On Sun, 26 May 2002 02:06, Alastair Scott wrote: > On Saturday 25 May 2002 2:47 pm, Michael Adams wrote: > > Ok, i was wrong again. Base 64 does not relate directly to PGP > > encryption. This still seems to be the only method that will attach > > the whole file though and not just 6 to 8 bytes. > > > > This is a hex dump of the 6 bytes attached if i try the "None > > (8-bit)" method on a .doc 51K file. > > d0 cf e0 a1 b1 e1 > > What is happening here? Is this method only relevant for ASCII? > > > > Can Outlook Express users accept Base 64 encoded attachments? > > The names used are not the best (a problem I've noticed elsewhere in kde > > :) The familiar ones are: > > Base 64 = uuencoded > > Quoted printable = MIME encoded > > Outlook and OE (and nearly every other email package) will understand > both. > > '8-bit', I presume, attaches the file without any encoding. As the > following page (Extended Character Sets) explains, it's not clear why > this option exists at all and, in any case, it can be ignored for > normal (Internet-based) usage ... > > http://www.webfoot.com/advice/email.format.html > > Alastair
Thanks Alastair... But it still doesn't explain why using these encodings won't attach the file correctly. At least i now know that if i always select Base 64 "the mail will get through". -- Michael
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