ralph wrote:
 > Hi Paul,
 > 
 > >  > > - If you try to "attach" after a "mime", you get an error.
 > >  > > 
 > >  > > - send runs "mhbuild -auto -nodirectives".  "-auto" means, "don't
 > >  > > error out if there's a MIME-Version header, just don't process
 > >  > > the draft".  "-nodirectives" means "don't process directives".
 > >  > > But ...  Nmh-Attachment headers are still processed.
 > > 
 > > if "mhbuild -auto -nodirectives" can still process Nmh-Attachment
 > > directives at this point, then why can't "attach" after a "mime" still
 > > work?
 > 
 > Because the mhbuild step can only turn a non-MIME email into a MIME one;
 > it can't handle being given a MIME email as input.  That's one niggle

that's what i thought.  but if that's so, then how does the last bit:
   "But ...  Nmh-Attachment headers are still processed."
work?

paul

 > with running "mime" at the moment;  if the mhbuild-directives need
 > improving and "mime" run again, one must undo the "mime" manually by
 > looking for the backup file in the drafts folder as there's no
 > "undomime" command.
 > 
 > Cheers, Ralph.
 > 
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 paul fox, p...@foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 19.9 degrees)

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