Re: Bug#706078: ITP: base91 -- base91 encoder/decoder
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.
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