pop3 attachment decoding

[HyperChris at aol.com]

Using the rev function base64decode() and then writing to a binfile, I can 
make it work. I guess I would feel more comfortable working from the standard 
versus my observations. (AppleScript could tell Expander to do it for me but I 
would still need a Windows way.) Does anyone know which RFC, or something else, 
that defines the formatting of attachments ?

In a message dated 3/29/04 11:24:11 PM, Sarah Reichelt <
sarahr at genesearch.com.au> writes:
> 
> 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