From: Victor Duchovni (Victor.DuchovniMorganStanley.com)
Date: Mon Feb 04 2008 - 08:17:54 CST

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On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 09:00:34AM +0000, scott.postfixscottrix.co.uk wrote:

> >>To send DOS a textfile from a UNIX system use a DOS/UNIX conversion
> >>tool or send the file as a base64 encoded attachment.
>
> Let me try to put it another way. How do I know when I need to convert the
> file before I send it ? I don't intend to manually check every single text
> file that I send to see if I should then manually convert it first.

If you are sending data files (binary FTP over email), you don't convert
at all, just base64 encode the file bits and send. If you are sending text
files (ASCII FTP over email), and your text files are not actually UNIX
text files, you need to convert them to unix text files before sending.

> If this is correct, then shouldn't the MTA handle this mime type without
> screwing up the file ?

MTAs transmit messages, MIME encoding is the responsibility of an *MUA*.
Postfix is not a MUA.

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        Viktor.

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