Maria, Dots 1,4, is a letter c not I. that would be dots 2,4. Just a small correction. Isaac
On Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Maria Kristic wrote: > A few comments on the below post. > > First off, in addition to the method Rhonda described for deleting > attachments (detach and delete), which is correct, one can navigate to the > attachment header in their e-mail headers of the attachment they wish to > delete, and press [BACKSPACE with dots 1-4], [CONTROL with I]. You will be > prompted to confirm deletion, so press Y for "Yes". Note, however, that if > you have opened the message from the OutBox/Drafts, and are therefore shown > the headers of the message before its actual contents, and if you come across > an attachment that you wish to delete, you cannot use the aforementioned > command; you must press ENTER, detach it somewhere, press Y for "Yes" at the > prompt asking whether you wish to delete the attachment, and then, after you > have closed out of the message, you can delete the attachment from the > location to which you have detached it. The command only works if you're > reviewing the headers without pressing ENTER on the message (i.e. when > reading already sent/received e-mails). > > Second, when one deletes e-mails with attachments, they are, in most cases > (although, with me, they have been deleted with e-mails which contain very > large attachments (which have a size of several MB)), not deleted. I want to > clarify Rhonda's point about an attachments folder. Whenever one receives an > attachment, it is stored in the /KeyMail/Attachments directory of the Flash > Disk, and they are not removed when one deletes e-mails, so after some time, > it is a good idea to go into this directory, and delete the contents. In > addition to your actual attachments, you will find many (in extreme cases, > where this directory's contents have not been emptied for quite a while, > possibly 30 or 40 of each) files called "Attachment[number]" and > "Body[number]" without the quotes, and where [number] is simply the number > put at the end of the file to differentiate from those previously placed in > that folder before. Simply delete all of these. > > Note that, if you receive an e-mail with an attachment, and you delete this > attachment by actually deleting the file from the /KeyMail/Attachments > directory on the Flash Disk, you will still see the attachment header for > that attachment in your e-mail. However, when you choose to do something > with it (detach or read), you will be told "reference file cannot be found", > and rightly so because you have removed that file from the folder. > > Also note that, one can manipulate the files in the /KeyMail/Attachments > directory through the File Manager as they would any other folder (move/copy > files), and when browsing through the list of files, one can, as in other > locations, use the shortcuts to manipulate files directly from the list > ([BACKSPACE with M], [READ with CONTROL with M] to move, [BACKSPACE with dots > 1-4], [CONTROL with I] to erase, and [BACKSPACE with R], [READ with CONTROL > with R] to rename). From quickly testing, if you had renamed a file in this > directory, it would still register with its previous name in your e-mail > header, and you would still be taken to the correct attachment. > > HTH, > Maria > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: rhonda clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] > >Sent: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 08:56:44 -0600 (CST) > >Subject: [Braillenote] attachments > > >I, Nancy and list: > > Nancy, hopefully, I'm not misunderstanding your question. Generally, when > > I get E-mail with attachments, I choose to detach. After it asked me the > > questions about detaching in which file, and what format, it will ask if I > > want to delete the attachment from the E-mail. I generally say "yes", > > because I've just copied it. > > If you think you have attachments floating around, depending on where you > > deleted them, you may see a folder that has "slash--E-mail folder > > attachments". It's probably something you can delete. When you do detach > > an attachment, unless you specify where it goes, it's generally in KeySoft > > folder. Hope this answered you a little bit. > > > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
