Re: mime and elm (was RE: X-wm question and ZipDrive)
On 10 Jan 1997, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Hi,
> >>"Casper" == Casper BodenCummins <bodec@Sherwood.co.uk> writes:
>
> Casper> Couldn't you pre-filter your email with procmail and a MIME
> Casper> extraction program? Maybe the packages mime-support (which
> Casper> `can be used to turn virtually any mail reader program into a
> Casper> multimedia mail reader') or mpack?
>
> The latest mailagent ships with example rules for detecting
> and un-miming messages automatically. Works quite well ...
>
I don't want to start the "mime wars" up again. We went through this
before and it was very unproductive. I do feel compelled to point out that
mime between consenting adults is perfectly ok. It is an excelent way to
avoid data mangling by some mail handlers, so will be preferred for
certain information transfer. However, it is not an appropriate wrapper
for general mail distribution. Different mail agents have varying degrees
of support for mime which yields differing complexities depending on what
is used, remembering that some folks don't have any choice. This goes for
tools like munpack as well, some installations have them and some don't.
Not everyone has a linux box to e-mail from, and are savy enough to set up
the filters. Mail on the lists is intended to satisfy a GENERAL audience
and mime doesn't yet comfortably fit everyone, or even most, of that
audience. If you wish what you say to be heard by the complete group on
the list, don't use mime to encode the e-mail.
Luck,
Dwarf
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