MIME Adapter overview

Use the MIME Adapter to package, on output, and decode, on input, generic MIME messages.

The adapter does not handle the transporting of messages. Typically, SMTP is the transport of choice, but HTTP is another alternative.

The MIME Adapter is an encode and decode adapter. That is, it receives a stream of data, performs encoding or decoding and returns a stream of data. It is designed to be used with other adapters to transport the data.

Typical uses for this adapter include:

• RosettaNet - Full MIME support, including nested multipart messages, encryption and enveloping. The MIME Adapter can either be chained with a transport adapter such as HTTP or invoked through a GET function.
• Multiple attachments for e-mail - The MIME Adapter, when chained with the E-mail adapter provides a means to support multiple attachments.
• General MIME encoding and decoding for use with other transports such as HTTP.
• Generating unique IDs, using the -GENID command, for content IDs and other purposes.
• Calculating message digests, using the -DIGEST command.