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In comp.mail.misc  W.M.Chung <wmchung@ie.cuhk.hk> wrote:
>Hello!
>
>I have a question about FTP mail. I know that FTP mail can mail
>a specific file to a user. If the file is a program, than how
>to extract from the mail? As you know, a mail has a mail header
>in the front.

  There is no single beast known as "FTP mail".
There are many different packages which provide similar services,
namely are able to fetch any file from any site (altough might
refuce some sites due to slow lines/poor responces/..):

	Oldest of the lot:  ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
	Another:	    mail-server@nluug.nl

many sites have mail-based servers, which send out local files
to whoever asks them. Some sites (within Europe) have a policy
that files are delivered only to recipients with FQDN addresses
(no .UUCP) altough notification about bad address is attempted
to deliver to original address.

  Major FTP sites do tend to have such service, address at site
depends upon used software.   See   news.answers  for FAQs covering
this topic.

>Thanks!
>
>W.M. Chung
>wmchung@eng.ie.cuhk.hk

	/Matti Aarnio <mea@utu.fi> <mea@nic.funet.fi>

In <93Jan3.232019eet.10250-1@utu.fi> mea@utu.fi (Matti Aarnio) writes:

>In comp.mail.misc  W.M.Chung <wmchung@ie.cuhk.hk> wrote:
>>Hello!
>>
>>I have a question about FTP mail. I know that FTP mail can mail
>>a specific file to a user. If the file is a program, than how
>>to extract from the mail? As you know, a mail has a mail header
>>in the front.

>  There is no single beast known as "FTP mail".
>  [description of archive mailers deleted]

I think W.M.Chung was asking how to extract programs from mail, rather
than asking for a rundown of ftpmailers :^)

Most programs are sent/requested as source code (if extremely short) or
as tar files (this is the normal situation).  Since the tars are usually
compressed in an eight-bit format, one of two formats is typically
used:  btoa or uuencode.  With ftpmail@decwrl, you can state which
format you'd like the file in.  

If, like me, you specify uuencoded format, you can use the uuconvert
program to strip out the mail headers/signatures from the files and
then automatically uudecode the file.  Otherwise, you'll probably have to
manually strip the stuff out with an editor (like vi).

I highly recommend doing it the uuconvert route.

Another option if the mail messages arrived in order is to use the
nn newsreader.  If you have a set mail maildir line in your ~/.nn/init
file, you can do a :rmail, highlight all of the articles (that you
want decoded) then do a :decode to it.

If you don't have the set mail line in your init file, you can specify
the file in your command line (I think it's nn -f /usr/spool/mail/wmchung).
Once again, highlight the articles you want decoded and use :decode.

Enjoy!

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