Ho\\)Dy Sylvain,
 
 > begin 644 masm2gas.zip
 > M4$L#!!0````(`-F`NB#)Q5YH`0<``$82```,````;6%S;3)G87,N Would you tell me what the number "644" is used for? I seen there is
 SL> different number from a software author to another.
 SL> Or anyone that could answer me.
O.k. This is actually a chunk of an UUEncoded file; it's encoded this way to
preserve some mail-gateways to cut out certain 8-Bit-chars (to be precise,
they'll reduce them to 7 Bit (no graphical chars like the ‚ in your Origin),
plus would do strange things with the first 32 (sometimes even Space) 
alues).
UUEncoding sounds a bit like UUCP, a Unix Communication Protocol. That's the
solution! Both have their origin in the Unix environment! U(\)i}{ has a
great advantage over e.g. DOS.
First, it's a multiuser system and on the other hand, you could give certain
users a different kind of permission to access a file. This is handled via
attributes, similar to DOS' attributes (readonly, hidden, system). But DOS
isn't a multiuser system, so the attributes aren't the same!
The above is 664, this means:
left number for the OWNER, GROUP middle, REST OF THE WORLD right.
 4=read allowed
 2=write allowed
 1=search/execute allowed
Simple mathematics (addition ;)
A ZIP isn't executable, so there's no odd number.
The OWNER could read/write to the file (when decoded under UNiX, off course 
:),
but the GROUP & the REST of the world could only read/unzip it.
Hope you catch the point :)
 SL>  ! Origin: Silicon Palace {514}432-2953 Lafontaine, Qu‚bec (1:242/100)
                                             ^^^^^^^^^^
Hmm, sounds like a politician in Germany's opposition ;)
Sincerely, ü¦ü§
... yes, I'm from Ger...not much ...
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