On 11/20/02 10:55, Helder Correia wrote >Bill Rising <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>On 11/20/02 9:38, Helder Correia wrote > [snip...] > >Sorry, I probably should have said that I don't understand what >PRACTICAL difference that makes.
I wonder that myself. > >It shouldn't make any difference in terms of downloading, since I can't >imagine what sort of brain-dead application would choose to perform a >non-binary (in other words, text or ASCII) download for an >"application/octet-stream" file type. True enough, unless there is some virus checker which decides that such things are a danger. > >And although I suppose the file type might make a difference whether >Word is automatically launched to read the file after it has finished >downloading, so long as the file downloaded correctly the user will >still be able to view the file by double-clicking on it. But you said >your recipients were having downloading problems, so whether or not >Word is automatically being launched is not the issue anyway. Right, again. I don't have a clue why they are having trouble. > >>Ironically enough, the files download and open up just fine on my Mac. I >>think that the application/octet-stream MIME type is causing the MS >>computer to decode the file differently, which screws up the content. > >The file type should have no effect on the decoding, since the encoding >method is defined by the "Content-Transfer-Encoding:" header that's in >the same block as the file type. > >>I did use base 64 encoding (MIME). >>The same behavior occurs if I use uuencoding (UU = unix-to-unix). > >Since uuencoding only sends the filename, and the only information >about the file type available in this case is the extension (which you >already set to ".DOC"), I'd have to guess that your problem is >something besides the file type. OK. That makes sense, as the files aren't corrupted when I download them to myself. > >What version of Microsoft Word are you and your recipients using? I'm using Word v. X, which (I suspect) saves the document in MS Word 95/97/98/2000/2001/XP formats all at the same time. I cannot tell, since there is no option to save in multiple file formats anymore. As for what they're using - I'm not sure. I suppose I shouldn't rely on the requirement that they have >= MS Word 97. > >Have you compared the size of the file you sent to the size they received? No, but I should. > >If they send the attachment back to you in a new message (without using >reply, forward, or redirect), can you open it? I should ask. I know that the files don't display properly on the preview in yahoo, with or without any graphics in the documents. Time to go investigating. Thanks for the new trails to follow. Bill ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
