From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Msuck: nntp://news.gmane.io/gmane.emacs.gnus.user/9730 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stuart McLean Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.gnus.user Subject: Re: newbie: confusion about attachments Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:20:43 GMT Organization: Shaw Residential Internet Message-ID: <87ve9ik9yr.fsf@makhector.hypnokush.org> References: <87przq269d.fsf@makhector.hypnokush.org> <87r6k6u8e2.fsf@gmx.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1191786067 15486 80.91.229.12 (7 Oct 2007 19:41:07 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 19:41:07 +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 21:41:05 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 1Iebzj-0003O9-Ey for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:40:55 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Iebze-0006s1-DM for gegu-info-gnus-english@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:40:50 -0400 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!headwall.stanford.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!newscon04.news.prodigy.net!prodigy.net!pd7cy1no!pd7cy2no!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:VDU/B9gsNydm6iup4M+OHkXXdzI= Original-Lines: 54 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.59.135.176 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@shaw.ca Original-X-Trace: pd7urf2no 1191784843 64.59.135.176 (Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:20:43 MDT) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:20:43 MDT Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.gnus:79934 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:9730 Archived-At: Sven Joachim writes: > 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. Yes. > >> 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. > Thanks. Apparently Yahoo webmail has spam settings that prevent the viewing of images. I changed these settings and I can download the attachment (and it is viewable). >> 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? Fetching the article and viewing in Gnus works fine. However, when I send the mail to a friend, and they try to view it in their MUA (Eudora) the attachment shows up, but not as a png and not as text, but rather as a button that can't be opened in an image viewer. This indicates to me that it is a problem with the receiving MUAs and not with Gnus. I am wondering how other MUAs can send attachments that are readable by MUAs such as Eudora. Thanks very much for your speedy reply Stuart