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File Attachment

To send binary files such as pictures or sound files, you will need a program that will encode the binary file into a form that can be transmitted through the modem.It is recommended that you use uuxt v3.1. Older versions may also work.

AirMail also support MIME format. The recommended MIME program to use is base64.

AirMail will automatically call uuxt or base64 to uuencode/uudecode program to the email. If the file is already uuencoded then AirMail will skip it. You must define the UU or MIME program in the Mail Setup before you can use the automatic uudecode and uuencode. The path to the UU or MIME program must be a complete path, DO NOT add parameters. AirMail is hardcoded to handle the parameters.

c:uuxt ---> invalid
c:base64

dh0:c/uuxt ---> valid
dh0:c/base64

Note: AirMail actually assumes that UUxT and base64 is the program used, UUxT and MIME is a single program that both uuencodes and uudecodes.

AirMail assumes the following formats when decoding and encoding.

UUxt 3.1
Encode 1>uuxt a infile outfile
Decode 1>uuxt x filename

base64 1.0
Encode 1>base64 encode mime infile outfile
Decode 1>base64 decode filename

Last Update Mar 5, 1997
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