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Subject: Re: 5.8.3 External body parts failing?
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Chris Shenton <chris@shenton.org> writes:

> "Yair Friedman (Jerusalem)" <YAIRFR@Amdocs.com> writes:
> 
> > If you just want to attach files from remote FTP server you can use
> > ange-ftp syntax, and gnus will fetch the file for you before sending the
> > message.
> 
> I tried this and saw Ange-FTP connect, but it didn't slurp the file
> into the message (and it should not for *external* body part). 

It will when you send the message, although you might need to try
re-sending several times if the FTP connection closes in the time between
adding the attachment and sending the message.  As you say the attachment
is just a regular one.
--
Yair Friedman.