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texan95@airmail.net (Tex) wrote:

>On Sun, 09 Mar 1997 14:53:18 GMT, cyrus@bluewin.ch (Helpme!) wrote:
>
>>I'm using FreeAgent v1.1 to read news messages. I'm able to decode
>>binary attachments. But I'm not able to decode non-binary attachments,
>>i.e. JPEGs that are encoded with Base64 or uuencoded. Who can tell me
>>how to decode THESE attachments with FreeAgent?????? If I try it the
>>way I do with binary attachments, it doesn't work because FreeAgent
>>tells me that it has not found any binary attachments. The only thing
>>I can see are these unreadable letters I also see before decoding
>>binary attachments?? Who can solve this problem???
>>
>>Thanks
>
>     First of all, all the files you mentioned are binary. FreeAgent
>decodes uue-encoded binaries (the ones that start out "begin44...",
>but does not decode base64-encoded binaries (the ones that start out
>"/9j/...", or whatever). If you like FreeAgent (and who doesn't?), go
>ahead and get the latest version of Agent, which DOES decode all
>binary picture files, including base64. It has a lot more features
>than FreeAgent, and is a bargain, price-wise. If you don't want to do
>that, let me know and I'll send you a small but efficient Base64
>decoder which you can use to manually decode the Base64 files you save
>to disk.

You will still need an external program to view the JPG files.
Internet explorer or netscape navigator can be used for that purpose.
I use LView Pro 32.

Hope this helps.