Subject: Re: attachments

From: [email-masked] (Sven Guckes)
Date: 31 Jan 1997 10:41:48 GMT

[email-masked] (Tom Forgues):
> Hello I was wondering on how to detach a file to my hard drive or floppy?

How about using the "save" command?

Sven

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 09:52:26 +0000 (GMT)

Sven is wrong on this one: the correct command is "View" followed by
"Save".

The "Save" command simply saves a copy of your current message and any
attachments it has to anbother folder, usually deleting it from the folder
it is in at the moment (configurable, if memory serves).

The "Export" command is related to the above, except it allows you to save
a copy of the message "outside" Pine's folder system.  In particular it is
written/added to a file in your home directory (or some other place that
you choose).

The "View" command is used to view individual attachments from a message.
Having given the View (V) command you will be shown a menu listing the
attachments to the message.  If Pine knows how to handle a particular type
of attachment you will be offered the chance to view it there and then,
otherwise you must save it to a file on disk.

Note that _where_ the attachment is saved depends to some extent on
whether you are using (UNIX) Pine or PC-Pine: UNIX Pine saves to your UNIX
filestore, whereas PC-Pine will save direct to your micro's local
hard/floppy disk.

If you are using (UNIX) Pine and want the file on your hard/floppy disk
you must:

	*  Save the attachment to a file on your UNIX filestore
	*  Quit Pine and run some sort of file transfer program
	   (ftp? Kermit? X-Modem?) to transfer it down to your micro's
	   disk.

You _may_ be able to persuade Pine to do this directly if you have
configured the following in its Setup Configuration screen:

	download-command         = <No Value Set>
	download-command-prefix  = <No Value Set>

However I confess to never having used these and so am unfamiliar with
them.  In particular I don't know whether they apply to the entire current
message, or can be applied to individual attachments.  (I'm sure the
builtin help system may reveal more information if you care to check it.
;-)

Cheers,

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From: [email-masked] (Don Krull)
Date: 3 Feb 1997 12:32:33 GMT

>Hello I was wondering on how to detach a file to my hard drive or floppy?

[ 2 replies telling him to use the Save or Export commands ]

I don't think this is what he meant. "hard drive or floppy" implies
his OWN PC. If he uses Save or Export, it will only keep the file
on the UNIX system where he is logged in.

The correct answer is: you must download the file to your own PC.
There are two ways that you can do this. One way is to use Export
to save the file in your work area of your UNIX account, then
download the file after you exit Pine. (DON'T use Save here --
that won't work -- it only puts it into another mail folder.)
You will have to do this for every e-mail message (tedious).
The other way is to download the entire INBOX in one operation.
This is what I do. I typed up a file with much greater detail
on how to do this. It is, of course, specific to my ISP and may
not be correct for yours; but if you want it, I will e-mail it
to you upon request. Whichever method you choose, don't forget
to delete the file(s) from your UNIX account once they have
been successfully downloaded.

Don
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From: Fred Ringel <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 21:15:37 GMT

Diego Perez wrote:
> 
>         HI,
> 
>         Does anybody know an interface between PINE and PGP?
> 
>         Thanks.
>

	Sure mkpgp.

	There's a link to it on my PGP Users Page. 

	http://pgp.rivertown.net

	Fred 
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