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| Debbie
Deutsch talked about some work being done at BBN on multimedia mail.
Debbie discussed
the alternatives for including other types of data (voice, graphics, fax, numeric,
executable) in messages... The
main choice to make is between encoding the data in ASCII and using keyword field
identifiers, or using a binary typed structured format.
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Postel, Jon; Summary Of Computer Mail Services Meeting Held At BBN On 10 January
1979; RFC
808; 1 March 1982. |
Long, long ago, before email was invented, paper-based letters
and documents sometimes included separately packaged and often bulky "attachments",
for example "Attachment
A -- Widget Diagrams".
As has often been the case, this offline concept transferred to
the Internet, and today you can easily attach documents,
graphics, programs, and other files to electronic mail. The following
sections take you under the hood to provide
more information on attachment encoding formats and use:
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