Extra Bytes in Simtel Files

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From: Mike Quigley
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 17:10

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I've been using LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU to get files from Simtel recently
(very quickly, too!) and I noticed that every file which comes uuencoded has
extra bytes (compared to the total number of bytes in the official Simtel
file list) after it is uudecoded. Does anyone know why this is so? I used to
use DECWRL.DEC.COM, and never noticed this (but then I was never looking for
it there...it might have happened there as well). It's no big deal to strip
out the extra bytes with the "RV" program and the /x switch.

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Subject: Extra Bytes in Simtel Files
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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 17:10:12 GMT
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