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From: S825177@UWEC.BITNET (JEFFREY SORTE)
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Subject: Re: uudecoding
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Date: 15 Jan 90 00:38:00 GMT
References: uudecoding
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Yes, this is perfectly normal for a file to shrink after uudecoding.  By
uuencoding a file, it is converted to normal ascii/ebcidic chars that can
be easily sent to/through different systems.  Every byte in the file is
converted to a standard character that can be displayed, giving you a much
smaller set to work with.....and thereby increasing the size of the file.


Jeff Sorte  -  S825177@UWEC.BITNET
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