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From: rfarris@rfengr.com (Rick Farris)
Newsgroups: alt.books.technical,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Binary Postings (was: Errata file for UNDOCUMENTED DOS)
Message-ID: <1991May29.015615.5542@rfengr.com>
Date: 29 May 91 01:56:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: rfengr.1991May29.015615.5542
References: <1991May27.194227.23528@demon.co.uk> <1991May27.222948.13505@robobar.co.uk> <1991May28.165033.3092@tvnews.tv.tek.com>
Organization: RF Engineering, Del Mar, California
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In article <1991May28.165033.3092@tvnews.tv.tek.com> dougs@tvnews.tv.tek.com (Doug Stevens) writes:

> Having a background in both Unix and PC's, it always
> amazes me that Unix systems are so much more primitive
> than PC's when it comes to posting/sending mail.

That's not true.  Both Z-mail and Poste allow transparent
binary attachments.  Poste even allows you to view attached
faxes in a separate window.

Before you complain that neither Z-mail nor Poste come stock
with Unix, let me point out that *no* mailers come stock
with MS-DOS.

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Rick Farris  RF Engineering POB M Del Mar, CA 92014  voice (619) 259-6793
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