Rust

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.

Note: The file paths are relative to the application's current working directory. Absolute paths may also be used. Supply the paths appropriate to your own environment.

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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let mime = chilkat::Mime::new();
if mime.load_mime_file("qa_data/message.eml").is_err() {
    println!("{}", mime.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// 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.convert8_bit();

println!("8bit/binary parts converted to base64.");
let Ok(mime_text) = mime.get_mime() else {
    println!("{}", mime.last_error_text());
    return;
};

println!("{}", mime_text);