Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-21 Thread Tim
On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 16:31 +0100, Reindl Harald wrote: be careful with rewrite mailbody this will break all sorts of signed mails Though that problem exists, anyway, even if you do nothing. Because mail comes to you through more than one server, any of which may transform an email in transit.

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-21 Thread Ian Malone
On 20 January 2012 19:48, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote: On 01/20/2012 10:48 AM, Ian Malone wrote: Don't know why you conclude that, spam links can have a short lifetime as they get shut down. -=- i must be smoking something stronger than you. B=D i do not recall, nor see where i made

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-21 Thread Tim
g: } X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 (2.22.3.1-1.fc9) dose Evolution convert 'base64' to 'text' during view source? I wouldn't think any mailer would do so. That wouldn't be viewing the source, or raw message, under those circumstances. The normal mail viewer would, it's job is to show you the

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-21 Thread Tim
On Sat, 2012-01-21 at 13:07 +, Ian Malone wrote: Base64 expands (necessarily since it tries to represent full octets with a subset), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64#MIME there isn't much of a rationale for using it in email text (though encoding is required for binary attachments), its

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-21 Thread Ian Malone
On 21 January 2012 14:10, Tim ignored_mail...@yahoo.com.au wrote: On Sat, 2012-01-21 at 13:07 +, Ian Malone wrote: Base64 expands (necessarily since it tries to represent full octets with a subset), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base64#MIME there isn't much of a rationale for using it in

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-21 Thread James Wilkinson
g wrote: viewing source, header can be read, but not able to read body because of 'base64'. For what it’s worth, you can read base64 encoded text by piping it to openssl enc -d -base64 James -- E-mail: james@ | You can accept the existence of rain without denying the aprilcottage.co.uk

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-20 Thread Ian Malone
On 19 January 2012 22:09, g gel...@bellsouth.net wrote: On 01/19/2012 12:56 PM, Tim wrote: On Thu, 2012-01-19 at 03:52 +, g wrote: but the (obvious) spam (simply by looking at the list of recipients) this is true. because it was sent to a 'tsl' also. viewing source, header can be

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-20 Thread Tim
Tim: you replied to was not received as base64 encoded, here. g: that is because it has enigmail sig. note source of this post. My point was that the spam that you were complaining about as an example of why you don't like base64 was *not* base64 encoded (the original spam mail, not your

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-20 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 20.01.2012 16:18, schrieb Tim: X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by mailserver.lan.example.com If I can get the message /as text/, then so you can you, one way or another. And your problem (I think it was you that asked about converting mail, last week), about using tools to

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-20 Thread g
On 01/20/2012 03:31 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: be careful with rewrite mailbody this will break all sorts of signed mails -=- and, as you know, thunderbird gives you a friendly notification banner. -- peace out. tc.hago, g . *please reply plain text only. html text are deleted*

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-20 Thread g
On 01/20/2012 03:18 PM, Tim wrote: Tim: you replied to was not received as base64 encoded, here. g: that is because it has enigmail sig. note source of this post. My point was that the spam that you were complaining about as an example of why you don't like base64 was *not* base64

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-20 Thread g
On 01/20/2012 10:48 AM, Ian Malone wrote: Don't know why you conclude that, spam links can have a short lifetime as they get shut down. -=- i must be smoking something stronger than you. B=D i do not recall, nor see where i made such statement, or imply. FWIW I do agree base64 is an

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-20 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 20.01.2012 20:47, schrieb g: On 01/20/2012 03:31 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: be careful with rewrite mailbody this will break all sorts of signed mails -=- and, as you know, thunderbird gives you a friendly notification banner and what does this change? if something BEFORE the

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-20 Thread g
On 01/20/2012 07:51 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: Am 20.01.2012 20:47, schrieb g: On 01/20/2012 03:31 PM, Reindl Harald wrote: be careful with rewrite mailbody this will break all sorts of signed mails -=- and, as you know, thunderbird gives you a friendly notification banner and what

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-19 Thread Tim
On Thu, 2012-01-19 at 03:52 +, g wrote: NISM ?? I have no idea what that abbreviation refers to, but the (obvious) spam (simply by looking at the list of recipients) you replied to was not received as base64 encoded, here. Nor should it really be a problem. Only the most ancient or

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-19 Thread g
On 01/19/2012 12:56 PM, Tim wrote: On Thu, 2012-01-19 at 03:52 +, g wrote: NISM ?? I have no idea what that abbreviation refers to, -=- NISM = Need I Say More but the (obvious) spam (simply by looking at the list of recipients) -=- this is true. because it was sent to a 'tsl' also.

Re: [ why i do not like base64]

2012-01-18 Thread g
On 01/18/2012 11:32 PM, Hesty P wrote: http://dirtydeez.com/images/thumbs/12betui.htm -=- NISM ?? -- peace out. tc.hago, g . *please reply text/plain only. text/html deleted* *install Linux* /to/ _learn linux_ signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- users mailing