On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 21:50 -0600, Kevin Brannen wrote: > Duncan wrote: > > >Kevin Brannen posted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, excerpted below, on > >Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:38:19 -0600: > > > > > > > >>Is it possible to make Pan upload attachments? I don't see any way to do > >>that, in both the latest stable version and in the CVS version (as of last > >>week). > >> > >> > > > >Sort-of. > > > >PAN has no direct way of uploading attachments. However, it's possible to > >do it one of two indirect ways. > > > >1) Use a stand-alone encoder (such as uuencode) to convert the binary into > >an encoded file, then open that encoded file in an editor and select/paste > >(non-clipboard X style) or copy/paste (clipboard based) into PAN's text > >editor as you would any other content. Send it as normal. > > > > > > Done that, and it does work as long as the file is small. :-) > > >2) Similarly, use the external text editor function. It should be > >possible, and I've suggested it before but don't know that anyone has > >actually done it (if they have, they've not posted it), to script a > >solution that does the attachment, then saves the combined message and > >attachment, and set that script as your "external editor" in PAN's > >preferences dialog, such that when PAN gets control back from the > >"external editor", the attachment is now part of the message. I /do/ know > >someone has used a very similar technique to allow gpg-signing of > >messages, as that's where I got the idea. (Unfortunately, I'm not sure > >that script was ever posted, tho someone commented they had come up with > >one.) > > > > > > Hmm, interesting idea. I might have to try to figure that out. > > >The problem seems to be that the perfect has been the enemy of the good. > >PAN stands for Pimp-ass Newsreader, and that's the goal. > > > ... > > Thanks for the explanation. It was longer than I expected, but quite > appreciated nevertheless. It almost makes me want to code it just to > get it in. :-) Like everyone else, time is the difficulty. :-( > > Still, maybe I'll look to see what it would take to do just the single > upload, no splits. I'm curious... :-) > IMHO that would be a step backwards. If posting of binary attachments is enabled, it would be best to enable the multipart posting as well so we are not teased with the "almost works" part.
> Kevin > > > _______________________________________________ > Pan-users mailing list > Pan-users@nongnu.org > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pan-users _______________________________________________ Pan-users mailing list Pan-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pan-users
