Decoding Base 64 attachments
Mike Borsley
Hi to all,
I've received a few midifiles attached to emails
recently and Newsie doesn't seem able to decode them.
I've noticed that these attachments are described as Base 64
encoded, and would be grateful if someone could advise me of a suitable
program to decode them.
My thanks for any replies.
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John Whalley
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> Hi to all,
> I've received a few midifiles attached to emails
> recently and Newsie doesn't seem able to decode them.
>
> I've noticed that these attachments are described as Base 64
> encoded, and would be grateful if someone could advise me of a suitable
> program to decode them.
>
> My thanks for any replies.
You could try Esscode, available from the usual FTP sites.
HTH
John
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Tom Derrick
mike.b...@zetnet.co.uk (Mike Borsley) inquired plaintively:
M > these attachments are described as Base 64 encoded, and would
M > be grateful if someone could advise me of a suitable program
M > to decode them.
Esscode should be able to handle them. Base 64 is mime, iirc. And
here's a tip for running esscode: if you have tos 1.4 or above, turn
on the 'tos 1.4 file selector' switch in the config menu - that way
what the program intends to do next will be easier to follow.
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Mike Borsley
<>Mike Borsley <mike.b...@zetnet.co.uk> wrote in article
<><76e3bj$2fr$1...@roch.zetnet.co.uk>...
<>>
<>> Hi to all,
<>> I've received a few midifiles attached to emails
<>> recently and Newsie doesn't seem able to decode them.
<>>
<>> I've noticed that these attachments are described as Base 64
<>> encoded, and would be grateful if someone could advise me of a suitable
<>> program to decode them.
<>>
<>> My thanks for any replies.
<>
<>You could try Esscode, available from the usual FTP sites.
<>
<>HTH
<>John
Thanks for the tip. I used to use Esscode a few years ago,
then decided that Newsie could handle all the decoding, and binned
Esscode. So - first opportunity I'll have a look round for it.
Cheers
Mike
Martin Nightowl Byttebier
>
> Hi to all,
> I've received a few midifiles attached to emails
>recently and Newsie doesn't seem able to decode them.
>
> I've noticed that these attachments are described as Base 64
>encoded, and would be grateful if someone could advise me of a suitable
>program to decode them.
AFAIK the Newsie package contains all what is needed to decode Base 64
(Mime) and UUencode message. Somewhere in the package there must be two
prg's. One called munpack.ttp, the other one uud.ttp. I though munpack.ttp
is the one you need to decode Base 64 message.
Furthermore there is ESScode and Marceau. The latest one is a very nice
and easy to use Mime decoder. Unfortunately the docs are in French.
Both programs can be found on the Belgian ftp-site 193.190.205.13
For ESScode go to atari/Archivers and look for esccd64.zip
For Marceau go to atari/incoming/utilities and look for marceau.lzh
CU
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->AFAIK the Newsie package contains all what is needed to decode Base 64
->(Mime) and UUencode message. Somewhere in the package there must be two
->prg's. One called munpack.ttp, the other one uud.ttp. I though munpack.ttp
->is the one you need to decode Base 64 message.
Hi Martin. I've got a real problem with Newsie and MIME files. UUencoded
files work fine, but if I tell Newsie to extract a MIME file, it does
one of too things, locks Newsie out so that I have to close all of my
windows, then restart it all, or causes a crash outright. Note that I'm
using Mint (of course!) but that its not specific to Mint because I had
the same problem with Neodesk/Geneva. Any ideas? ;-)
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Mike Borsley
Hi Martin,
Thanks for your reply. Before I'd read it, I downloaded
ESScode and Base64DC, and still haven't unpacked them.
<>AFAIK the Newsie package contains all what is needed to decode Base 64
<>(Mime) and UUencode message. Somewhere in the package there must be two
<>prg's. One called munpack.ttp, the other one uud.ttp. I though munpack.ttp
<>is the one you need to decode Base 64 message.
