Re: decoding base64
On Mon, Sep 15, 1997 at 06:03:11PM -0700, Jim Pick wrote:
> > I keep getting e-mail through Juno from my boyfriend who is on an aircraft
> > carrier. The last time, I used uuencode. This time it says base64. Can you
> > tell my why they are coming to me encoded. Also, is there an easy way for me
> > to decode this message. The uuencode doesn't work. Maybe it is just me, I
> > am not familiar with this stuff.
>
> He's mailing his messages using MIME - which is typically used for mailing
> attachments. Some mailers (including Netscape 4) send out all their
> mail in MIME encoded form (unless told not to).
>
> To decode the messages, the best bet is to use a mail program that
> understands MIME. Failing that, you can use mimedecode (from the
> mimedecode Debian package) to decode it.
munpack should do the trick. I used it earlier today to decode
a file someone sent me as four message/partial parts (argh Microsoft
mailer). "cat file1 file2 file3 file4 | munpack" worked nicely. The message
contained some text and a file.
Hamish
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