Subject: Sending attached files

From: [email-masked] (Patrick Schoenbach)
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 20:49:08 GMT

Hi there,

is it possible to use uuencode instead of base64-encoding for attached
files? If so, how could I do this?

Bye.
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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 09:52:54 +0000 (GMT)

Yes, it is possible ... but not automatcially.  You need to:

1.  UUencode your file.
2.  Run Pine and start composing your message.
3.  Place your cursor in the message body then read in the UUencoded file
    (by typing ^R followed by the filename).

Files included into the message body in this way are not automatically 
encoded using Base64 or Quoted Printable (unless they have even one 
"funny" character or exceedingly long lines).  Files included by naming 
in the "Attachment" field are *always* encoded using Base64.

Cheers,

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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