tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Sep 02 07:17:03 1997
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Re: UUDECODE?
'Scott Inman wrote:'
>
> I have one question. What the heck is this thing calle UUDECODE?
>
uudecode is a program that decodes uuencoded files.
uuencode stands for unix to unix code, which is now a misnomer since many
mail systems use it. It is used for the safe transport of executable or
binary data within ascii text.
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