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What is the name of the program that allowed early e-mail users to convert attachments into strings of text?

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Uuencode
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Uuencode (Unix-to-Unix encoding) was an early program that converted binary files into ASCII text, allowing attachments to be sent through email systems that only supported plain text. The recipient would use uudecode to convert the text back into the original binary file.

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