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From: mouse@mcgill-vision.UUCP
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Subject: Re: uuencode enhancements
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Date: Mon, 8-Jun-87 22:22:37 EDT
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In article <1999@dg_rtp.UUCP>, meissner@dg_rtp.UUCP (Michael Meissner) writes:
> In article <886@lll-lcc.aRpA> langdon@lll-lcc.aRpA (Bruce Langdon) writes:
>> [recommends using atob/btoa rather than uuencode/uudecode]

> One thing to note about atob/btoa is that will append upto 3 (or 4?)
> null bytes upon conversion from printable chars to binary.

You must have a broken atob (or btoa, or both).

% echo -n x | btoa | atob | cat -v
x% echo -n xx | btoa | atob | cat -v
xx% echo -n xxx | btoa | atob | cat -v
xxx% echo -n xxxx | btoa | atob | cat -v
xxxx%

No nulls anywhere.

					der Mouse

				(mouse@mcgill-vision.uucp)