Re: Update to patches sgml

[Tony Lambregts <tony_lambregts@telusplanet.net>]

Joerg Mayer wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 10:36:14AM -0700, Tony Lambregts wrote:
>  
> > Joerg Mayer wrote:
> >    
> > > Maybe you should include a step by step instruction for outlook users
> > > how to do that. It seems that outlook is the leading misattachment generator,
> > > so instead of just telling people what NOT to do, maybe you can tell
> > > people how to do it right.
> > >      
> > Well I suppose I could if I had those instructions.
> >    
> I jsut dug out the following mail:
>  
Since I said I would... This patch is relative to my last patch 
(patches.txt)

Change Log: add instructions to allow inlining attachements in Outlook 
Express.

File: documentation/patches.sgml

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Tony Lambregts


--- patches.old	Thu Dec 19 14:35:41 2002
+++ patches.sgml	Thu Dec 19 15:16:21 2002
@@ -133,6 +133,42 @@
         </para>
         </listitem>
       </itemizedlist>
+      <sect2 id="Inline-Attachments-with-OE">
+        <title>Inline attachments with Outlook Express</title>
+        <para>
+          Outlook Express is notorious for mangleing attachements. Giving the
+          patch a <filename>.txt</filename> extention and attaching will solve
+          the problem for most mailers including Outlook. Also, there is a way
+          to enable Outlook Express send <filename>.diff</filename>
+          attachmnets.
+        </para>
+        <para>
+          You need following two things to make it work.
+        </para>
+        <orderedlist>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Make sure that <filename>.diff</filename> files have \r\n line
+            ends, because if OE detects that there is no \r\n line endings it
+            switches to quoted-printable format attachments.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+          <listitem>
+          <para>
+            Using regedit add key "Content Type" with value "text/plain" 
+            to the .diff extension under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (same as for .txt
+            extension). This tells OE to use Content-Type: text/plain instead
+            of application/octet-stream.
+          </para>
+          </listitem>
+        </orderedlist>
+        <para>
+          Item #1 is important. After you hit "Send" button, go to "Outbox" 
+          and using "Properties" verify the message source to make sure that
+          the mail has correct format. You might want to send several test
+          emails to yourself too.
+        </para>
+      </sect2>
     </sect1>
 
     <sect1 id="patch-quality">