[plug] Poll regarding attachments: example of text attachments

[Leon Brooks]

On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 14:53, wayne wrote:
> Can someone please explain why they write a message in a document and then
> include it as an attachment in an eMail without any text in the eMail
> itself?  Not silly, stupid or puerile comments, but a real reason.  Is
> there a Linux reason for this?

Classic example: here is a config for PPP dialling ArachNet with optimal 
throughput but avpoiding defalte compression because that gronks the ppd 
shipped with Mandrake 8.2, attached are the handful of small text files 
involved for your viewing pleasure and elucidation.

Yes, I could inline them or put them on a website. If I inline them, the 
whitespace (which may be critical although it ain't in this case) may get 
messed up (tabs expanded or collapsed, stuff quoted, =20 tacked on at line 
ends, that kind of thing). For 1/2kB, who's going to bother with anything 
more complex?

Cheers; Leon
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/dev/ttyS0
57600
modem
crtscts
connect 'chat -vf /etc/ppp/arach.chat'
asyncmap 0
nodeflate
nobsdcomp
debug
noauth
user brooks
defaultroute
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/dev/ttyS0
57600
modem
crtscts
connect 'chat -vf /etc/ppp/arach-nortel.chat'
asyncmap 0
nodeflate
nobsdcomp
debug
noauth
user brooks
defaultroute
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# Secrets for authentication using PAP
# client	server	secret			IP addresses
brooks		*	"notMYrealPASSWORD"

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lock
noauth
noipdefault
usepeerdns

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TIMEOUT 60
ABORT BUSY
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
'' 'ATZ Q0 E1 V1'
OK ATDT92478300
CONNECT ''
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TIMEOUT 60
ABORT BUSY
ABORT 'NO CARRIER'
'' 'ATZ Q0 E1 V1'
OK ATDT92480600
CONNECT ''