Re: [Nmh-workers] Conflict between "mime" command and attach

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Paul,

>  > > - If you try to "attach" after a "mime", you get an error.
>  > > 
>  > > - send runs "mhbuild -auto -nodirectives".  "-auto" means, "don't
>  > > error out if there's a MIME-Version header, just don't process
>  > > the draft".  "-nodirectives" means "don't process directives".
>  > > But ...  Nmh-Attachment headers are still processed.
> 
> if "mhbuild -auto -nodirectives" can still process Nmh-Attachment
> directives at this point, then why can't "attach" after a "mime" still
> work?

Because the mhbuild step can only turn a non-MIME email into a MIME one;
it can't handle being given a MIME email as input.  That's one niggle
with running "mime" at the moment;  if the mhbuild-directives need
improving and "mime" run again, one must undo the "mime" manually by
looking for the backup file in the drafts folder as there's no
"undomime" command.

Cheers, Ralph.