Re: Yarn Makes bad MIME attachments

From: Andrew Hodgson (andrew@hodgsons.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:27:12 +0000

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In article <ZMWj4IXKY1rO091yn@outskirts.of.nowhere>,
keplicz@bigfoot.com (Piotr Keplicz) wrote:
> Howard Schwartz <theo@ncal.verio.com>:
> : Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="filename"
> :
> : In principle this is only correct for attachments that are
> : executable programs.
>
> Nope. It's correct for any ,,octet stream'' one'd like to send. Anyway,
> since nobody really stores data files without proper extensions in
> filenames, I don't think it's a problem.
>
Also can I just add two things:

1. Remember the ypost.exe utility that comes with the yes package, also
what about packages such as uudeview, uuenview etc?

2. How many people run files direct from their mail client?

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Sincerely,
Andrew.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. - Samuel Johnson

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