[mv] Binary Email Attachments

["Cameron B. Prince" <info@internetexpertsllc.com>]

******    message to minivend-users from "Cameron B. Prince" <info@InternetExpertsLLC.com>     ******

Hi list,

I have created a new Minivend function for backing up my databases. I use a form with checkboxes for each database. When the form is submitted, the selected databases are exported to text files, then tarred and gzipped into one file.

I want to then email the backup file to the __ORDERS_TO__ address.

I have the following code and it's partially working:

[set name=backup_sent interpolate=1]
[perl arg=sub interpolate=1]
        form_mail
                (
                        q{__ORDERS_TO__},
                        q{IE - Database Backup},
                        q{info@InternetExpertsLLC.com},
                        <<'EOMail' )

    [tag mime type TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII][/tag]
    [tag mime New Backup]


    FILENAME: IELLC_DB_BU_[tag op=time]%m-%d-%y[/tag].tar.gz


    [/tag]


        [tag op=mime
                interpolate=1
                type="application/octet-stream"
                description="IELLC_DB_BU_[tag op=time]%m-%d-%y[/tag].tar.gz"]

[include file="pages/BACKUP/IELLC_DB_BU_[tag op=time]%m-%d-%y[/tag].tar.gz"]


    [/tag]
    [/if]

EOMail
[/perl]
[/set]


The problem is the message is not being encoded properly and my email clients aren't recognizing the attachment.

Here's what I am getting:

    ---ywmrcien-5:=13225
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII
Content-ID: <MiniVend.4.04.000614125210.ywmrcien.6@http://www.InternetExpertsLLC.com/index.cgi>
Content-Description: New Backup




    FILENAME: IELLC_DB_BU_06-14-00.tar.gz


    



        ---ywmrcien-5:=13225
Content-Type: application/octet-stream
Content-ID: <MiniVend.4.04.000614125210.ywmrcien.7@http://www.InternetExpertsLLC.com/index.cgi>
Content-Description: IELLC_DB_BU_06-14-00.tar.gz


[TAR FILE HERE]


I believe the mime header should look more like this:

Content-Type: application/octet-stream;
        name="IELLC_DB_BU_06-14-00.tar.gz"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment;
        filename="IELLC_DB_BU_06-14-00.tar.gz"	
	
But I am not sure how to make Minivend do this. I am also having trouble understanding what mime boundary, mime header, and mime heder (mime id rather) do.


Anyone have any hints?


Thanks,

Cameron

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