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Wincode - Multi-Purpose Encoder/Decoder for Windows

Wincode is a Windows 3.1 program which converts 8-bit BINARY (EXE, COM,GIF, etc) files to 7-bit ASCII (Text) files (and vice versa) through a process known as bit-shifting. Wincode currently supports UU/XX and Base64 (MIME 1.0 conformant) coding. This BINARY/ASCII conversion allows you to send and receive binary files via e-mail or any other ascii-based communications system. It provides a quick and easy way to distribute programs to people all over the world (it takes a few minutes, on average, for e-mail to reach across the world). UUcoding is a common practice on many Internet NewsGroups in which users wish to exchange binary data. Base64 coding is used by MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) conformant e-mail software as a method for attaching binary data to ascii e-mail. Both methods perform the same overall function (i.e. allow binary data to be safely transmitted through e-mail) but require different formatting algorithms. In the future, Wincode will also support BINHEX coding and may even handle the actual 'e-mailing' of the data...