I also strongly recommend clicking yes on the "add file name extension" check box in the compression options section. Windoze relies on extensions to open files with the correct program.
Aaron Pressman On 4/11/02 9:51 AM, "Mark O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/11/02 4:02 AM, "Barry Wainwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Note: if you send a file that has a Macintosh Resource Fork (e.g. A graphic >> file with a preview & custom icon) the windows recipient MAY receive two >> files - the first (with the original file name) being the data fork, and >> useable to him, the second (the original name with an exclamation mark >> preprended) is the stuff from the resource fork and is useless to those on >> windows. > > And if those two files are sent to an AOL user on either platform, they will > receive some kind of MIME message and call you up and say "I can't see the > photo!" (family AOL newbie experience). > > The solution is to encode for Windows (Base64/MIME); no compression. That > will strip out the the resource fork and only send one file. Unless it's > over a certain size (AOL's restriction) it will show up inline where newbies > can see it without any extra steps. > > Mark > -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
