>> One of the "building blocks" added to  the next version of LISTSERV is an
>> internal command  called X-B64 which a  future version could use  to pass
>> binary DISTRIBUTE jobs over mail gateways.  Before you ask, I haven't got
>
>Is the output of this program compatible with the base64 encoding
>used in the MIME multimedia extensions package for Internet mail?
>If not, I'd suggest taking a look at it -- MIME is becoming more
>and more popular, and the base64 encoding type is flexible enough
>to be a very useful tool without inventing Yet Another File
>Encoding Program.
 
I went to cc:Mail's Interchange last week.  They are supporting RFC1154
and MIME in their gateways/routers.  There are currently 2M cc:Mail
users.  Especially in the Windows and Mac environments, attachments
are very common.  We have committed to cc:Mail for LAN users, yet VM,
VMS, Unix, etc.. will remain very much a part of our 'picture'.  We
have many cc:Mail users subscribing to lists, so let's please not invent
anything new.
 
Brent Stilley,  Oklahoma State University, 113 Math Sciences, Stillwater, 74078