Re: lynx-dev Attached files

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In a recent note, Larry W. Virden, x2487 said:

> Date: Tue, 5 May 1998 07:37:41 -0400
> 
> As far as I am aware, no lynx provides an 'attachment' feature.  To
> include a file in a message, you would somehow need to uuencode or mime pack,
> etc. the file in question, then when you get into lynx and the mail
> option you would read the encoded file into the message.  Of course,
> if your lynx is configured to prevent using a regular editor, then
> that option isn't available to you.
> 
Even if you do use a "regular editor", the MIME headers probably won't
be right for an enclosure.  Perhaps the complete solution is a
configuration option allowing lynx to use a "regular" MUA (e.g. elm).
It would be the modular thing to do.  But will I ever get around to it?

-- gil