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Mac Forum / General / Networking / October 2005Sending Attachments to PC Users
I've always used Double Apple encoding when sending attachments but recently we've found that sending to PC users a secondary file is generated with a % at the start (I assume this is the mac file resource code being dumped into another file at the PC end). We have a note on emails to PC users to ignore it - but of course they don't, try and open it and complain when it doesn't! What's a better way to send attachements (mostly PDFs) to PC users? Thanks  Signatureyou lucky dog! > I've always used Double Apple encoding when sending attachments but > recently we've found that sending to PC users a secondary file is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > don't, try and open it and complain when it doesn't! > What's a better way to send attachements (mostly PDFs) to PC users? Check the box "Send Windows Friendly Attachments" when attaching the file. SignatureBarry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** > I've always used Double Apple encoding when sending attachments but > recently we've found that sending to PC users a secondary file is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > don't, try and open it and complain when it doesn't! > What's a better way to send attachements (mostly PDFs) to PC users? That may depend on which email program you're using. > > I've always used Double Apple encoding when sending attachments but > > recently we've found that sending to PC users a secondary file is [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > That may depend on which email program you're using. Yeah that may help... Eudora! Thanks!!!! Signatureyou lucky dog! > > > I've always used Double Apple encoding when sending attachments but > > > recently we've found that sending to PC users a secondary file is [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Thanks!!!! In Eudora, selecting UUencode instead of MIME (Apple Double) will send only the data fork. But I've encountered some people whose email software couldn't understand UUE, and MIME is more modern, so I use MIME as my default and only switch to UUE when someone has trouble receiving my attachments. You can try unchecking the "Always include Macintosh information" option under Special -> Settings -> Attachments. That might keep it from sending the "extra" files. Or you can strip the file's resource fork before you send it. There are several apps that can do this by drag & drop or contextual menu. Go to <http://www.versiontracker.com/> and search for "resource fork". In article <wayne.morris-605A29.12042121102005@shawnews.wp.shawcable.net>, Wayne C. Morris <wayne.morris@this.is.invalid> wrote: > > > > I've always used Double Apple encoding when sending attachments but > > > > recently we've found that sending to PC users a secondary file is [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > default and only switch to UUE when someone has trouble receiving my > attachments. Which version of Eudora? I have mine (3.1 Lite edition - yes, I know it's not current!) set to use BINHEX, and I have never had any problems sending pdf files to PC users. > You can try unchecking the "Always include Macintosh information" option > under Special -> Settings -> Attachments. That might keep it from sending > the "extra" files. I just looked, and I have that option UNchecked also. The only common files I've had problems with that I can specifically remember are Word documents saved as Word 5.1 for Mac. If I use the generic format for Word98 or Excel 95/98, and include the relevant extension, PC users seem to be able to receive and read these just fine. Here's another one relating to attachments sent to PC Users. When ever I send a jpg attachment via Mail.app to a PC or Mac user it is always embedded in the message rather than appearing as an attachment that needs to be opened by another program or saved. I can, and must, zip mp3's and jpg's and everything else apparently, or they either show up embedded or as much unreadable/viewable blabber in other folks' email. Is there no way to provide an attachment via Mail.app short of compressing it so that it can't be embedded? > I've always used Double Apple encoding when sending attachments but > recently we've found that sending to PC users a secondary file is [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > don't, try and open it and complain when it doesn't! > What's a better way to send attachements (mostly PDFs) to PC users? I always recommend using BASE64 when sending to Windows. SignatureAdam Bailey | Chicago, Illinois adamb@lull.org | Finger/Web for PGP & S/MIME adamkb@aol.com | http://www.lull.org/adam |
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