/g/, Does such thing exist?
A converter to convert a file say "PuTTY.exe" to text? Say to send it over an email or something like that? And with the same software reconstruct it to PuTTY.exe?
Is this even possible?
Yes, it's called base64.
Welcome to 1996.
>>52206034
aaaamaaazziingggg, Thanks anon, never new about that.
uuencode
uudecode
Just open the .exe as a text file, ctrl-a, ctrl-c, paste it into an e-mail, then reverse the process on the other end.
>>52206003
Do you think it will be lighter as a text file because text files are usually lighter than executables?
Disappointment awaits you
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>>52208229
>mfw i made a program in C to work like this program because hexdump displayed the sequence of bytes all wrong and no ASCII view
>mfw i never knew this program existed
Bless you anon, bless you
>>52208169
It's useful when corporate email blocks sending exe files.
>>52208260
The -C flag to hexdump enables ASCII view.
>>52208293
What are archives for $10?
>>52206003
That is, in fact, how email attachments work.
>>52208293
>doesn't know you can change file extensions or add some to cover up the real one
With a method like this you can theoretically open a file in notepad as something like ASCII, convert it to HEX, and print it on a sheet of paper. The one flaw to this is you have to have a certain program to read the text or you would literally be typing all of that code for hours depending on the file size. Other than that, it's a great way to archive files.
>>52206034
See >>52207780
You damn whippersnapper.
>>52207804
This likely won't print certain characters, such as nulls, that won't show up when you open the file.
Copying it as hexadecimal binary code would work, but is more complex.
>>52206003
use yenc, everything else is deprecated
http://www.yenc.org/
If you're just looking to send something over email just change the file extension to .txt and when the person receives it they can just change it back.
>>52210840
yenc is crap, it has a fucking header for no reason.
It's overengineered bullshit, no wonder everyone just uses Base64.
>>52211198
>everyone just uses Base64
yenc is the standard on usenet and way more efficient than any other text encoding
Is it possible to just change the file extension to .txt and then email it, and then the recipient changes the file extension back to .exe?
