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lynx-dev to uuencode or not to uuencode
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kweide |
Subject: |
lynx-dev to uuencode or not to uuencode |
Date: |
Sun, 2 May 1999 09:38:54 -0500 (CDT) |
David Combs wrote:
>
> What's so bad about uudecode and gzcat?
Uuencoding is broken by design, in my opinion. It uses unsafe
characters. There are multiple incompatible encoders and decoders.
A given uudecode may be picky about whether spaces are preserved
at line ending - just the sort of problem encoding is supposed to
remove! I've had far more problems with uuencoded mails than with
unencoded ones.
Another point is the convenience of scanning a patch right in the
mailbox, to get an idea what it's about, without any external
incantations or special setup. (Please don't send messages now
that _your_ mail reader does that automatically, it doesn't apply
for everyone.)
Klaus