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Re: lynx-dev to uuencode or not to uuencode
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David Combs |
Subject: |
Re: lynx-dev to uuencode or not to uuencode |
Date: |
Mon, 3 May 1999 04:25:34 -0700 |
On Sun, May 02, 1999 at 09:38:54AM -0500, kweide wrote:
> 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.)
>
Please give us some examples of systems that come with
uudecodes that are incompatible with other systems'
uuencodes.
Would help us all!
Thanks!
David