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Summary

Name Uuencoded File
Version  
Other names  
Identifiers PUID:  fmt/1102
Family  
Classification Aggregate
Disclosure  
Description Uuencoding, (Unix-to-Unix encoding) is a binary to text encoding mechanism created by Mary Ann Horton for encoding binary data for transmission in email systems.
Orientation  
Byte order  
Related file formats None.
Technical Environment  
Released  
Supported until  
Format Risk  
Developed by None.
Supported by None.
Source Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives
Source date 27 Sep 2017
Source description  
Last updated 27 Sep 2017
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