Short: Joins multiple part uuencoded binaries Architecture: m68k-amigaos >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>D o c u m e n t a t i o n f o r M U G c u t<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< (c) 1993 by Mark Rose Why MUGcut was written: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I download a lot of UUEncoded binaries from UseNet. Most of the files there are in multiple parts. I tried every UUDecoder and UUJoiner I could lay my hands on but to no effect (most of them gave me a "Error in file" or something and a special Kick 2.04 UUDecoder crashed on my 2.04 system). So I loaded them in my favorite editor and removed all those useless lines and joined them myself (QUITE a lot of work). One day it popped into my mind: why not write a program that removes all that trash and saves me a lot of work? Please note that this program is not more than a quick attempt to save time. After some work it is stable and serves its purpose. But beware: if you feed weird files (other than .UUEs or .UUEs of a strange format) to it I take no responsibility for anything that may happen. What MUGcut does: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It joins multiple part UUEncoded binaries (like UseNet articles from comp.binaries.amiga, alt.binaries.pictures, etc.) and removes all lines preventing UUDecode from working properly. It is not very fast but short. Features: >>>>>>>>> - Special Kick 1.2/1.3 and Kick 2.04 version (the 2.04 version being a lot faster and shorter. - tested with more than 10 MBytes of .UUE files and all of them worked properly. Installation: >>>>>>>>>>>>> As easy as possible: copy MUGcut somewhere to your path (e.g. C:). Usage: >>>>>> The usage is similar to the Join command: MUGcut file1 file2 [ .. ] outFile Where file1 - fileN are the .UUE files in correct order and outFile is a valid AmigaDOS filename. Please note that any existing outFile will be deleted whether file1 - fileN exist or not. You get the most out of MUGcut if you use it out of Directory Opus, DirMaster or similar tool. Assumptions: >>>>>>>>>>>> MUGcut assumes the following things: 1. The first file contains a "begin" followed by a three digit number and the filename for UUDecode and the next line is a valid line for UUDecode. 2. Every relevant line starts with "M" and is terminated with a ASCII 10. 3. The last file contains an "end" 4. Every line after the "begin" line and before the "end" line not starting with "M" and followed by a line also starting with "M" is stripped. I suggest you copy a sample to your RamDisk and try MUGcut. If it works for you (as it does for me): fine. Otherwise drop me a line. If you are a very cautious person take a look at the source to see what it does... How to contact me: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are many ways. Here they are in order of preference: - Via EMail : ukkg@ibm3090.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de >InterNet< ukkg@dkauni2.bitnet >BitNet< same as above s_rose@iravcl.ira.uka.de >InterNet< - Snail Mail : Mark Rose Mark Rose Waldhornstr. 36, D604 Franz-Volk-Str. 37 7500 Karlsruhe 7600 Offenburg GERMANY GERMANY (during Semester) (you may always reach me there but may take a while...) +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | T H I S P R O G R A M I S M A I L W A R E ! | +=========================================================================+ | Please remember: This program is MailWare. If you like it and use it | | on a regular basis, think of the poor student who appreciates small | | amounts of mail that tell him how great/average/bad/&$§#?!* | | his program is. So M A I L me at once and have a clear conscience | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ___________________________________________________________________________ ____ ONLY ____ _____ ____ | __ ||\ /||_ _|| ____|| __ | "Harry : What do you recommend for a ||__||||\ //| || || ___ ||__|| hangover? | __ |||\\//|| || |||___|| __ | Annie : Teetotaling and prayer. || |||| \/ || _||_ ||___|||| || Cooper: Good answer. || |||| |||____||_____||| || Harry : I'll try some coffee." makes it possible... Twin Peaks ___________________________________________________________________________