simple way to extract attachments under linux?

I'm looking for a simple automated way to extract attachments under
linux. As far as I understand now, attachments can be "encoded" in
various formats like mime or uuencode.

I've found several perl-modules and tools (like metamail) that can
handle one of these formats, but I am sure that there is a application
under linux that can handle all of them.

I dont care if its a perl-module, a C-program, a procmail-recipe
as long as I can feed in the mail and get out the attachments.

I googled for such a thing quite a while now, but suprisingly didnt find
a handy solution.

Maybe I'm seeing a problem where there isnt any!?

thnx,
peter

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peter pilsl writes:

>
> I'm looking for a simple automated way to extract attachments under
> linux. As far as I understand now, attachments can be "encoded" in
> various formats like mime or uuencode.

uuencode is ancient, and you are not very likely to encounter it on the
modern Internet. MIME is pretty much all you need to worry about.

>
> I've found several perl-modules and tools (like metamail) that can
> handle one of these formats, but I am sure that there is a application
> under linux that can handle all of them.
>
> I dont care if its a perl-module, a C-program, a procmail-recipe
> as long as I can feed in the mail and get out the attachments.
>
> I googled for such a thing quite a while now, but suprisingly didnt find
> a handy solution.
>
> Maybe I'm seeing a problem where there isnt any!?

Right. Just grab a bunch of MIME-handling tools, and you'll be all set.



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Re: simple way to extract attachments under linux?

Sam wrote:
>
> uuencode is ancient, and you are not very likely to encounter it on the
> modern Internet. MIME is pretty much all you need to worry about.
>

>> Maybe I'm seeing a problem where there isnt any!?
>
> Right. Just grab a bunch of MIME-handling tools, and you'll be all set.
>

Thnx a lot. Thats exactely what I needed and thats why I like usenet so
much. After one gets lost in the myriads of googled information, he'll
find a way in usenet ;)

thnx
peter