From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/9728 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stuart McLean Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: newbie: confusion about attachments Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:18:07 GMT Organization: Shaw Residential Internet Message-ID: <87przq269d.fsf@makhector.hypnokush.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1191778851 26622 80.91.229.12 (7 Oct 2007 17:40:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:40:51 +0000 (UTC) To: info-gnus-english@gnu.org Original-X-From: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 07 19:40:49 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Iea7U-0007SX-O8 for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:40:49 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Iea7P-0006mY-Pq for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:40:43 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news1.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!nx01.iad01.newshosting.com!newshosting.com!64.59.134.4.MISMATCH!pd7cy3no!pd7cy4no!shaw.ca!pd7urf2no.POSTED!53ab2750!not-for-mail X-Trace-PostClient-IP: 24.68.79.9 Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1 Cancel-Lock: sha1:tDNvR1suiDCrEFchw/XY69g9p/0= Original-Lines: 21 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.59.135.176 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@shaw.ca Original-X-Trace: pd7urf2no 1191777487 64.59.135.176 (Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:18:07 MDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:18:07 MDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.gnus:79932 X-BeenThere: info-gnus-english@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Announcements and discussions for GNUS, the GNU Emacs Usenet newsreader \(in English\)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: info-gnus-english-bounces+gegu-info-gnus-english=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.gnus.user:9728 Archived-At: Hi I have been using gnus for a little while, but rarely send attachments. As far as I can tell you attach a file via `C-a' and proceed with the prompts from there. Let's say I want to send a png as a test to a webmail account like yahoo. In the Message buffer I type `C-a' and at the prompts type the file I want to attach, type "image/png", a comment, and a disposition of "attachment. I then send the file with `C-c C-c'. I log into my webmail account and the attachment shows up as text. I have read what I think are the relevant sections of the Gnus, Message, and Emacs MIME manuals, but I remain confused as to what variables I might set to have the attachment displayed properly. Any pointers to info, functions or variables would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Stuart