Quoted-printable bytes
03Quoted-printable preserves much readable ASCII while encoding other octets as equals plus hex.
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RFC 2045 · § 6.7EXAMPLE
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Decode the content
Undo transport encoding before applying text interpretation.
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An encoded octet uses = followed by two uppercase hexadecimal digits.
- An encoded octet uses = followed by two uppercase hexadecimal digits.
- A soft line break ends with = and is removed during decoding.
- Encoded lines are limited to 76 characters, excluding CRLF.
Examples are illustrative. Consult the linked RFC and its errata for implementation details.
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