On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 03:40:57PM +0200, Franck wrote: > basE91 is an advanced method for encoding binary data as ASCII characters. It > is similar to UUencode or base64, but is more efficient. The overhead produced > by basE91 depends on the input data. It amounts at most to 23% (versus 33% for > base64) and can range down to 14%, which typically occurs on 0-byte blocks. > This makes basE91 very useful for transferring larger files over binary > insecure connections like e-mail or terminal lines.
That word should be safety, not security. Safety here means the message does not get mangled, security on the other hand would mean things like encryption. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130425214222.gb8...@amos.fritz.box
