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By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Wed, 21 May 2008 17:35:12 +0000

I managed to get it done with Pine.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:49:02 +0000

Right now I can’t think of how to solve this, but I’ve had (and solved) the same problem. Right click on the pictures? Open the attachment toolbar thingie? … there is a way to do it.Try forwarding the message to yourself.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:37:05 +0000

I am using Evolution 2.12.3. I can view them in the client, but when I save the mail message, the images are embedded and encoded. I can’t seem to find an option for saving the images as images, like I can do when they are attached rather than embedded.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:10:26 +0000

For what it's worth, the secret to running a good, stable Windows system is to run as few other MS programs on top of the OS as possible. That is so true. And it says everything that needs to be said about Windows!Virgil: Open them in a different client. What client are you using?

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:01:36 +0000

Here’s an idea for your next Linux tips posting. Suppose someone with a mac sent you an e-mail with multiple photos embedded, rather than attached. How would you go about extracting and decoding the images? Image headers in the e-mail file look like this:

–Apple-Mail-15-1016402387Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64Content-Id: <6961C374-A9DB-4E02-9F57-A7CA2C1260F5@local>Content-Type: image/jpeg; x-unix-mode=0666; name=Picture1.jpgContent-Disposition: inline; filename=Picture1.jpg

Followed by lots of encoded gibberish, followed by another embedded image.

By: Interrobang

Interrobang — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:25:42 +0000

Hey man, I’d run Linux on more than the aux box, except that I actually like to eat once in a while, and paying rent is nice, too. So far, I’ve encountered a grand total of one Linux-based job in my field that actually pays money. I applied for it, and got shortlisted, and then as far as I know, the job evaporated. Being in my particular niche in IT means using Windows, and that’s just the long and the short of it.Nope, I don’t like it, but nobody said I had to. (For what it’s worth, the secret to running a good, stable Windows system is to run as few other MS programs on top of the OS as possible. Fortunately, most of my working tools are by Adobe.)

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 21 May 2008 12:08:03 +0000

Virgil, right. you need to get on the ridicule bandwagon is what I’m saying.

By: Armchair Dissident

Armchair Dissident — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:37:17 +0000

To be fair to Microsoft I suppose they are partly right: they’re users are, after all, running Windows 😉

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:37:08 +0000

? I don't have a windows machine. Well, I had a W98 box, but I unplugged it a year or so ago. I am posting this from a Fedora+Firefox platform. My mission is to inform, not to ridicule.
Sinking the Raft I'm Standing On

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:06:09 +0000

Virgil,As I write this comment, I am downloading the fix for this (or at least a fix for now, I would expect a second fix that is longer term this weekend).That Debian had a security hole that was just discovered, never used as far as we know, and that is being fixed this instant is a little different than what happens on Windows machines.There … the installation of the security fix is done. I have to go reboot my computer now.Oh, wait, of course I don’t have to reboot … how silly of me. This is LInux. It just works.Anyway, Keep in mind that even when malicious code is not actually in the process of attacking your Windows machine, you are spending piles of time, performance, electricity and processing power running inefficient barely effective security software.Someday, Virgil, you’ll see the light. I know you will.