On 05/27/00, 09:16:03PM -0400, David T-G wrote:
> %
> % The attachments are preceded by the following text:
> %
> % UUEncoded file named: 1073313B.doc follows)
> % (Its format is: Lotus Manuscript 1.0 )
>
> Here's your answer: instead of having been encoded with a modern MIME
> method (base64 or quoted-printable), they were encoded with uuencode (or
> the built-in equivalent on the originator's MUA).
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Ah. So the issue is the sender, in this case presumably Lotus Notes.
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> I presume you mean "re-send the message to an address that uses
LookOut!,
Actually, Eudora, but, FWIW, I've also adopted Look Out! as the new
name :)
> use that to save it, and then open the saved attachment in MSWord". It's
> no great shakes to decode a uuencoded file (can you guess how? :-) but
> it's not a standard MIME type and probably just showed up as embedded in
> the text body instead of attached (think the whole "old-style vs MIME PGP
> signing" religious war).
In fact, I'd figured out that piping the attachment to uudecode works
just fine. I guess that's the answer, eh?
David, thanks for your thoughtful reply :)
John
