Display Source

You can display the MIME-encoded representation of Rich Text mark-up attributes and of non-ASCII file-types, such as GIF, Binary, PostScript, and so forth by selecting the Display source option. The displayed source includes the MIME content-type headers and all MIME-encoding. The Display source function is useful if you wish to see the original format of a MIME-encoded message.

Click the Display source option to display the MIME-encoded source for ASCII Rich Text and for non-ASCII file-types. Ishmail launches a special text window to display the text.

Three examples of the Display source output are shown below. Examples one and two show (partial) source for included and attached GIF files. The third example shows the source for a Rich Text message.

Example: MIME Content (GIF file-type - inclusion)

*********************************************************

* This message has been encoded using the Multipurpose
* Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format. The mail reader
* you are using does not support MIME. To display the
* non-text portions of this message you will need a
* MIME-capable mail reader.
*********************************************************
--bODY.pART.bOUNDARY.2
Content-Type: text/plain;
charset=""

Hello Joan:

Here's the picture you wanted of that beautiful
car that won all the awards at the show:

--bODY.pART.bOUNDARY.2
Content-Type: image/gif
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Description: Rambler photo

CgUBCAAAAABrA28CawNvAnNOQPm/tXt3cYR+eVpWUCsmIZZ3cYROSP//B
P8E/wT//wQE/wT/BP8EBAQEBP///wABbAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZDsgZGST/GdsZGR
jQGRkYyxkZGMYZxRkZGMUZGRjBGRkYGRjDGRnBGBjBGRnBGBjEGRkYwRk
ZGMIZGRjBGRkYGwRkZGMIZGRjBGRkYwRkZwRgYGRgZGMQZGRjGGRkYxhk
ZGNIZGRjEGRkYyGRjBGRkYyRkZGBkYxBkZGMIZGRjEGRkYyRkZGMEZGRg
ZGMMZGRgZGMgZG0BkZGMkZGRjQGRkYzRkZGMoZGRjIGRkYwxkZGMEZGRj
iGRkYwhkZGMEZGwxkZGNEZGQ7SGRkO9BkZGMMZGRjCGRnBGBjBGRkYwhk
ZGBkYGRgZGBnBG
.................................................
........................(numerous lines of output
removed for the sake of brevity).................
.................................................

--bODY.pART.bOUNDARY.2--

Example: MIME Content (GIF file-type - attachment)

--bODY.pART.bOUNDARY.2

Content-Type: text/plain;
charset="us-ascii"

David:

Here's the attachment I promised of the Shuttle Orbiter.
Hope you like it!

--bODY.pART.bOUNDARY.1
Content-Type: message/external-body;
access-type="anon-ftp";
name="shuttle.gif";
site="ames.arc.nasa.gov";
directory="/pub/GIF";
mode="image";
expiration="March 9, 1994";
size="164 Kb"

Content-Type: image/gif
Content-Description: NASA photo of the Shuttle Orbiter

--bODY.pART.bOUNDARY.1--

Example: MIME Content (Rich Text - inclusion )

*********************************************************

* This message has been encoded using the Multipurpose
* Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) format. The mail reader
* you are using does not support MIME. To display the
* non-text portions of this message you will need a
* MIME-capable mail reader such as Ishmail
* (support@hal.com).
*********************************************************
--bODY.pART.bOUNDARY.3

FOR SALE

1974 Bronco 4X4

150,000 easy miles

Options:
Power Steering
Windshield Wipers

Excellent condition except for transmission,
brakes, body and interior

Call for Price


--bODY.pART.bOUNDARY.3
Content-Type: text/richtext
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<Bigger><Bold>FOR SALE</Bold></Bigger><nl>
<nl>
1974 Bronco 4X4<nl>
<nl>
<Italic><Bold>150,000 easy miles</Bold></Italic><nl>
<nl>
<Bold><Underline>Options:</Underline></Bold><nl>
<Indent>Power Steering</Indent><nl>
<Indent>Windshield Wipers</Indent><nl>
<nl>
<Smaller>Excellent condition except for transmission,</Smaller><nl>
<Smaller>brakes, body and interior</Smaller><nl>
<nl>
Call for Price<nl>
<nl>
<nl>

--bODY.pART.bOUNDARY.3--

See Also

Please refer to Internet RFC 1521 and Internet RFC 1341 (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension), September 1993, and June 1992, respectively, by N. Borenstein, and N. Freed.


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