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                              FAST CODE v2.0           
                                   by                  
                                  Kent                 
                                                       
                  

             (PLEASE REVIEW THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THIS FILE !)

============================ Software Agreement ==============================

                          << THIS IS A FREEWARE >>
             << This software is provided to the user "AS IS" >>

  THE INFORMATION AND CODE PROVIDED IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
  ANY KIND. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
  INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS
  PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

 <<Upon using this software, the user is agreeing with the above statements>>

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 DESCRIPTION:
   FAST CODE is a Dos base multipurpose UU/XX/MIME en/decoder. 
   UU/XX & Mime Base64 are the three most popular software encoding method
   for converting raw binary data into ASCII text for file transfer through 
   the internet and others.  FAST CODE provides a fast & easy way to
   encode or decode your files.  It automatically detects and decodes file.
   It decodes raw base64 or corrupted files using the Force Decode option.

 REQUIREMENTS:

   CPU : 286 or higher
   O/S : DOS 4.x or Windows 3.x or Higher
   RAM : Base memory is sufficient to run fcode.

 INSTALLATION:
    FCODE.EXE -- FAST CODE executable. File size = 27639 bytes.
    README.TXT -- This documentation file. File size = 4405 bytes.

 INSTRUCTION:
    FCODE can be run from any directories.  You can also put the path of
    where FCODE is located into your AUTOEXEC.BAT file so that you can run
    FCODE when & whereever you needed. 
    Running FCODE is very simple & much like the way you run a Dos command.
    All you need is to provide the proper arguments at the prompt.

    Example:
    if you have downloaded a bunch of XXE and/or UUE encoded files in the
    \DOWNLOAD\ directory and you would like to decode all of 
    them at once, then you would enter the arguments as follows...

    C:\>fcode c:\download\*.*
    or
    C:\>fcode -xd c:\download\*.*
    or
    C:\>fcode -ud c:\download\*.uue
    or
    C:\>fcode c:\download\*.xxe
 
    As you can see, you can mix decode the 2 types of encoded files.  
    FCODE will automatically detects the proper type of conversion.
    You should also notice that you do not need to enter the "-xd" or the
    "-ud" option when decoding files, because the default for FCODE to
    decode either types of file.
    But if you need to encode certain files then you will NEED to specify
    the option.  Enocoding is NOT the default option!  For example...
   
    C:\>fcode -xe c:\mail\hello.txt
    or
    C:\>fcode -ue junky.com c:\upload\

    The last example shows that you can redirect the encoded file to 
    the location of your choice.  That is you can specify the full path
    of where you want the encode files to go to instead of the current
    directory.

    *** For quick reference you can just type "fcode" in the prompt without
        any arguments, and a help screen will pop up ***
    *** Information about Force Decoding is also in the help screen ***

 BUG REPORTS, ETC...

    This program has been tested under DOS 6.20 & Win95.

    Should you find any bugs, please report it to... turbopascal@hotmail.com
    
    For more file utilities or updates....
    http://www.angelfire.com/ca/kent/
    http://trailerpark.com/phase1/next/fileutil.html
    
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