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From: 3hf2fisha@vms.csd.mu.edu (ANDREW L. FISH)
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Subject: Re: ascii movies
Date: 27 Feb 1995 20:30:01 GMT
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In article <3it5bk$qbp@southern.co.nz>, Colin_Douthwaite@equinox.gen.nz (Colin Douthwaite) writes:
>ANDREW L. FISH (3hf2fisha@vms.csd.mu.edu) wrote:
>: In article <383827651wnr@lynagh.demon.co.uk>, Ian@lynagh.demon.co.uk (Ian Lynagh) writes:
>: >
>: >Oh no it won't. UUEncode it so the escape characters REACH US.
>
>: O.K....I Give up.   It works for me. (both before and after UUEncoding).  I
>: didn't post it in the first place.  If someone else can get it, then be my
>: guest.  I'm outta' this case.
>
>
>Coward !  :-)
>
>Did your mother never tell you that you must always uuencode anything which
>contains Escape codes, machine language, binary files, extended IBM
>characters and ANSI characters ?
>
>If she didn't, and you don't - things are going to get munged and mangled as
>your message travels through the intricate network of cyberspace with all
>its differences in software and hardware and access site policies.
>
>Get yourself a copy of Richard Marks UUENCODE/DECODE program available from
>many FTP sites near you. UUENCODE/DECODE is as important as your keyboard
>and your brain - you need them all.
>
>Oh yes....please tell your Mum all about this too !   :-) :-)
>
>Bye,


O.K....I'm tired of getting flamed!

To clear things up.....

1. someone posted an animation without ANY escaape characters
2. I was nice and put the escape characters back in, and then reposted it
   BUT...I didn't think to UUEncode it.
3. I DID (I emphasize DID) uuencode it, reposted it AGAIN, and I still got 
   a complaint that it couldn't be seen.
4. To check it, I extracted my UUEncoded version from the group, decoded it,
   ran it, and it worked fine.  

At This (and only this point) I gave up because I figuered I must have been
dealling with an IDIOT that didn't know how to UUDEcod because I knew it was
right and even covered my ass be checking it.  So please, just shut the F*CK up
and do things for yourself if your only gonna' complain about them.

Sincerely....
   .            ,  
             .:/                          Andrew L. Fish
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