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david bonde - 19 Apr 2004 12:13 GMT

Under Ports & Protocols there is a setting called 'Send 8bit if SMTP
supports 8BITMIME'. I can find no documentation of this setting, can
someone explaine its purpose? A link would be fine.

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Bev A. Kupf - 19 Apr 2004 13:21 GMT

> Under Ports & Protocols there is a setting called 'Send 8bit if SMTP
> supports 8BITMIME'. I can find no documentation of this setting, can
> someone explaine its purpose? A link would be fine.

This link explains what 8BITMIME and an 8-bit mailer is:
<http://cr.yp.to/smtp/8bitmime.html>

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david bonde - 19 Apr 2004 14:46 GMT

> > Under Ports & Protocols there is a setting called 'Send 8bit if SMTP
> > supports 8BITMIME'. I can find no documentation of this setting, can
> > someone explaine its purpose? A link would be fine.
>
> This link explains what 8BITMIME and an 8-bit mailer is:
> <http://cr.yp.to/smtp/8bitmime.html>

I have read it now, is your recommendation that I enable this setting in
Eudora?

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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail?

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Bev A. Kupf - 19 Apr 2004 14:51 GMT

>> > Under Ports & Protocols there is a setting called 'Send 8bit if SMTP
>> > supports 8BITMIME'. I can find no documentation of this setting, can
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> I have read it now, is your recommendation that I enable this setting in
> Eudora?

Yes, I would recommend it. Almost all SMTP servers currently used
support 8BITMIME. And if your server doesn't support it, Eudora won't
use 8-bit. If the server that your SMTP server has to talk to doesn't
support 8BITMIME, it will convert the message appropriately.

Beverly

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Mac Forum / Applications / Eudora / April 2004

Send 8bit if SMTP supports 8BITMIME