"Paul Elliot" wrote in message
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The big issue that I have with Yenc is the very high error rate and
corruption of images.

Yes! yEnc eliminates redundancy from files, and makes every bit vitally
important. One bit that goes wrong can often screw up the whole picture,
whereas one wrong bit in a UUE post might just change one pixel to a
slightly different shade and not be noticed. That is why, in newsgroups that
normally use yEnc (for huge posts where it is appropriate and welcomed) it
is common to include par2 files (Quickpar) which can error check and correct
errors. Posting, and D/Ling whole, almost DVD quality, movies is a whole
different ball game from posting, and D/Ling a little text and a few
pictures, and requires a drastic change in equipment and techniques.