This is how I see it, which is different to the other replies I've seen so far...
In my database, I would use the email that the file is attached to as the source. After all, that is how it came to you. If there are several files attached to the email, they would all be captured in this one source citation; assuming multiple attachments to the email, I would mention which particular attached file an item of data came from in the Source Detail. Any time you're looking at the data extracted (ie recorded in your Legacy database) and want to go back to the 'original' to check on something, that email in your mail box is the original for you. You may have saved the file(s) to your hard drive as well, but many formats (.doc, .exe, .txt, etc) are editable and you may unwittingly pick up changes and errors in those saved files along the way. The copy attached to your email will be unchanged and can be downloaded again if required. I don't delete emails, by the way. At Gmail I keep everything ever sent to me, except spam which gets checked and then deleted regularly - I've been using this account since about 2005, and the 178,000+ emails stored at the moment are taking up 61% of the 15GB of storage currently allocated to me - which has grown over time from the original 1GB or thereabouts (my memory is getting hazy on the details!). I am in no danger of running out of space there. Any email in that mail box is easily located if I need to find it again. Hope this gives you some food for thought. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy Arnold Sprague said the following on 6/05/2014 00:17: > I have a long attachment to an e-mail. The most helpful attachment is > 50 pages long. > Using SourceWriter, I do not see a good option to choose from. > Kinda close, but not kewpie doll worthy are: > > E-Mail > Family Group Sheet > GEDCOM File > > The option of Person Knowledge does not apply. > Any ideas and thank you, > Arnold Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
