---
name: "MIME::Decoder::UU"
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::UU"
---

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

decode a "uuencoded" stream

## NAME

MIME::Decoder::UU - decode a "uuencoded" stream

## SYNOPSIS

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

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

## DESCRIPTION

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

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

## SEE ALSO

MIME::Decoder

## AUTHOR

Eryq (*eryq@zeegee.com*), ZeeGee Software Inc (*http://www.zeegee.com*).

UU-decoding code lifted from "uuexplode", a Perl script by an unknown author...

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