Re: [Exim] Everybody doesn't like something ...

> I've said that specialised attachments give me no real problems, though
> if I were doing any of those things you mention I almost certainly
> wouldn't try to transfer the data using email. I'd put the files on web
> pages or on some ftp site. But either way, I'd first send an email
> saying "What formats can you read?" because you can't assume that the
> recipient can process any specific format.

mime is a formalism for codifying incompatibility.

/dev/null is a safe place to store email one receives with data in wierd
formats. and good mail user tools (e.g. procmail) can help automate the
process of doing so.

randy