>In Yarn, my messages get saved in a file called replies.zip, I upload this
>to a menu item called yarn upload. then it gets unzipped and posted to the
>appropriate mail lists. But, what I want to do, is to attach binary files,
>e.g. graphic, or application files to my messages, and then upload them.
>
>how do I do a file attachement in yarn for a text and a binary file, and
>when i upload to the isp will these file attachements get posted with the
>message properly? Thanks, you guys are terrific!
The first step, I think, is to get a program/app that will handle
uuencoded/MIME/Base64 (or whatever) file attachments for those
messages. I currently use munpack for DOS, for this purpose, with
Yarn. If interested, you can find it if you search on
www.download.com, with the key word "munpack". You will, most likely,
get a link to a SimTel download site. Anyway, I installed munpack in a
directory on my path, so that I could easily load it. Other Yarn users
run other apps like metamail, and so forth. These other apps probably
will perform just as well as the one that I am using.
The next step is to edit your config file (in Yarn), so that the
program knows what app you want to use, and the appropriate command
statements. In my Yarn config, those lines look like this:
# program that decodes MIME message
decode-mime=munpack -C d:\download %f
Munpack also can be used to encode file attachments, too.
If, for example, you install munpack and edit your Yarn config (as
described above), then you can compose replies, and, when you are done,
select "Attach file" from Yarn's menu. At this point, just fill in the
directory path to the file that you are attaching, etc. When you are
done, and you get another Yarn menu, just choose "Send". After all of
this, you should have a reply with a file attachment.
HTH.
Debra Walker
-- Debra Walker debraw@wwa.com Chicago, IL debra42@juno.com