[olug] email a binary file (uuencode no longer popular?)

Sam Tetherow tetherow at shwisp.net
Wed Aug 15 02:48:47 UTC 2007


I think yydecode has replaced uudecode at least in the usenet world. The 
"crazy kids" use the little paperclip button nowadays ;)

Sam Tetherow
Sandhills Wireless

Jay Hannah wrote:
> For years I have done this:
>
>    uuencode file.pdf file.pdf | mail jay at jays.net
>
> Recently it seems uuencode isn't on Linux machines by default any more. 
> Is there some cooler way the crazy kids are doing this nowadays?
>
> Thanks,
>
> j
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