Creating a Simple MIME Part

SourcePro : Internet Protocols Module User’s Guide : PART II Packages of the Internet Protocols Module : Using the MIME Package : Creating a Simple MIME Part

This section describes the process for creating a simple MIME part that can also be transmitted as a standalone message.

A MIME part that contains simple data (rather than another MIME part) is the basic building block of the MIME format. Even the most complicated MIME message boils down to a collection of simple MIME parts. Since the MIME specification defines a MIME message as any MIME part that contains a MIME-Version header, the procedure in this section applies equally to creating a MIME part.

To create a simple MIME message:

1. Prepare the data, (Preparing Data).

2. Create headers for the message (Create Headers for the Part).

3. Create an RWMimePart (Create an RWMimePart).

4. Insert the headers into the message (Add the Headers to the Part).

5. Insert the message body into the message (Add the String to the Part).

6. Create a MIME string (Create a MIME String).