From: YODERS@Prime.Wittenberg.EDU (Kevin Yoders)
Subject: Re: FS-encoding
Reply-To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:58:04 GMT

Date: 14 Dec 92 13:40:09 +0100
From: Jac Goudsmit <S89406316%hse.nl@Princeton.EDU>
Subject: Re: FS-encoding
To: Info-Prime@Blx-A.Prime.COM
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X-Mailer: Pr1me Mailer 2.10 (C) 1991, 1992 Michel Pollet & Jac Goudsmit
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> when you find fs encoded things somewhere send it to yourself by mail
> when found on a listserver the only thing you can do is issue a get file.
> when it arrives in you mailbox file it using the binary option, the file
> will de fsdecoded by the prime mailer smart hee. im not sure about
> the option to give with the f command but mail help will tell you what to
> do.

To clear that comment up even a bit more:
FS-encoding and decoding is done by two entries G$MAIL$ENCODE_FS and
G$MAIL$DECODE_FS (obviously CI entry points) in the MAIL_LIBRARY.RUN library
EPF. Use the Primos LLENT command to see if it is available on your system.
If you have PDNmail, it should be. In that case, use the F -BIN command of
MAIL to decode an FS-encoded mail, and send mails FS-encoded by using the
-BIN command line option, as in:

  MAIL -T someone@somewhere -F filename -BIN -S subject

What we have here on our listserver is a stand-alone FS-encoder/decoder.
This program uses the MAIL API calls (as far as I know there is no other way)
so you need MAIL_LIBRARY.RUN anyway to run it. Therefore we think it shouldn't
be a problem that FS itself is FS-encoded as well; you can always decode it
with the appropriate option in the interactive mode of MAIL.

By the way we don't have TCP/IP so I haven't the faintest idea if this message
applies for those who do. I believe the person who started this discussion
was talking about ftp so he probably does have TCP/IP. Oh, well, just read the
help I guess...

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--- Reply by Kevin Yoders :

     TCP/IP does not come with MAIL_LIBRARY.RUN.  I have asked
through the 800 number and they said that you can only get it if you
BUY PDNMail.  Although I know Prime will give it to people under
other circumstances, this is the response I got from them.  So,
unless you buy PDNMail, officially you cannot get MAIL_LIBRARY.RUN.
Unofficially, who knows?  Why can't you just give it out with TCP/IP?
It already includes a version of the mailer (daemon) that presumably
uses VCs instead of ISC (requires Primenet, or Local_Net, which
comes with PDNMail anyway).  Why keep people divided and confused?

    Speaking of divided, will TCP/IP and XeLink ever get merged?


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