Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 22:22:29 -0500
From: "Samuel W. Heywood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Question about Outlook and base_64 encoded attachments
On Sun 24 Mar 2002 10:39:22 +0100
Frits Westra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Philip, Sam,
> On 23rd March 2002, Nettamer Digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> -------------------- 3 -------------------- Date: Sat, 23
>> Mar 2002 05:12:56 +0800 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:
>> Re: Question about Outlook and base_64 encoded attachments
>> This is incredibly stupid behaviour of MS Outlook since an
>> .eps file (Encapsulated PostScript) *can* contain binary data
>> as well.
> You're right, the attachment does contain binary data. Result: I
> received a corrupt file :-(
> He doesn't know what base_64 encoding is and I don't know how to
> tell him to change his settings. It should be possible because
> the same person has sent me base_64 encoded .doc files. Strange...
> It's sad that many of these Windows users click their way
> through life and don't have the slightest idea what is really
> happening under the skin of their operating system.
> Cheers,
> Frits
Here is a simple solution that will probably work. It isn't
the "best" solution for his problem but it is one that he can
easily implement without having to learn how to change his
settings:
Apparently the default behavior of Outlook is to encode a DOC
file as base_64. The default behavior in trying to encode a
EPS file is to encode it in a format that is incompatible for
transmitting binary data.
Tell this guy to simply rename the EPS file to a DOC file and then,
hopefully, Outlook will encode it as base_64.
After you receive and decode the attachment you can re-rename the
file as an EPS file.
That should work. Have a go at it.
Regards,
Sam
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