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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== Sample files ==
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/abeEncoded}}

Latest revision as of 02:38, 20 August 2024

File Format
Name ABE
Ontology
Released ~1989

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".

Contents

[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

[edit] Sample files

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