YEnc
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{{FormatInfo | {{FormatInfo | ||
| + | |name=yEnc | ||
|formattype=electronic | |formattype=electronic | ||
| − | |subcat= | + | |subcat=Transfer Encodings |
| + | |extensions={{ext|ync}} | ||
| + | |pronom={{PRONOM|fmt/1100}} | ||
| + | |released=2001 | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | {{DISPLAYTITLE:yEnc}} | ||
| + | '''yEnc''' is a transfer encoding used for attaching files to Usenet newsgroup messages (and, rarely, e-mail and other kinds of messages). It is a more size-efficient alternative to [[Uuencoding]]. | ||
| − | + | It is justly characterized as "quick and dirty", requiring crude Uuencoding-style heuristics to detect it, instead of utilizing the robust-but-complex [[MIME]] standard that predates it. | |
| + | == Specifications == | ||
[http://www.yenc.org/yenc-draft.1.3.txt yEncode - A quick and dirty encoding for binaries v1.2] (.txt file) | [http://www.yenc.org/yenc-draft.1.3.txt yEncode - A quick and dirty encoding for binaries v1.2] (.txt file) | ||
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| + | == Identification == | ||
| + | A yEnc-encoded file is delimited by lines that begin with "<code>=ybegin</code>" and "<code>=yend</code>". | ||
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| + | == Software == | ||
| + | * [http://yydecode.sourceforge.net/ yydecode] | ||
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| + | == Sample files == | ||
| + | * https://telparia.com/fileFormatSamples/archive/yEnc/ | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.yenc.org/ yEnc Homepage] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:YEnc|Wikipedia article]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:E-Mail, newsgroups, and forums]] | ||
Revision as of 21:24, 30 April 2022
yEnc is a transfer encoding used for attaching files to Usenet newsgroup messages (and, rarely, e-mail and other kinds of messages). It is a more size-efficient alternative to Uuencoding.
It is justly characterized as "quick and dirty", requiring crude Uuencoding-style heuristics to detect it, instead of utilizing the robust-but-complex MIME standard that predates it.
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Specifications
yEncode - A quick and dirty encoding for binaries v1.2 (.txt file)
Identification
A yEnc-encoded file is delimited by lines that begin with "=ybegin" and "=yend".
