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Message from Steven
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James wrote:
>
> I recently thought up an alternate scheme for using 
> your gmail as a sort of archive/backup that uses 
> utilities found on most Linux systems -- including, 
> I believe, BL.
>
> 2) tar the directory 

tar should be OK

> 3) issue the command split 

There's no split in BL3.  You can get it from Slackware 4.0

> 4) e-mail, individually, the created files to yourself at your gmail account

You'll need Opera for this (or perhaps Sindi's SSL lynx).
Neither the browser nor the email in BL3 can connect to gmail.

> cat them together,

cat is in BL3

Cheers,
Steven