converting a binary packet into readable text

[manuelcc]

hey guys, wondering if you could help me with this problem. im writing a program that will query a quake2 master server (master.idsoftware.com), which it does fine, but then the server sends back a packet that im guessing is in binary format, but i cant figure out how to parse it and make it readable, purhaps you can help me. when i query it the data i get back looks like this, any help would be apreciated:

ÿÿÿÿservers ‚ãvm>Á£Ü»m AÛˆm?©|úmB-e/mÂiâhmÊ%emÈPʃmË;*m©ÏzmË`˜m@1ä-mB-e2m@1ä(m@1ä(m.Ì®mP½[mÃ…žm¦F½hmË;,m@ó8m>@mÔ*&šmÕñSm B´l*mØ.ÃÞmØâmÑp¥ám?©|úm¦F‡§mÂ~|mmÔ*&šmÊ%emÑ€yIm Â~|mm$±}@mÑ€yImBÀéÒmØâmÕ
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[seaweed]

Is it supposed to be text? It's probably compressed, and possibly encrypted.

Contact the source of the data and ask them.

[manuelcc]

it should be text, thats a list of ip's and ports in the format of 0.0.0.0:0, its from a q2 master server. so im wondering if anyone has any opinions on how to decrypt this

[phinds]

since the square box stands for any number of different characters, you haven't even presented the real data, so from what you have given it would be literally impossible to decode it.

[manuelcc]

well the thing is i wasnt asking for anyone to decode it, i wanted to know if anyone had any ideas on how to decode/decompress it

[manuelcc]

figured it out

[Spajeoly]

If you got it then reveal the answer? Afterall, we are here to share info, not hoard it.