Hello Dierk,
Tuesday, February 27, 2001, 12:26:44 PM, you wrote:
>> I think the 2/23 is a date. I don't have any experience with Mac but
>> it could be that the file is encoded both for Mac and for PC, as you
>> suggest. If I double-click the attachment icon, I get, "No application
>> is associated with the specified file for this operation." That
>> doesn't help me, though, because I have no idea what application to
>> associate or what extension to use.
>> Any ideas?
DH> Actually yes. There is a difference in the way DOS-based (i.e. Win9x)
DH> and Mac recognize associations. Under DOS and Win it is the extension
DH> (*.doc), under Mac there is a second file ("Ressource fork") which
DH> tells the OS what it is.
DH> So the thing to do is, ask what kind of programme created the file,
DH> then find out the DOS-extension for it (i.e. DOC, TXT, CDR) and rename
DH> the file. Another easy way to associate it to the right programme
DH> would be to use Win's "Associate programme".
This did try several DOS-extensions, beginning with JPG. I managed
finally to open one of the files (in 602Photo and a couple of other
image editors) after saving it--even without the extension but *not*
with it! The other one doesn't work that way. It does, however, by
adding the .JPG extension open up a tiny unusable version of the same
file as the first. (It should contain the image of a Registration
Form.)
DH> BTW, this sounds very dangerous. Whoever send you the file should have
DH> warned you beforehand. Be aware, that some (very badly written)
DH> malicious programme could be hidden under this attachment.
I originally requested the files to upload to a web site. I trust the
source. But I certainly agree with your warning about the potential
danger.
Thanks, Dierk, for the input. I haven't had any experience with Mac
email attachments but now I've begun reading the Stuffit information
pages. I'm also in touch with the man who created and sent me the
attachments. However this turns out, it doesn't seem that TB! is being
helpful in the way the attachments are being received. Or maybe I need
some kind of third party program to deal with them.
Best regards,
Quin mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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