extcompose(1)
extcompose --
compose reference to external data for inclusion in a mail message
Synopsis
extcompose filename
Description
extcompose allows a user on a properly-equipped workstation to enter
the appropriate data that will enable a mail message to be sent with a
reference to external data,
that is, data that is not included in the
mail message itself but is otherwise available on the network
via a suitable mechanism.
The filename specifies the external file.
The user is prompted for all other necessary information.
External data may
be referenced as local or AFS files, as files available for FTP (anonymous or
authenticated), or as data available via a mail server mechanism.
The user
is asked to provide a MIME content-type value to describe the type of
data being referenced, and to specify whether or not the data has been
encoded with one of the algorithms for encoding data for email. (Such
encoding is not
recommended
when used with externally referenced data.)
This program is intended primarily to be called from mailcap
files by programs like mailto.
References
mailcap(4),
mailto(1),
metamail(1),
showexternal(1M)
Notices
Author is Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bell Communications Research, Inc.
See copyright page for further information.
© 2004 The SCO Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004