PHP

Convert 8-bit MIME Parts to Base64

Demonstrates the Chilkat Mime.Convert8Bit method, which recursively converts every part whose Content-Transfer-Encoding is 8bit or binary to base64. It takes no arguments and is a void method.

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Background: The original SMTP standard only guaranteed 7-bit transport, and some legacy servers still reject or mangle raw 8-bit and binary content. Converting those parts to base64 — a 7-bit-safe encoding — makes the whole message safe to relay through such systems without loss. It walks the entire tree, so a multipart message with several offending parts is fixed in one call.

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Mime;

$mime = new Mime();
try {
    $mime->LoadMimeFile('qa_data/message.eml');
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

// Recursively convert every part whose Content-Transfer-Encoding is 8bit or binary to base64.
// This makes the MIME safe to transmit over channels that only support 7-bit text (such as some
// legacy SMTP servers).
$mime->Convert8Bit();

echo "8bit/binary parts converted to base64.\n";
try {
    $mimeText = $mime->GetMime();
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo $mimeText, "\n";