How right you are, munpack.ttp does the job fine. I wrongly assumed
when you click on 'extract' in Newsie it would choose the correct
prg. to do the job. It must be just set up for uud/mime. So its
just a job of finding the right txt in the mail file and a drag &
drop on munpack.ttp.
<>Furthermore there is ESScode and Marceau. The latest one is a very nice
<>and easy to use Mime decoder. Unfortunately the docs are in French.
<>
<>Both programs can be found on the Belgian ftp-site 193.190.205.13
<>For ESScode go to atari/Archivers and look for esccd64.zip
<>For Marceau go to atari/incoming/utilities and look for marceau.lzh
<>
<>CU
Martin Thanks for the info Martin
Mike Borsley
<>
<>mike.b...@zetnet.co.uk (Mike Borsley) inquired plaintively:
<>
<>M > these attachments are described as Base 64 encoded, and would
<>M > be grateful if someone could advise me of a suitable program
<>M > to decode them.
<>
<>Esscode should be able to handle them. Base 64 is mime, iirc. And
<>here's a tip for running esscode: if you have tos 1.4 or above, turn
<>on the 'tos 1.4 file selector' switch in the config menu - that way
<>what the program intends to do next will be easier to follow.
<>
<>"The Poor Deluded Soul" - tder...@acpu.com
Hi Tom,
Thanks for your reply and info. You've probably seen my reply
to Martin re this. Having discovered that munpack.ttp does the job
admirably, I'm quite happy to use it as its already in the Newsie
package, which I also like using.
Martin Nightowl Byttebier
>On 31 Dec 1998 22:51:40 , Martin "Nightowl" Byttebier wrote:
>
> Hi Martin. I've got a real problem with Newsie and MIME files. UUencoded
> files work fine, but if I tell Newsie to extract a MIME file, it does
> one of too things, locks Newsie out so that I have to close all of my
> windows, then restart it all, or causes a crash outright. Note that I'm
> using Mint (of course!) but that its not specific to Mint because I had
> the same problem with Neodesk/Geneva. Any ideas? ;-)
Funny, if for some reason Okami refuse to undecode a message I use
munpack.ttp as stand alone prg to decode the message. Munpack is certainly
not the culprit.
He I just tested Newsie 0.92. I could unpacked a mime decode message
without any hasle.
Are you sure your settings are right? BTW: I slightly recall me I had
similar problems in the past
You may try to save the message (I guess this is possible with Newsie) and
then pass the message to munpack.ttp. It should work
Martin Nightowl Byttebier
>On 31 Dec 1998 22:51:40 , Martin "Nightowl" Byttebier wrote:
> How right you are, munpack.ttp does the job fine. I wrongly assumed
> when you click on 'extract' in Newsie it would choose the correct
> prg. to do the job. It must be just set up for uud/mime. So its
> just a job of finding the right txt in the mail file and a drag &
> drop on munpack.ttp.
Normally Newsie does find the right utility. I just tested this for
another guy. Place the two prog's into a dir called 'work' inside the
Newsie dir. Go to 'path options' and set the working path to the work dir.
This should work I guess. Not sure as I'm not used to work with Newsie.
CU
Martin
Mike Borsley
<>on Fri 01-01-99 19:55 Mike Borsley wrote:
<>
<>>On 31 Dec 1998 22:51:40 , Martin "Nightowl" Byttebier wrote:
<>
<>> How right you are, munpack.ttp does the job fine. I wrongly assumed
<>> when you click on 'extract' in Newsie it would choose the correct
<>> prg. to do the job. It must be just set up for uud/mime. So its
<>> just a job of finding the right txt in the mail file and a drag &
<>> drop on munpack.ttp.
<>
<>Normally Newsie does find the right utility. I just tested this for
<>another guy. Place the two prog's into a dir called 'work' inside the
<>Newsie dir. Go to 'path options' and set the working path to the work dir.
<>This should work I guess. Not sure as I'm not used to work with Newsie.
<>
<>CU
to extract a base64 attachment it comes up with something like
'looking for binary file'.
