> Reply-To: TheSkinny@aol.com
> Every once in a while I get the following message when reading the
list, and > I have no idea what UUDECODE is.: > > Can someone fill me
in?
e-Mail can only handle 7-bit ASCII. Non-ASCII files are 8-bits. To
e-Mail non-ASCII files, uuencode is uesd to break up the 8-bit data
into 7-bit ASCII so it can be transmitted properly. Upon reception
UUDECODE will make it right again.
That uuencoded stuff that comes with cc:Mail et al is formatting codes
that just burn bandwidth.
Mark "What does ASCII(77 79 87 79 71) stand for?" Jurras
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