ABE
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* {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel9510/disk2/DISC2/DECODE/ABE.ZIP|ABE.ZIP}} - DOS version | * {{CdTextfiles|simtel/simtel9510/disk2/DISC2/DECODE/ABE.ZIP|ABE.ZIP}} - DOS version | ||
* {{CdTextfiles|sourcecode/unix_c/mail/abe.tar|abe.tar}} - An older version | * {{CdTextfiles|sourcecode/unix_c/mail/abe.tar|abe.tar}} - An older version | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 20 August 2024
ABE is binary-to-text transfer encoding utility and format, developed by Brad Templeton. It converts an arbitrary file to an ASCII text format suitable for Usenet or email. It is Unix-centric, though intended to be portable.
The encoding is usually written all caps as "ABE". The software may be written "abe" or "Abe".
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[edit] Identification
The format has no clear signature, though the string "##S" will appear somewhere near the beginning of the payload data.
Files made by the original software start with two comment lines:
;ABE ASCII-Binary-Encoding (by Brad Templeton) ;Use 'sort' and/or 'dabe' to decode
And end with:
;End of ABE encoding
[edit] Specifications
- Refer to the "abeformat" file included with the source code.
[edit] Software
- Source code: Author's home page → "ABE" → abe.tar.Z
- ABE.ZIP - DOS version
- abe.tar - An older version
