From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/9729 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Sven Joachim Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: newbie: confusion about attachments Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:44:37 +0200 Message-ID: <87r6k6u8e2.fsf@gmx.de> References: <87przq269d.fsf@makhector.hypnokush.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1191782460 5291 80.91.229.12 (7 Oct 2007 18:41:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 18:41:00 +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 20:40:58 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 1Ieb3h-0001fN-OH for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:40:58 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ieb3c-0002X7-MH for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:40:52 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!uio.no!quimby.gnus.org!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.gnus Original-Lines: 29 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: p54865a4a.dip.t-dialin.net Original-X-Trace: quimby.gnus.org 1191779007 19817 84.134.90.74 (7 Oct 2007 17:43:27 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@quimby.gnus.org Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:43:27 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:7HuQw+s176os33gU77UH088nmeA= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.gnus:79933 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:9729 Archived-At: Stuart McLean writes: > 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. It's C-c C-a, but otherwise that's correct. > 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. Yes. > I then send the file with `C-c C-c'. I log into my webmail account and > the attachment shows up as text. This may be a problem with your webmail account. I just sent myself a PNG file and had no problem viewing it, neither in Gnus nor in GMX' webmail interface. > 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. Can you download the mail via POP3 and try to view it in Gnus?