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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
Source
Digital Preservation Department / The National Archives

Internal signatures

yEnc File

Note
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

  • Added in V92

    Release date
    20 September 2017

    yEnc Encoded File: Signature developed through PRONOM Research.

    yEnc Encoded File: Full entry added.