---
name: "MIME::Decoder::BinHex"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-mime-tools"
version: "5.518-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/MIME::Decoder::BinHex"
---

# MIME::Decoder::BinHex(3pm)

decode a "binhex" stream

## NAME

MIME::Decoder::BinHex - decode a "binhex" stream

## SYNOPSIS

A generic decoder object; see MIME::Decoder for usage.

Also supports a **preamble()** method to recover text before the binhexed portion of the stream.

## DESCRIPTION

A MIME::Decoder subclass for a nonstandard encoding whereby data are binhex-encoded.  Common non-standard MIME encodings for this:

```
    x-uu
    x-uuencode
```

## SEE ALSO

MIME::Decoder

## AUTHOR

Julian Field (*mailscanner@ecs.soton.ac.uk*).

All rights reserved.  This program is free software; you can redistribute  it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.