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The Decode Shell Extension v4.3 adds a Decode menu item to 
your Windows 95/98, NT 4.0, Win 2000 Explorer context menu 
(right mouse button menu) and File menu.  It is visible 
only when exactly one or more files (not folders) are 
selected.  

For extensive tips and an example usage, see the decfaq.htm
file in this zip or visit

  http://www.funduc.com/decfaq.htm
  
for the latest version of the "FAQ".  

For more information, or the latest version visit: 
http://www.funduc.com or write mime@funduc.com

To use it, first use your E-MAIL software and the File/Save 
menu to save the message to a text file.  Then use the 
Windows Explorer to select the file, right-click and pick 
the Decode menu. 

The extension will then analyze the file and if it detects a 
UUENCODED, BinHex, XXE, Base64(MIME), plain text or quoted-
printable encoded file, it will prompt you if you want to 
decode it (and tell you the file name).  To change the file 
name or where it is saved, use the button provided.  If a 
file name is missing, the extension will use a default name. 

If you would like to receive E-MAIL notifications when there 
are updates or like this utility and would like to more see 
enhancements made to it, use the FAX form below with your 
credit card or send $5 (in check drawn on a US bank or 
International Money order) and your comments (you can use 
the form provided below) to: 

Funduc Software Inc.  
P.O. Box 530904 
Livonia MI 48153. 

The newest enhancements include support for multiple file 
decoding, better detection of the encoding format,
stripping of paths from the file name (if found) and 
handling of multi-part attachments (previously concatenated) 
and multiple attachments in one file.  MIME(Base64) encoded 
files will now be decoded even if no file name can be 
detected.  Quoted-printable files can also be decoded and a 
button allows you to confirm decoding of all files found in 
one attachment. 

Other Funduc Software utilities that can be found at our web 
site (http://www.funduc.com) and other locations such as 
WUGNET's (Windows User Group Network) CompuServe forums (GO 
WINSHARE), the Simtel file archives (http://www.simtel.com) 
or America On Line include: 

Search and Replace for Windows 95/98/NT 3x (shareware) - 
Search and Replace looks through multiple files for a string 
and can also replace it with another string.  It can search 
subdirectories and ZIP files and do case sensitive or 
insensitive searches.  Extensive support for regular 
expression (egrep) search & replacement includes operations 
that span more than one line, insertion of the path & 
filename during replacements, and incrementing number 
replacements. Binary search & replace mode can be combined 
with regular expressions.  Precise control over replacements 
is available through multiple confirmation options and a 
built-in context viewer that allows you to view replacements 
in-context, before they are made.  A built-in script editor 
makes frequent &/or complex multi-step search/replace 
operations easy to prepare.  Advanced script operations 
include a boolean expression evaluator that provides 
additional control over which files are processed by the 
script. Advanced scripts also allow you to specify the 
program options in effect and insert comments in scripts. 
Multiple file masks and file date & size filters can be used 
to include &/or exclude files during regular and scripted 
operations.  The internal context viewer includes a build-in 
editor for editing text files. The full complement of 
command line switches (including script launching) is ideal 
for network managers & advanced users. Other functions 
include: "Touch" files (change time/date stamp & file 
attributes); Preservation of original file date during 
replacements; Replacements on backup path files instead of 
the originals; Output reports to monitor operations; Shell 
extensions to launch Search & Replace from Explorer and the 
Find Menu; and more.  Separate executables for Win3x and 
Win95/NT and a detailed help file with examples are 
included. Several foreign language interface are available 
from http://www.funduc.com.  Cost: $25 

