When you wish to receive a file sent to you, the steps are reversed. Attaching files to a Pine e-mail message. Retrieving files sent to you in Pine e-mail. Both of these come as part of the AcIS Internet Software. If you do not send your file in the correct format, the recipient may not be able to read it.
Text files are files which have been created with a text editor such as emacs, pico and notepad.
They contain printable characters. This will strip out all of the formatting of the document, and is the safest way to send a word processed document to ensure that your recipient will be able to read it. It is practical only if the format of the document is not important. Examples of Binary files include word processed files which contain formatting and graphics. Software applications and executable files are binary files.