uw email robot pinerobotdocservercacwashingtonedu mime mime stands multipurpose internet mail extensions standard send multipart multimedia binary data using worldwide internet email system typical uses mime include sending images audio wordprocessing documents programs even plain text files important mail system modify part file mime also allows labelling message parts recipient mail program may determine read mime message since mime years old still mailers use understand mime messages however growing number mail programs mime support builtin one popular mimecapable mailer unix vms pcs pine developed university washington available via anonymous ftp host ftpcacwashingtonedu file pinepinetarz addition several proprietary email systems provide mime translation capability internet gateway products however even access mimecapable mailer suitable gateway still hope number standalone programs interpret mime message one versatile called munpack developed carnegie mellon university available via anonymous ftp host ftpandrewcmuedu directory pubmpack versions available unix pc mac amiga systems compabibility older forms transferring binary files munpack program also decode messages splituuencoded format mime replace uuencode yes uuencode used time encoding binary files sent via internet mail several technical limitations interoperability problems mime uses robust encoding called base64 carefully designed survive message transformations made certain email gateways learn mime mime internet standard described rfc1521 available via anonymous ftp many different internet hosts including us east coast address dsinternicnet 198494510 us west coast address ftpisiedu 1289032 pacific rim address munnariozau 128250121 europe address nicnordunet 1923614817 look file rfcrfc1521txt another source information internet news group compmailmime includes periodic posting frequently asked questions list sfnet email sponsored osdn tired old cell phone get new free httpswwwinphoniccomrasprsourceforge1refcode1vs3390 _______________________________________________ webmaketalk mailing list webmaketalklistssourceforgenet httpslistssourceforgenetlistslistinfowebmaketalk mon 19 aug 2002 232042 0700 wm mime information requested last changed 3154 feb 14