Re: [SLUG] decodeing base64 ?

[Martin Pool <mbp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 06/04/2006, at 11:26 AM, Voytek Eymont wrote:

> On Thu, April 6, 2006 11:01 am, Peter Chubb wrote:
> > > > > > > "Voytek" == Voytek Eymont <lists@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > Edit the file afterwards; delete all but the base64 encoded part.
>
> > Voytek> [root@rhel mail]# { echo 'begin-base64 644 x.wav'; cat test;
> > Voytek> echo ====; } | uudecode uudecode: stdin: illegal line
> >
> >
> > Everything between the begin and end needs to be base64-encoded.  You
> > probably sent it the entire file.
>
> thanks, Peter
> yes, after I removed the 4 desriptive lines it completed without  
> error,
> seems to have worked OK. I just need to figure how to play it now

I find xdeview/uudeview quite handy for dealing with these things.   
They seem pretty good at unpacking damaged or incorrect formats that  
other programs can't handle.

--
Martin