Re: Can I send mime files with Yarn?

From: Jeff Foy (bg809@scn.org)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 02:28:30 -0700

>To decode such files, Metamail is recommended in the doc, but can I
>also send them via email? Of course, I could just use a uuencoder and
>send the result with Yarn, but I think, mail programs like Eudora
>don't like such email very much, they want real file attachments.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I always get a kick out of seeing that. Uuencoded files are as
real a file attachment as anything MIME. They're just coded differently
and, as such, tend to be more visible.

>Is there a way to make Base64 file attachments with Yarn?

I use one called MPACK (MPACK15.ZIP) but it's a kludge.

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