If you are certain the attachment is going ONLY to Windows users, you can select "Windows (MIME/Base64)" as the encoding method in the attachment pane. Click on the "Encode for any computer..." button to change it. If it is going to both Windows and Mac users, definitely stick with the default, AppleDouble. -- Microsoft MVP for Entourage/OE/Word (MVPs are volunteers) Allen Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Entourage FAQ site: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> AppleScripts for Outlook Express and Entourage: <http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/Scripts/> Entourage Help Pages: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
> From: George Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2002 19:29:05 -0400 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Double attachments > > On 10/8/02 10:09, Gary Dalzell wrote: > >> I seem to be sending two copies at JPG attchments when sending to Wintel >> machines. Attachments sent to MAC users only receive one. >> >> Should I be using a different encoding scheme for wintel users? I've been >> using the default "Apple Double". Could be this the problem? > > AppleDouble is the reason, although not necessarily a 'problem'. AppleDouble > encodes the data and resource forks of a file as separate files; on a Mac > they're combined back into one file, but Windows doesn't know what to do > with the resource fork, so the recipient gets two 'files'. The resource fork > (in this case) isn't necessary and can be discarded. > > George > > -- > George Clark - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > 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/> -- 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/>
