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Enter a keyword...   ...or choose a category. choose one... Communications Computer Industry Companies Computer Science Data Graphics Hardware Internet and Online Services Mobile Computing Multimedia Networks Operating Systems Programming Software Standards Types of Computers World Wide Web   Uuencode Last modified: Friday, March 14, 2003  A set of algorithms for converting files into a series of 7-bit ASCII characters that can be transmitted over the Internet. Originally, uuencode stood for Unix-to-Unix encode, but it has since become a universal protocol used to transfer files between different platforms such as Unix, Windows, and Macintosh. Uuencoding is especially popular for sending e-mail attachments. Nearly all e-mail applications support uuencoding for sending attachments and uudecoding for receiving attachments. Another popular encoding algorithm is BinHex , which is often used for transferring Macintosh files, such as PICT graphics files.   Uuencode and uudecode for DOS Provides links to download uuencode and uudecode utilities for DOS, along with a brief description of converting binary files to ASCII. Related Categories Data Formats Electronic Mail File Transfer Related Terms ASCII BinHex e-mail MIME