Yenc decoder?

[p0ntif]

Is there a freeware yEnc encoder/decoder that works with netscape?
If so please, point it out to me . . . I prefer netscape's newsbrowser . . .and would prefer something that worked with the older 4.7x version of netscape communicator, though I am willing to upgrade to 6.X if i have to thanks!

 

[stndn]

hmmm..... pardon the ignorance, but what is yenc decoder used for?

-1015-

edit: nevermind, found this site that explains what it is .....
never used it so i don't know if one exist for netscape. ....

 

[NicColt]

Yenc sucks..... for some files you may not even get a size reduction and there seems to be encoding problems with large files. I hope that it's just a flash in the pants.

 

[n0cmonkey]

There is an article on why Yenc is bad in a story on slashdot either yesterday (25th) or the day before (24th).

 

[p0ntif]

Yeah, I don;t much care for yEnc, but all my regular newsgroups have started using it Its quite frustrating . . .

 

[Homerboy]

grabit is a nice simple freebie
not too intense but it works
newsbin pro does yenc, hell agent even supports it now too

but grabit is nice, easy and free