Re: Howto in PINE

[Sudhakar Chandrasekharan <thaths@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>         How do you execute a file (an executable one) sent as an
> attachment just by clicking on it while using PINE? In our LAN we work on
> Red Hat 5.2 version of LINUX, which has PINE installed as the mail
> program. Here PINE treats all the attached files as text files only &
> tries to just show its contents instead of executing it (if executable)
> when clicked on it.

DON'T.  It is highly unwise to execute email attachments.  What if I sent
you a virus as an attachment but disguised as some useful program?

Thaths
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