On Sun, Mar 07, 1999 at 03:43:04PM -0800, Joe Rhett wrote:
> 
> Now I've found a similar problem with adding attachments. If I hit [a] and
> then input a valid file name like
>       /home/jrhett/docs/client stuff/myfile.txt
> 
> I'll actually end up with
>       /home/jrhett/docs/ <- not a valid file.
> 
> Quoting it makes no difference. There is absolutely nothing in MIME or any
> other standard I can think of which prevents me from sending a filename
> that contains spaces. And certainly not the space is simply within the path.

Try inputting the path with "\ " for the spaces, i.e. :

    /home/jrhett/docs/client\ stuff/myfile.txt


Or you can use the <TAB> completion of paths...

    /home/jrhett/docs/client<TAB>

this one works fine for me.


S.

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