pop3 attachment decoding

[Sarah Reichelt]

Hi Chris,
The encoding just reads the file as binary data, then uses 
base64encode. If you did the reverse, remembering to save as a binfile, 
I reckon it should work no matter what the file type.

If you wanted to use Stuffit Expander instead, I have a technique I use 
sometimes for Apple Mail when attachments don't display properly, but 
just come through in their encoded form. I select the encoded section 
(from one boundary marker to the next), copy and paste it into a text 
editor, then save the file as "whatever.hqx". If you then double-click, 
Stuffit Expander will decode it correctly.

Cheers,
Sarah

On 30 Mar 2004, at 7:33 am, HyperChris at aol.com wrote:

> I am playing with the 'POP library' stack (thank you and kudos to 
> Sarah) and
> it's time to decode the attachments. I can write my own decodes for 
> the easy
> ones, like TXT and HTML, but I would like to better understand the 
> format and
> do something that could be reused by others. Has anyone already done 
> this ?
> And/or know which RFC defines the standard ?   Thank you ... Chris
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