Directory Toolkit for Windows 95/98/NT (shareware) - A 
multipurpose directory comparison and file manager that 
provides features missing from Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 
4.0 or higher.  It displays single directory lists or side-
by-side directory comparisons using color coding for alike, 
different, or missing files.  Comparisons can be based on 
dates or a binary file analysis of file content.  You can 
copy, move, & rename files while retaining long filenames 
and six built-in synchronize functions simplify updating 
directories. Built-in archive functions, with Explorer shell 
extensions, let you create & manage archives from Explorer 
and use Directory Toolkit as your primary archive manager 
for supported archives (ZIP, TAR, & GZ).  File operations 
and directory comparison functions work seamlessly on files 
in archives, e.g., no need to manually extract files first.  
Other features include statistics for file counts and path 
sizes; Ignoring filename case during comparisons; Explorer 
compatible OLE drag n Drop; Split/Concatenate files to/from 
diskettes; Encode/Decode UENCODE, Base64(Mime), BinHex(Mac), 
and XXENCODE formats (Decode also includes printable, 7 bit 
unencoded, & plain text); An integrated comparison viewer 
for a color coded display of the actual differences in 
files; Safe physical sort of directories; Touch files 
(change time/date & attributes stamps); Find duplicate files 
on a drive; Open files and launch applications; Multiple 
include/exclude file masks and the ability to 
include/exclude files based on size and date; Command line 
switches to automate comparisons & synchronize operations 
via batch files; Configurable output file and print 
functions to create reports of single and comparison 
directory lists; Detects & runs (optionally) setup programs 
in archives; File numbering to number files sequentially 
based on adjustable sort order and a user defined starting 
value.  Help file with examples included.  A complete German 
version and Japanese language module are available from 
http://www.funduc.com.  Cost: $25 

Registry Toolkit (shareware) - Registry Toolkit is a utility 
for advanced computer users that performs search &/or 
replacement operations on the Windows 95/98/NT registry. You 
can search/replace using case sensitive or insensitive 
settings and regular expressions in registry data, values, 
keys (or any combination) and specify the types of data to 
process. If you cancel a search the results up to that point 
(if any) are displayed in a tree list. You can print and 
print preview the search results, import or export parts of 
the registry to/from text files, create and edit keys, 
values, & data of all types, delete keys & values (after 
confirmation), and undo the last changes made. Registry 
Toolkit will operate on a remote registry (if you have 
permission to do so).  Cost: $25 

Shortcut Doctor for Windows 95/NT (shareware) - Shortcut 
Doctor allows you to check all your links/shortcuts and see 
which contain targets which can no longer be found.  You can 
then delete the shortcuts, resolve them or replace all 
shortcuts pointing to a certain drive or directory with 
another (after validation of new path is made). Individual 
shortcuts can be edited and all shortcuts on a drive can be 
displayed, regardless of whether they are valid or not.  CD-
ROM drives or network drives can be ignored during 
processing. Cost: $15. 

Funduc Explorer Extensions (shareware) - Explorer Extensions 
allow you to perform additional tasks using a familiar 
interface: the Windows 95/NT Explorer.  You can split and 
concatenate files to/from diskettes; Encode/Decode UUENCODE, 
Base64(Mime), BinHex(Mac), and XXENCODE formats (Decode also 
includes printable, 7 bit unencoded, & plain text), Touch 
files (change time/date stamp as well as attributes). Cost: 
$15. 

Drive Bar (shareware) - Drive Bar allows you to conveniently 
open views of your drives in Windows Explorer. Drive Bar's 
Auto Hide function allows it to disappear from view when not 
in use so that it does not take up screen space when not in 
use. You can resize Drive Bar and have it remain visible at 
all times if you like. You can also specify a File Manager 
program to use instead of Windows Explorer, launch drive 
views as "Tiled" or not, not include specified drives in the 
list of drive icons, and have Drive Bar run automatically at 
Windows startup (see Options). Cost: $10. 

Sort and Slice (shareware) - Sort and Slice allows easy 
sorting and/or reformatting of Column Delimited files.The 
program can skip header lines, use regular expressions to 
process variable data and has a User Interface that allows 
the user to graphically determine the correct processing 
parameters. You can also remove repeat lines from files and 
pad fields during the sort. Command line switches and 
scripts are available to easily manage frequent operations. 
Cost: $25. 

