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Re: [Nmh-workers] Attaching a zip file
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David Levine |
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Re: [Nmh-workers] Attaching a zip file |
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Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:06:37 -0500 |
Another easy way to attach files is to use the whatnow
"attach" command included in modern nmh. It hides the
mhbuild commands. See the send and whatnow man pages.
"Modern" here means since August 2002, I think, though
support for the attachformat option shown below was added in
February 2006.
To use:
0) Add "-attach X-MH-Attachment" to the send: and whatnow: lines in
your .mh_profile. Mine look like:
send: -forward -attach X-MH-Attachment -attachformat 1
whatnow: -attach X-MH-Attachment
And, add some mhshow-suffix entries for the content types that you
send, if you don't already have them. I use these:
#### The mhshow-suffix entries are necessary to get the:
#### proper application type with -attach X-MH-Attachment:
mhshow-suffix-text/plain: .txt
mhshow-suffix-application/msword: .doc
mhshow-suffix-application/pdf: .pdf
mhshow-suffix-application/PostScript: .ps
mhshow-suffix-application/vnd.ms-excel: .xls
mhshow-suffix-application/vnd.ms-powerpoint: .ppt
1) At the whatnow prompt, enter:
attach /tmp/foobar.zip
Then send as usual. You won't get a chance to preview the mime
output, but I've gained so much confidence with it that I no
longer feel the need to.
Some tips:
* attach allows shell wild cards.
* ls can be used at the whatnow prompt to look for your files.
* al[ist] can be used at the whatnow prompt to show what
you've attached. det[ach] can be used to delete
attachments. And if you really want, you can edit the
message to change attachments, though I reserve that for
reordering.
* Cc: or Bcc: yourself if you want to see what was sent.
David
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