Format

yEnc Encoded File

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Summary

Name: yEnc Encoded File
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/1100
Format type: Aggregate
Description: yEnc is a binary-to-text encoding mechanism initially developed by Jürgen Helbing for transferring binary files in messages, such as via Usenet or email.
File extensions: yenc
Submitted by: Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

yEnc File

Description: BOF: =ybegin line= http://www.yenc.org/yEnc-draft-1.txt

Byte sequences

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 0
Byte Sequence: 3D79626567696E206C696E653D
Endianness: None

Changelog

V92

Release date

20 September 2017
- Added format
  
  yEnc Encoded File: Full entry added.
- Added signature
  
  yEnc Encoded File: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.