Re: [IMail Forum] AOL attachment problem

[NetQuick Mail Administration]

Try zipping the report and then attaching it to the Email.

Kevin Childers

It's like I've always said, "You can get
more with a kind word and a two by four,
than you can get with just a kind word."


----- Original Message -----
From: "IMain Admin at BC Web" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2001 4:16 PM
Subject: [IMail Forum] AOL attachment problem


> I know everyone loves to bash AOL (for good reason), so I'm wondering if
anyone has solved this problem:  We have a program that
> automitcally generates statistics reports on websites, and then emails
those reports at RTF file attachments.  I'm not sure how RTF
> handles graphics, but it does, because the reports include graphs.  Most
people read the email and open the attachment (the RTF
> file) in Word without a problem.  However, AOL *sometimes* trashes the
attachments.  That is, sometimes AOL users will receive these
> emails and be unable to read the reports.
>
> Does anyone know what AOL is doing different to trash the attachments, and
how to fix it?  The strange part is that it only seems to
> happen about 1/4 the time with AOL email addresses.
>
> Ben Bednarz
>
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