On Thu, 27 Sep 2001 02:12:23 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: > Hello:
> Do you folks think that an "average and typical" Windows > user who uses Outlook or Outlook Express know how to deal > with a UUENCODED attachment? Using a "standard" Windows > installation, would the user be able to automagically decode > and open a UUENCODED attachment in the same manner as a > MIME encoded attachment? Does Windows do something weird > with the attachment so as to make the user see an icon to > click on instead of simply inserted text? Of course any > experienced Windows user would know how to deal with it in > any case. My question concerns whether an "average and > typical" user would know what to do in order to decode and > open a UUENCODED attachment. Does a standard Windows > installation include a program for dealing with UUENCODED > attachments? The answer to ALL of your questions is..... "NO". However... If you simply change the word "windows" to "Arachne". The answer now becomes.... "YES". :) -- Glenn http://arachne.cz/ http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/ http://www.delorie.com/listserv/mime/ http://www.angelfire.com/id/glenndoom/download.htm
