 |
 |
Date sent: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 06:23:45 -0800 Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: SIR JAMES1st <[log in to unmask]> Subject: re; William A\attachments To: [log in to unmask] > Bill, > > Not being very technical I didn't fully understand your note. What I > thought you said was, when some attachments aren't sent right they > come out as code on the other end. The Internet is based on text, not graphics. Graphics come as binary files, not as text. In order to send a biary file on the Internet, you have to "encode it" by turning it into text, and then, the recipient has to "decode" it by turning it back into a binary file. There are several methods for doing this, The old method is called "uuencode", and the current one is called "MIME". If you have a MIME-decoder (many e-mail programs have them built-in), you can easily convert the code back into the binary file (the picture). If you don't have that (or if you are receiving the "Digest" form of the List), all you get is a pile of code (the encoded text). That is why attachments are forbidden on most Lists (except those dedicated to graphics), and they are forbidden on the Parkinsn List as well. Please, Sir James, and others, do not send attachments. If you have a graphic you want to send to someone, ask them (privately) if they have the means to decode them, and then send such privately. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink/> mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" *********************************************