- Arbitrary binary data can be represented with a 6-bit char set.
- No problems with 7-bit char set restrictions.
- No problems with line length restrictions or special control characters.
- Only an enlargement of about 33 % (instead of an enlargment of 100 % when encoding to hexadecimal values).
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- No support for distribution of big files.
- Enlargement of about 33 % (in comparison to the original file).
Only UUencode:
- No EBCDIC support.
- No defined standards.
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