
> >
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> Why do you do an attachment instead of copying the file inline, since it is a
> text file? Base64 attachments on emailing lists are a nuisance and bad
> netiquette. A plain-text file does not need to be encoded. Base64 takes 4/3
> as many bytes as the non-encoded file.
>
This batch is not enterely plain-text, as the menu contains characters
that are ascii codes between 128 and 256, you need 8 bits to encode them.
They must be encoded into 7 bits so that the file can be sent by email.
I also included this small batch as an attachment because it is much
easier to extract, specially for those not acustomed to work with
text editors.
Of course, I wouldn't have send an attachment if it was bigger than
several kbytes.
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Alejandro Lieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Rosario Argentina
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