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Re: Mutt (on cygwin) and binary attachments
At 12:51 PM 9/13/2001, Scott Brim wrote:
>On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 12:24:31PM -0400, Charles Wilson allegedly wrote:
> > >>It looks to me as if you just can't use the 'binmode.o/automode.o' magic
> > >>bullets. It seems that the real fix is to go thru the code, and put
> > >>O_BINARY or 'rb' in the correct places, and O_TEXT(?) or 'rt' in the
> > >>correct places. Yes?
> > >>
> > >
> > > Right. Are you volunteering?
> >
> >
> > If I must. However, I'll wait for an actual mutt user to step forward
> > before putting my oar in. Mutt users, hello?
>
>As a representative mutt user, it's a far better use of my time to spend
>2 minutes making sure all relevant mounts and files are binmode, and use
>a pure binmode mutt.
This may be true but I expect that it's not really the point of Chuck's
or Corinna's query. They're looking to find a solution to this problem
that works for all and requires no additional action by users. Obviously,
this is best for the users and this list.
Larry Hall lhall@rfk.com
RFK Partners, Inc. http://www.rfk.com
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