Re: searching in base64-encoded messages
On Apr 14 14:24, Angel Olivera wrote:
> On Mon 14.Apr.08 14:11, Steve S wrote:
>> Occasionally, I get mail where the content is base64 encoded
>
> [...]
>
>> The problem is that I can search the message body for some text only
>> when I view it in the pager since Mutt correctly decodes the content.
>> But from the message index a search "~b EXPR" matches nothing b/c, I
>> guess, Mutt does not decode anything then.
>>
>> Can I solve this from within Mutt, e.g. decode a message before a
>> search, just like it is done when viewing it? I found nothing in the
>> manual
>
> See $thorough_search.
Ah, that one was hiding. I looked for "[_]*decode[_]*", not "[_]*search[_]*" in
the manual. I presumed that this is a frequent need and that there is a setting.
Exactly what I need - perfect. Thanks a lot!
steve