What are the different methods of encoding?
Below are the most common forms of file encoding: UU encoding takes only the 8-bit data fork and converts it into a 7-bit file. This format is normally used for Windows files because it only recognizes the file’s data fork. It can be used for Mac files that do not store crucial information in their resource fork (i.e., ‘.jpg’ files, text files without formatting), however most Mac files store crucial information in the resource fork, such as applications, some word processing documents, and control panels. This method of encoding typically produces the largest file of any of these encoding methods. Files that have been UU-encoded typically have a ‘.uu’ extension in the name. MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is not a method of encoding, but rather a map. It maps a particular method of encoding to an application that can decode that file. You may be most familiar with this as your Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer helper applications. If you choose to change or add a he
