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diff --git a/ham/7plus/slack-desc b/ham/7plus/slack-desc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..37e9f2b3d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/ham/7plus/slack-desc @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE: +# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description. Line +# up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and the '|' +# on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in. You must +# make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct. It's also +# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines. + + |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------| +7plus: 7PLUS (encoder vaguely similar to Unix's UUENCODE) +7plus: +7plus: It uses a very effective radix216 encoding and incorporates diverse +7plus: mechanisms to ensure decoded data is not corrupted. It also includes +7plus: an interactive repair mechanism which allows the repair of damaged +7plus: files using correction files, thus eliminating the need to retransmit +7plus: entire files. In case of a corruption, only the faulty sections are +7plus: resent. 7PLUS is only meant to be used within the Packet Radio network +7plus: for the tranport of binary data through Packet Radio mail. It cannot +7plus: be used for Internet eMail since it needs a (almost) transparent path +7plus: from end to end." |