Re: $10 FOR THE ANSWER TO THIS QUERY

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From: Terje Normann Marthinussen
Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 14:29

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In article <10028@kralizec.zeta.org.au>, nick@kralizec.zeta.org.au (Nick Andrew) writes:
>RROXBY@MAINE.MAINE.EDU (Robert Roxby) writes:
>
>> I want to know how to send any file, **ANY FILE**, whether it contains
>> non-ascii characters or is in binary code or whatever, to anyone that I
>> can send email to.  The problem with uuencoding is that the recipient
>> may not have the decoding program.
>
>Simple. You send the source to uuencode along with the file in your E-mail.
>Then if the person does not have uuencode, they merely compile it and
>run it against your file. Better send a BASIC version as well in case they're
>using a TRS-80 :-)
>
>Nick.

I have an even better idea.
Use MIME.

(This requires that both you and the reciving part has MIME installed but it is
by far the best way to do this.)


Terje Marthinussen
terjem@stud.cs.uit.no

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