DarkChyld [Ronald J. Hall]
->Funny, if for some reason Okami refuse to undecode a message I use
->munpack.ttp as stand alone prg to decode the message. Munpack is certainly
->not the culprit.
->He I just tested Newsie 0.92. I could unpacked a mime decode message
->without any hasle.
->Are you sure your settings are right? BTW: I slightly recall me I had
->similar problems in the past
->You may try to save the message (I guess this is possible with Newsie) and
->then pass the message to munpack.ttp. It should work
Well, thats what I've been doing. Saving the message out, then using
ESS-Code to unencode it. This works okay. Its just a tad bit annoying
since UUencoded files work so well with Newsie. ;-(
What settings? ;-)
Thanks! (remember I had this same exact problem with Neodesk/Geneva but
not with SingleTOS)
Charles Stanley
>>
>>encoded, and would be grateful if someone could advise me of a suitable
>>program to decode them.
>
>AFAIK the Newsie package contains all what is needed to decode Base 64
>(Mime) and UUencode message. Somewhere in the package there must be two
>prg's. One called munpack.ttp, the other one uud.ttp. I though munpack.ttp
>is the one you need to decode Base 64 message.
My NEWSie 0.92 includes MUNPACK as the *only* TTP for coded
attachments: no problems here.
Cheers, Charles.
Mike Borsley
Well yes - I've since found that out Charles. Are you saying that
when *you* click on 'extract' that MUNPACK automatically extracts a
Base 64? I have to find the file and drag and drop it to munpack.ttp
Cheers
DarkChyld [Ronald J. Hall]
->My NEWSie 0.92 includes MUNPACK as the *only* TTP for coded
->attachments: no problems here.
->
->Cheers, Charles.
Hmm...thats interesting. I've got MUNPACK.TTP and UUD.TTP in my \WORK
folder in Newsie .92. Docs say that you do not have to use them, and
Newsie will attempt to do it itself (at least with UUencoded files) and
it does this-this is what I've been doing, and saving MIME encoded files
out, then using ESS_Code to convert them.
Odd that these 2 programs cause my system to hang up/and or have to put
Newsie asleep/re-awaken it to get it to respond again, and doesn't do
anyone else this way...
Martin Nightowl Byttebier
>On 3 Jan 1999 23:57:54 G, Charles Stanley wrote:
>
>->My NEWSie 0.92 includes MUNPACK as the *only* TTP for coded
>->attachments: no problems here.
>->
>->Cheers, Charles.
>
> Hmm...thats interesting. I've got MUNPACK.TTP and UUD.TTP in my \WORK
> folder in Newsie .92. Docs say that you do not have to use them, and
> Newsie will attempt to do it itself (at least with UUencoded files) and
> it does this-this is what I've been doing, and saving MIME encoded files
> out, then using ESS_Code to convert them.
Newsie take care of decoding attached mails by itself. At least that is
what happens on my system. I remember me however this wasn't always the
case. In the past Newsie bombed me out when I tried to decode base64
message. Not with UUdecode message however.
I'm not a Newsie user. I really can't say with which version I
had problems.
TTFN
JI Logan
| . . . . .
| Hmm...thats interesting. I've got MUNPACK.TTP and UUD.TTP in my \WORK
| folder in Newsie .92. Docs say that you do not have to use them, and
| Newsie will attempt to do it itself (at least with UUencoded files) and
| it does this-this is what I've been doing, and saving MIME encoded files
| out, then using ESS_Code to convert them.
I just have them in my Newsie folder alongside the program itself. I
have never had any difficulty though do not use them much.
John Logan
Bill Freeman
>
> Odd that these 2 programs cause my system to hang up/and or have to put
> Newsie asleep/re-awaken it to get it to respond again, and doesn't do
> anyone else this way...
>
Ron,
Newsie causes a hang on my TT when decoding attachments. I haven't been
able to figure out why.
