outcast has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I have writen a pop3 client that is web based. I would to be able to handle attachments I was wonder if anyone knows how to decode them with perl. Also would like to know if e-mail software actually uses uucode, or is it something else.

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Re: pop3 and uucode
by Anonymous Monk on Mar 13, 2000 at 12:28 UTC
    Use the module mimetools... it has full mime parsing/attachment decoding, etc.. everything you will need. If you want example source check (shameless plug) http://www.concentric.net/~micali/haxmail2.html ... which is exactly what you are trying to do.. perl based POP3 client.. full mime/attachment support and lots more. Opensource
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Re: pop3 and uucode
by mwt (Initiate) on Mar 13, 2000 at 09:35 UTC
    There's a module that will handle attachments - check out the mim module in LWP
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