uuencode / mutt / attachments
When I use uuencode (uuencode somefile somefile2 | mail address) it comes across as an attachment in outlook but not in mutt. When I send an attachment from mutt to mutt (or outlook to mutt) it comes in as an attachment that doesn't require uudecode. I know that I can save the encoded version from mutt as a file and then use uudecode but the app I have doesn't know which is which before making the query. My question is this - can I use uuencode to send an attachment that mutt will see as an attachment without requiring the uudecode.
Re: uuencode / mutt / attachments
Hi, * John Haviland ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: When I use uuencode (uuencode somefile somefile2 | mail address) it comes across as an attachment in outlook but not in mutt. This is because Outlook means to know it better and interprets the begin file as an atachment. Realy it is no attachment. It is simply an encodet file, for mutt nothing else then normal text. So mutt does not display it as an attachment. When I send an attachment from mutt to mutt (or outlook to mutt) it comes in as an attachment that doesn't require uudecode. This is because it is a correct mime-attachment. With all the headers and so. My question is this - can I use uuencode to send an attachment that mutt will see as an attachment without requiring the uudecode. AFAIK no. You should use mutt -a file to send attachments from commandline. HTH HAND sascha sorry for my english ;) -- Fuer einen neuen Monitor bitte hier ==[X]== einen Nagel einschlagen. msg31891/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: uuencode / mutt / attachments
* John Haviland [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2002-10-19 00:46 (CEST)] My question is this - can I use uuencode to send an attachment that mutt will see as an attachment without requiring the uudecode. Is there any special reason tu use the 'outdated' uudecode? Why not using the base64, which seems to be supported by every mailer/MUA that supports MIME (by the way, MIME is how things are 'attached', uuencode was widely used before MIME, to insert files into the messages (not attached to them). -- Rafael C. Gawenda 2:346/7.549@fidonet Registered LiNUX user #93375 Computers are useless. They can only give you answers (Pablo Picasso) msg31892/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