Delivery Agent (shareware) - Delivery Agent is a send-only 
email program for use by web site managers and network 
administrators. It allows you to easily deliver frequently 
used email messages (& attachments) as text files, which can 
then be sent to one or more users by simply selecting a 
message and entering the users' addresses or by providing a 
file that contains a list of addresses. The settings & 
message files may be managed with a text editor if you like 
and the program can keep a log of message activity. The 
program uses SMTP services for message delivery and does a 
POP check prior to sends for servers that require IP address 
verification before relaying is permitted. Cost: $25. 

HexView for Windows 95/NT (freeware) -  HexView allows you 
to view, print, print preview of any file as a Hex Dump.  
HexView is intended as a free companion program to our 
utility, Search and Replace. However, it is a standalone 
application and you are free to use it as you see fit.  The 
source code (C++ using MFC 4.x or higher) can be downloaded 
for free from http://www.funduc.com. 

INI to Registry for Windows 95/NT (freeware) - This program 
works well with any program that relies on .ini files.  It 
can read the contents of any INI file and load them into the 
Windows 95/NT registry.  That way programs which previously 
used INI files can read the old data from the registry.  The 
program is free.  The source code is available for 25.  
Please E-MAIL mime@funduc.com for information on purchasing 
the source code. 

Decode Windows 95 Shell Extension (freeware) - This Explorer 
extension provides a subset of the decoding features 
available in Directory Toolkit.  It allows you to decode a 
UUENCODED, XXENCODED, BinHex or Base64(MIME) file by simply 
right-clicking on it in the Explorer and selecting Decode 
from the menu.  It supports multiple attachments, multi-part 
files (already concatenated), XXENCODED and User (table) 
encoded files in addition to UUENCODED, Base64(MIME) and 
BinHex (Mac format) files. 

Count Characters (freeware) - This little app was written 
to: a) Allow users to dump the contents of combo, edit and 
list boxes as well as static and button fields to the 
clipboard.  This can come in handy for browser lists, as 
well as items displayed by other applications to which you 
otherwise have no access.  b) To help users understand how 
applications are built (what types of controls are used).  
Other tools are available for this of course but they are 
usually known only to programmers.  c) To allow users to 
know at any time how many characters they have typed in an 
edit box.  This might be useful, for example, if a site asks 
you to only enter a certain amount of data in their fields 
but don't tell you that you went over until it's too late.  
Depending on the editor, html authors might also find this 
handy for double checking the length of meta tags.  Separate 
Win3x & Win 95/98/NT versions included. 

Limit Edit (freeware) - Expands upon the built-in limit 
feature for edit boxes and rich edit controls by letting you 
set your own maximum size settings for the amount of text 
permitted in edit boxes and rich edit controls.  For 
example, you could use Limit Edit to set a limit on the 
amount of text allowed in an instance of the Notepad text 
editor.  Separate Win3x & Win 95/98/NT versions included. 

Patch Creator (shareware) - Created for software authors, 
this program is used to make patches for updating registered 
versions software. Both the patch creator and patch 
applicator are easy to use GUI programs. The creator is a 
Win 95/98/NT utility. It can create either 16 or 32 bit 
patches that are self-contained in a single GUI .EXE. 
Compression can be used to reduce file size. You can require 
passwords (or not). Files on users' machines can be updated 
from a specific version, added regardless of existing 
version, removed or renamed. Cost: $75. 

Decode/Encode DLLs (shareware) - Also a developer tool, the 
Decode/Encode DLLs can be called from any Windows 
programming language (such as VB, Visual C, Powerbuilder, 
etc.).  It allows you to automatically detect if a given 
file is UUENCODED, Base64(MIME), XXENCODED, BinHex or 
encoded with a user-supplied table.  The DLL can then decode 
the file(s) either in the current directory or in one 
specified by the user. Binary files can also be encoded for 
transmission over the Internet.  Cost: $58. 

Resellers are welcome to put this product on any CD-ROMs or 
other distribution media without asking for specific 
permission.  Watch for updates at the URL below.  If you 
wish to integrate Decode and Encode functionality in your 
application, custom DLLs are available.  Visit 
http://www.funduc.com 

Custom programming and consulting services are also 
available. Please write us at mime@funduc.com for inquiries 
and personalized arrangements. 


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