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Usenet Encoding: yEnc

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-your-base64-are-belong-to-us dept.

Motor writes "Anyone remotely interested in usenet binary newsgroups must have noticed the spread of yEnc. yEnc is an encoding scheme for usenet binaries which avoids the enormous (30-40%) bloat associated with the schemes currently in use - which all have to produce 7-bit data to stop ancient newsservers from choking. A good thing, surely? Well, not according to some people. The guy has some good points about yEnc and standards, but I can't help thinking that "standards" people have endlessly discussed better encoding schemes, and nothing has come out of it. yEnc may not be perfect, but it works and it's here - hence the rapid adoption. What do you think?"

2 of 417 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Is usenet dead? by mmusn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Brings to mind Yogi Berra: "The trouble with that place is: it's so crowded that nobody goes there anymore."

  2. Save /. Money... by smoondog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, if this guy adopts it, he could save slashdot some money...

    -Sean