Test BASE64 Encoding - 1 attachment

I think people might be wary of unzipping files of essentially unknown provenance, lest they be seeking to exploit some flaw in the unzip program.

As for LTspice files, people usually just post the ascii text.

Sylvia.

This works fine in my client, but you have to copy the b64.txt from the post to the clipboard, then save from the clipboard to an ASCII editor, then save to your folder.

If you try to save directly from the news client, the file may be hopelessly garbled.

This whole idea is not very good. It's too complicated and only useful for short files. PDF and image files can be huge.

Seems the best way is to upload the native file to a host, then post the url.

The Test is over.

It depends on the client. Some will be happy with it. Some clients are perfectly happy with embedded binaries but, of course, it's dangerous as all hell.

yer spozed to do that in alt.binaries.schematics.electronics.

not going to break base64 data, but yeah could break an ltspice asc.

not really a good move given the embedded filename.

ah, the uuencode wraps a file containing base64 data... seems kind of redundant to do that.

It's a lot easier for everyone if you put files into Dropbox and post a direct link.

uuencode "wraps up" whatever data it gets. It has no clue what is contained therein.

yeah, he could have uuencoded the zip file, and left the "how to decode" recipe off

You lost thousands of files you had uploaded to Dropbox. They are gone forever.

Surely Dropbox stores other files online, else you could not send commands to your cabin in Tahoe, or view webcam pictures.

Why are you paying $10 per month to copy files between computers?

You don't need Dropbox. You could use a LAN to transfer files between computers.

I have never lost a Dropbox file. DB did change the way they do public links, which was annoying, but the files are all still there. I just have to post new links to share them outside. Nothing on my PCs changed. I think too many people were using the free DB as web hosts, so they did something to discourage that.

The change did not affect my main use of DB, which is to do real work at multiple sites without carrying memory sticks around or using FTP, both of which are a lot more hassle than DB.

I just drop command files into a shared folder from anywhere. They appear in the CABIN folder on the little PC in Truckee, and a program executes and then deletes them. Driveway webcam pix get posted into that folder too, and those links are public.

The commercial remote cam/thermostat things didn't appeal to me. Many have a monthly fee that's more than I pay Dropbox.

We're expecting a giant storm any minute, high winds, 20F, and maybe

I should get a better cam, something that works from sunlight to moonlight and doesn't get weird at 0 deg F.

Because $10 is so far down in the noise that it doesn't matter. My time and the products matter.

We have a LAN at work.