Re: Text or binary attachment

>> How can I automatically decide if an attachment is text or binary?
>> Usually I read some bytes from the beginning of the attachment file and
>> check for occurrence of zero byte. If it is found it will be attached in
>> binary mode else text mode. This way 16-bit Unicode text files
>> (containing zero bytes) are sent as binary attachment. Is it really
>> necessary to distinguish between text and binary mode?

> This question has always intrigued me: what harm will it do if all
> attached files are treated as binary?

If your clients are expecting a text attachment, perhaps for automated
systems, then sending those as binary would cause problems for your clients.

Chip