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RE: file attachments in MIME

1993-03-02 16:45:15
Bill's mail addresses my concerns, and seems simple enough to
not needlessly complicate the model.  Thanks!

I think it complicates the model much more than adding a separate header or
parameter does. In particular, it requires that any attachment be inside of an
additional multipart message. This significantly complicates the very common
situation where a message has no body at all other than a single file
attachment. (The intent of the message is then usually conveyed on the Subject:
line.)

As I mentioned in my previous posting, I do agree that this information doesn't
belong in a Content-Type parameter. But a separate header line strikes me as
just the ticket -- it is clean and simple, and does not overload message
structuring with information that's really structure-independent.

                                Ned