What is a UU file? Learn about UU files here A UU file is an
encoded file, not a compressed file. By UUEncoding a file, it is
converted from binary to text - 7-bit ASCII to be precise. Click
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details A UU file (or sometimes also called a UUE or ENC file)
is a text file that actually contains binary data inside, which
is normally not viewable in a text editor. UUEncoding is done to
be able to transfer data across networks using protocols or
methods that do not support binary data, e.g. by email. If you
attach files to your emails, your email client will
automatically encode the files so they are represented as text
even though they may be pictures or sound files. The receiver
then automatically decodes them into their original format.
UUEncoding is not widely used anymore as it has been replaced by
new encoding mechanisms like Mime and yEnc. There are also
sometimes problems with UUEncoded data being corrupted when sent
through certain older systems