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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 12:57:34 -0400
To: Scott Brim <swb AT employees DOT org>, Corinna Vinschen <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
From: "Larry Hall (RFK Partners, Inc)" <lhall AT rfk DOT com>
Subject: Re: Mutt (on cygwin) and binary attachments
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At 12:51 PM 9/13/2001, Scott Brim wrote:
>On Thu, Sep 13, 2001 12:24:31PM -0400, Charles Wilson allegedly wrote:
> > >>It looks to me as if you just can't use the 'binmode.o/automode.o' magic 
> > >>bullets.  It seems that the real fix is to go thru the code, and put 
> > >>O_BINARY or 'rb' in the correct places, and O_TEXT(?) or 'rt' in the 
> > >>correct places.  Yes?
> > >>
> > > 
> > > Right.  Are you volunteering?
> > 
> > 
> > If I must.  However, I'll wait for an actual mutt user to step forward 
> > before putting my oar in.  Mutt users, hello?
>
>As a representative mutt user, it's a far better use of my time to spend
>2 minutes making sure all relevant mounts and files are binmode, and use
>a pure binmode mutt.



This may be true but I expect that it's not really the point of Chuck's 
or Corinna's query.  They're looking to find a solution to this problem
that works for all and requires no additional action by users.  Obviously,
this is best for the users and this list.



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