Re: modified base64

From: Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 22:17:05 +0000
Subject: Re: modified base64
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I'm not convinced yet another function needs to be added for that purpose as this could easily enough done in userspace. On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 11:38:54PM +0200, Marcus Börger wrote : > new functionality > > if you like it better i could call id url64_encode/decode > > marcus > > At 23:35 10.04.2002, Markus Fischer wrote: > > Yet it's not clear at least to me if you're talking about > > _modifying_ an existing functionality OR adding a new > > function. > > > >On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 10:59:14PM +0200, Marcus Börger wrote : > >> At 20:26 10.04.2002, Markus Fischer wrote: > >> >On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 07:42:57PM +0200, Marcus Börger wrote : > >> >> At 19:39 10.04.2002, Richard Heyes wrote: > >> >> >> After (v)spprintf i have another modified function here: > >> >> >base64url_(en|de)code > >> >> > > >> >> >You could simply use this: > >> >> > > >> >> >urlencode(base64_encode($blaat)); > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Sure but the the encoding result grows in length (dynamically) what i > >> >> wanted to avoid :-) > >> > > >> > But modifying the way base64_encode() works is not the right > >> > thing [tm]. > >> > >> It is not a replacement for base64 it is a new encoding function with > >> some big similarities to base64. So i can do whatever i want with it. > >> When i wanted it as a replacement for base64 in MIME i had to use > >> the character ' instead of -. No more than the four characters -_'! > >> fulllfill > >> all named requirements. But ' is bad for program parameters and such > >> and - is bad for MIME. > >> > >> marcus > > > >-- > >Please always Cc to me when replying to me on the lists. > >GnuPG Key: http://guru.josefine.at/~mfischer/C2272BD0.asc > >"Mind if I MFH ?" "What QA did you do on it?" "the usual?" > >"ah... none :)" -- Please always Cc to me when replying to me on the lists. GnuPG Key: http://guru.josefine.at/~mfischer/C2272BD0.asc "Mind if I MFH ?" "What QA did you do on it?" "the usual?" "ah... none :)"

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