Bill F
Charles Stanley
>On 3 Jan 1999 23:57:54 G, Charles Stanley wrote:
><>My NEWSie 0.92 includes MUNPACK as the *only* TTP for coded
> Well yes - I've since found that out Charles. Are you saying that
> when *you* click on 'extract' that MUNPACK automatically extracts a
> Base 64? I have to find the file and drag and drop it to munpack.ttp
Mike, here's an extract from Newsie.Txt
:Support Program(s)
: With NEWSie 0.54, the UUD.TTP program is provided. It should be placed
: in the directory configured as the Work Path. This program provides
: the service of decoding any UUEncoded data in retrieved messages. This
: encoded data is most generally a binary file (picture or program). The
: 'Extract Binaries' menu item in the Special Menu uses this program.
: With NEWSie 0.90 the UUDecode function can be performed internally, so
: UUD.TTP is no longer required.
< Note that last sentence; you and I are using 0.92. >
: With version 0.74, the MUNPACK.TTP program is provided. It should also
: be placed in the Work Path directory. This program provides the service
: of decoding MIME uncoded data (base64, etc.). The 'Extract Binaries'
: menu will examine the current file and select this module if the article
: or messages contains MIME control statements. Many thanks to programmer
: Jos den Bekker for writing this fine program.
That's why I have only Munpack.ttp in the Work directory. UUD files
are decoded by Newsie itself.
In Preferences/General Options, I left blank the appropriate boxes
about decoding attachments, so when I read (offline) a message that
has a MIME attachment, I just click Extract on the tool bar: Newsie
directs Munpack to do it and save it in the Work path, with the
filename shown at the MIME header message. There is no need to search
for the file, if you are already reading the `carrier-message'.
It amuses me that some ignorant sites send an Error Message to the
effect that "Your reader does not understand MIME, so you cannot read
this" -- followed by the complete message in clear :) :)
Hope this and other's suggestions are helpful.
Cheers, Charles.
John M Rojewski
either uud.ttp or an internal module for UUencoded. Does the hang
occur on base64 only? If so, it is probably munpack.ttp, although it
has never caused any problems on my Falcon. If it hangs on
UUdecoding, verify if UUD.TTP exists in either the work or program
paths, and if so, rename it to uud.ttx. If it still bombs with
UUencoded, then send me a copy of the email or article.
John
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DarkChyld [Ronald J. Hall]
->>Ron,
->>
->>Newsie causes a hang on my TT when decoding attachments. I haven't been
->>able to figure out why.
->>
->NEWSie uses Munpack.ttp to decode base64 attachments. But can use
->either uud.ttp or an internal module for UUencoded. Does the hang
->occur on base64 only? If so, it is probably munpack.ttp, although it
->has never caused any problems on my Falcon. If it hangs on
->UUdecoding, verify if UUD.TTP exists in either the work or program
->paths, and if so, rename it to uud.ttx. If it still bombs with
->UUencoded, then send me a copy of the email or article.
->
->John
Hi John! Thanks for the reply. Well, UUencoded files work fine. I've got
both UUD.TTP and MUNPACK.TTP disabled (.TTX). If I enable MUNPACK.TTP in
my Newsie/work directory, it will correctly unpack the -1st- MIME file I
try, but then, it interferes with Newsie in some odd way. After that first
MIME file, it won't let me even d/l another file until I quit Newsie and
restart it. (this is online). It shows the "0 bytes" marker in the window
bar, but doesn't ever start.
Again, UUencoded files handled by Newsie internally are fine. Next MIME
message I get, I'll forward it to you. (BTW, it does this on all MIME
files I've tried-not just 1) Thanks again. ;-)
BTW, I'm using a Nemesized Falcon, 14 megs, running N.aes/Mint/Thing...
Mike Borsley
Hi Charles,
Thanks for your reply. I have MUNPACK.TTP and UUD.TTP in
the Work directory and Newsie has no problem decoding UUD and Mime
attachments. However recently I've received three Base-64 attachments
and when I click on 'extract' in the usual way a dialogue comes up
with something like 'looking for binary', it evidently can't find it
as the dialogue go's leaving the attachment untouched. Thats why
I've had to do it manually. Who knows I might not receive any more
of those and its no great problem to decode them manually now I know
I can use Munpack.