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.

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* 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.

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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:



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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

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........................(numerous lines of output

removed for the sake of brevity).................

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Content-Type: text/plain;

        charset="us-ascii"



David:



Here's the attachment I promised of the Shuttle Orbiter.

Hope you like it!



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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



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* 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).

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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





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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>



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