Mail clients attaching files (was Re: [SOLVED] How to reduce a debian system to a base system)

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 2010-03-22 21:56, Mike Viau wrote:
> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 22:29:01 -0400 <mlaks@post.harvard.edu> wrote:
>  >
>  > On 23:37 Fri 19 Mar , Mike Viau wrote:
>  > > > > My output with the suggestion above.
>  > > > >
>  > > > >
>  > > > > debian:~# dpkg --dry-run --purge $(join -v2 <(awk '{if 
> ($2=="install")
>  > > > > print $1}' < debian-5.04-base-selections | sort) <(dpkg 
> --get-selections |
>  > > > > awk '{if ($2=="install") print $1}' | sort)) bash: command 
> substitution:
>  >
>  > I like your idea.
>
> Credit goes out to Mike Bird </mgb/-/debian/@/yosemite/./net/>
> +1
>
>  > Would you post the file debian-5.04-base-selections or give us a 
> reference?
>
> Attached for you convenience!
> sourced from: Debian Lenny

Next time you attach such a file, I suggest that you add a ".txt" so 
that your email/webmail app knows that it is a text file, instead of 
base64 encoded application/octet-stream.

(Iceweasel/Thunderbird seems to "peek" into it, probably using some 
built-in libmagic and knows to set the attachment to be inline 
text/plain.  Don't know what Mutt, Sylpheed, KMail and Evolution do.)

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