Rory, et al -- ...and then Rory Campbell-Lange said... % % On 04/04/02, David T-G ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: % > % > This message uses a character set that is not supported by the ... % > So it sounds like you have a MIME attachment that the Mac client can't % > read. What is the format of your mail messages? % % I don't know enough about using charsets or encodings to answer this % sensibly. I believe I'm using the standard u.s. ISO-8859 charset. The
Hmmm... % message was written in vim in the usual way and then I attached 3 pdfs. % The pdfs were created on a mac. That shouldn't be a problem; they're pretty clearly identified... % % The view of the parts of the message looks like this: % % I 1 <no description> [text/plain, 8bit, unknown-8bit, 1.0K] % A 2 invoice february 2002.doc.pdf [applica/pdf, base64, 46K] % A 3 invoice march 2002.doc.pdf [applica/pdf, base64, 45K] % A 4 invoice january 2002.doc.pdf [applica/pdf, base64, 45K] I wonder about the unknown-8bit part there. I don't see why a Mac would know how to handle it, either. What if you <resend-message> and then <edit-type> and change it to iso-8859 or perhaps something else recognizable (I don't know what the choices are; try it and see if you get a pick list)? % % > % Any ideas on how to avoid this problem? % > % > Well, you could always quit corresponding with that client ;-) % % A bit tricky to do that - I run an IT department with needy users all % mailing through MacOE! Fah, they're just users. Pawn communications off on an underling and get back to nethack :-) % % Thanks for any help HTH & HAND % Rory % % -- % Rory Campbell-Lange % <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> % <www.campbell-lange.net> :-D -- David T-G * It's easier to fight for one's principles (play) [EMAIL PROTECTED] * than to live up to them. -- fortune cookie (work) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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