A standard for encoding binary data. UUencoding lets you transmit binary data as 7 bit ASCII data. Once received, the data can be UUdecoded into its original binary format. Main ©1997, 1998 Webmaster JDC !-- setonclickmethods();
Before MIME, uuencoding was used to transfer binary files or files with longer record lengths by electronic mail. See also xxencoding. Return to Contents
A method for converting binary information into ASCII text. It can be used for posting to Usenet and or e-mailing with non-MIME compliant mail readers.
UUencoding is an older format for sending attachments via Internet mail. It is not as flexible as MIME and is no longer widely used on the Internet. However, there are still some mail systems on the Internet that send attachments in Uuencoded format. To deal with these attachments in Eudora Light you will require an additional utility to decode the attachments since Eudora Light does not support Uudecoding.
The conversion of binary data into a 7-bit ASCII representation using an encoding scheme. Originally implemented to enable users to send such data over UUCP, it is now used to send binary files such as graphics files, user application documents and programs through email and on Usenet. See also: UUdecoding.
Uuencoding allows you to send binary, non-textual files, in ASCII format. Uuencoding is most often used for sending binary files via e-mail, or for posting them to a newsgroup. Uuencoding a file should not be confused with compressing it, as uuencoded files typically take up more space than the originals. If you receive a uuencoded file you need a uudecoding program to make sense of it.
A method of encoding which allows binary files (such as graphics or programs) to be converted to ASCII so that they can be sent by eMail. Pronounced you-you-encoding and originally used for transferring files through the Unix operating system.
Pronounced you-you-encoding, this enables binary files (typically graphics or programs) to be converted to ASCII so that they can be sent by e-mail.
Uuencoding is a form of binary to text encoding that originated in the Unix program uuencode, for encoding binary data for transmission over the uucp mail system. The name "uuencoding" is derived from "Unix-to-Unix encoding". Since uucp converted characters between various computer's character sets, uuencode was used to convert the data to fairly common characters that were unlikely to be "translated" and thereby destroy the file.
