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| − | == | + | '''yEnc''' is a transfer encoding used for attaching files to Usenet newsgroup messages (and, rarely, e-mail and other kinds of messages). It is a more space-efficient alternative to [[Uuencoding]]. |
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| + | It is justly characterized as "quick and dirty", requiring crude Uuencoding-style heuristics to detect it, instead of utilizing the robust-but-complex [[MIME]] standard that predates it. | ||
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| + | == Specifications == | ||
[http://www.yenc.org/yenc-draft.1.3.txt yEncode - A quick and dirty encoding for binaries v1.2] (.txt file) | [http://www.yenc.org/yenc-draft.1.3.txt yEncode - A quick and dirty encoding for binaries v1.2] (.txt file) | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.yenc.org/ yEnc Homepage] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:YEnc|Wikipedia article]] | ||
[[Category:E-Mail, newsgroups, and forums]] | [[Category:E-Mail, newsgroups, and forums]] | ||
Revision as of 16:59, 7 September 2014
yEnc is a transfer encoding used for attaching files to Usenet newsgroup messages (and, rarely, e-mail and other kinds of messages). It is a more space-efficient alternative to Uuencoding.
It is justly characterized as "quick and dirty", requiring crude Uuencoding-style heuristics to detect it, instead of utilizing the robust-but-complex MIME standard that predates it.
Specifications
yEncode - A quick and dirty encoding for binaries v1.2 (.txt file)
