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From: Graham Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 1:44 PM
Subject: MD: Need help with MP3 files (OT)
> Some of the 'alt.binary.mp3' newsgroups have what seems to be an MP3 file
> attached but it just reads as a load of unreadable characters in Outlook
> Express.
> I presume this attached, unreadable text is the 'binary' form of an MP3
> file?
It is almost, it's actually an encoded form of the file that enables it to
be sent over the newsgroups. You'll probably find several messages all with
the same name in this form
the_long_mp3_file.mp3 (1/4)
the_long_mp3_file.mp3 (2/4)
the_long_mp3_file.mp3 (3/4)
the_long_mp3_file.mp3 (4/4)
What you need to do is find all the pieces and highlight them. You then pick
"Combine and Decode" from the message menu. Arrange the pieces into the
right order in the window that appears and then start downloading - it may
take some time! When its finished you will be able to save the attached file
onto the hard disc and use it as normal.
Hope this helps!
Magic
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