Binary Files

E-MAIL:

You can E-mail the file(s) to me. How you do this depends on what type of e-mail client you use. The easiest way is if your e-mail client supports binary "attachments".

In a windowing environment such as on a Mac or Windows machine, you usally select an "attach" button or menu item which will bring up a window where you specify which file(s) you want to attach. If your interface is text only, how you attach files will vary. In any case, consult your e-mail client documentation for more details.

If you use a UN*X operating system, there is a mailer (amoung others) called Pine which allows binary attachments, but you can still send binary files even if you use the "plain jane" mail program. You'll need to use a program called "uuencode" to convert the binary file into ASCII format first though. To do this conversion, type:

uuencode binary_file.bin binary_file.bin > ascii_file.txt

ascii_file.txt can be included in your e-mail message and I'll decode it once I get it. You can actually send off the binary file to me without having to go through all those intermediate steps by typing:

uuencode binary_file.bin binary_file.bin | mail jon@ultralighthomepage.com

Please note that if you do this, all I'll get is the binary file with no explanation, so I'd appreciate a seperate e-mail message telling me what the file is that you sent me.

WWW:

A third option is that, if you have a WWW page, you could put the file on your server, and send me a message letting me know what the URL to it is, and I'll go grab it myself.