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.: Binky:send
[Help: Send]
SEND [dir]<file>
This will send you the specified file. You must specify the
file, and you can optionally tell Binky where to look for
that
file. For more information on directories, use HELP CD, and
for a better description on parameters, see HELP PARAMETERS.
If the file does not exist, or if Binky is having trouble
reading it, you will get a message saying that the file is
not
accessable.
Otherwise, if it is available to be read, Binky then checks
to
see if it is a text file or a binary file. A text file is
what
you are reading now -- just words. No real special formatting.
A binary file is an archive (.zip = zip file), a program (.exe
= executable), or other type of file.
After checking to see if it is text or binary, Binky checks
your quota. A quota is a system to make sure you don't request
too many files at one time. It is designed to make sure that
you don't run the machine Binky is running on into the ground.
It doesn't sound like a good thing, but it allows Binky to
stay alive that much longer. Help documents do not get put
into your quota, so you can safely request tons of help to
learn about Binky without running out of your quota. Local
files also do not count against you nearly as much as external
files. For more information, read QUOTAS command.
If your quota is reached, Binky tells you that it could not
send the file, and stops the current command, but will
continue processing the rest of the commands in the e-mail
message.
If it is a text file, Binky just sends it to you with no
special formatting. It does check to see if you want it split
into a specific size per e-mail. If you do want it split,
Binky tries to not send out files which are bigger than the
size you specified.
If it is a binary file, Binky will encode it (currently with
UUEncode) and send the encoded message to you. The encoded
message is a text file, which you need to decode before you
can use it. For information on how to decode files, see HELP
DECODING.
Once the file has been sent, Binky continues processing
further commands.
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