Re: That old "Don't know how to display application/OCTET-STREAM attachments. Try Save."

I use a script to run file on the attachment and then call various display 
programs as defined.  I also use this script to decode the pesky things included 
in t-nef attachments.

The script looks like this:

#!/bin/sh
# Converts octet-stream to display calls
# Borrowed from James Budiono 6/15/06 from Hyla Fax List posting
# D. R. Forrest 6/15/06 revised for my application
# DRF 3/9/07 updated  and clarified added more types.

FILETYPE=`file "$1" | cut -d ":" --fields=2- | awk '\
  /Microsoft Office/ { print "office"};\
  /PDF/ {print "pdf"};\
  /(ASCII|shell script)/ {print "ascii"};\
  /PostScript/ {print "ps"};\
  /(Microsoft ASF|Motion JPEG|MPEG|ISO Media)/ {print "video";next};\
  /JPEG|GIF/ {print "jpg"}; '`

#echo $FILETYPE  # for debuging

if [ "$FILETYPE" = "office" ] ; then
     #if it's MS-Office group, then use ooffice
     /bin/echo " "
/usr/bin/ooffice "$1"

elif [ "$FILETYPE" = "pdf" ] ; then
     #if it is PDF, then display it
     /bin/echo " "
/usr/local/bin/evince "$1"

elif [ "$FILETYPE" = "ascii" ] ; then
     #if it's a text file or shell script, show it in an editor
     /bin/echo " "
/usr/bin/gedit  "$1"

elif [ "$FILETYPE" = "ps" ] ; then
     #if it's postscript, display it
      /bin/echo " "
     /usr/bin/evince "$1"

elif [ "$FILETYPE" = "jpg" ] ; then
 	# display it
 	/bin/echo " "
 	/usr/bin/eog "$1"

elif [ "$FILETYPE" = "video" ] ; then
     #if it's a video, play it
      /usr/local/bin/mplayer "$1"

elif [ "$FILETYPE" = "" ] ; then
 	/bin/echo " "
 	echo -e "Don't know how to handle $1.\n"
 	file "$1"
 	sleep 5
 	exit 1

fi
exit


If you'd like to see the t-nef roller, just ask.

Dave


On Fri, 20 Apr 2007, S.A. Birl wrote:

> Hi all:
>
>
> PC-Pine 4.63 this time.
>
> Can someone explain to me (again) why, after editing mailcap.sam with
>
> application/octet-stream;E:\Installers\IrfanView\i_view32.exe %s
> application/*;E:\Installers\IrfanView\i_view32.exe %s
> */*;E:\Installers\IrfanView\i_view32.exe %s
>
>
> and restarting PC-Pine, I still cant open a JPG mis-labeled as
> application/octet-stream?
>
> I suppose it's a security precaution?
>
>
> I was hoping that mailcap would have taken care of this.
>
>
> (Failing that, I need a way to scan incoming attachments for incorrect
> MIME types and fix them on the fly.  But I suppose that's a procmail-
> or-someother fix for my Solairs 9 box to perform.)
>
>
> Thanks
> Birl
>
> ---
> Please do not CC me responses to my own posts.
> I'll read the responses on the list.
>
> (I use UNIX Pine to read local mail; rarely to read IMAP mail.)
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Maple Park Development Corporation  http://www.maplepark.com
St. Louis, Missouri
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