MIME, Uuencode and Zip
Book
Mixed media product
320 pages
978-1-55828-528-6 (ISBN)
Description
Providing an overview of the Internet compression formats with a focus on what to do when they are encountered, this text covers the most popular Internet file compression and encoding formats, including MIME, and includes information on how to identify "mystery" files. The accompanying disk provides utilities to decompress (and compress) the formats discussed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Foster City
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Adult education
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 142 mm
Weight
474 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55828-528-6 (9781558285286)
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Content
Part 1 File encoding (descriptions and various file formats): a brief overview of downloading and uploading; Uuencode; Pkzip; MIME; online services and what you may encounter. Part 2 Archiving and compression: a brief overview of archiving and compression; using WinZip; using PKZip; Uuencode (and Xxencode); reassembling split files; what to do when you're not sure of what the file is. Part 3 Viruses: a brief overview of viruses (and other things that go bump on your hard disk); checking for viruses; viruses buried in document macros. Part 4 Checklists: AOL - downloading from Email; AOL - uploading via Email; AOL - downloading from an AOL forum; AOL - downloading from the Internet; CompuServe (WinCim) - downloading from Email; CompuServe (WinCim)- uploading via Email; CompuServe (WinCim) - downloading from the Internet; Netscape - downloading from a Web page; ProComm Plus - receiving a file; ProComm Plus - sending a file.