Martin Vognsen explains it all!
Thank you.
Chuck
On Jan 3, 2007, at 2:16 AM, Martin Vognsen DR Nodearkivet wrote:
Chuck, this is what happens: Your email client (like all email
clients)
automatically encodes the attachment into MIME (Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions.) MIME is basically a protocol to convert binary files
into plain text (as someone mentioned already) that can be transmitted
via SMTP. The receiver's email client must decode the MIME file - this
usually just happens behind the scenes. AOL will add the MIME
extension
(.mme or .mim) to an attachment it isn't able to decode. To decode a
MIME file, the receiver should use a --- I know this will shock
you ;-)
--- MIME decoder. WinZip should do the trick. Otherwise search the web
for MIME decoders. So just to be clear: You don't have to "zip" the
file
before you send it, the receiver can still decode it with WinZip, as
WinZip should have MIME (and UUE, btw) decoding functionality
(possibly
more extensive than AOL client). However, you might still like to
compress an attachment as a Zip file, because a server might reject
exotic file extensions, such as .mus. Also, sending attachments
without
extensions - as is common with Mac files - might get you into trouble
with servers or email clients, plus the receiver would have to add the
extension anyway for Windows to recognize the file. So always to use
extensions is a good advice.
Btw, many corporate networks block AOL for security reasons, so that's
one (more) reason not to use AOL. For instance, I can't even receive
email from AOL users. (Usually the security concern is not to have an
AOL client inside the network, but that's another discussion.)
Hope that helps,
Martin
PS
I don't post here very often, and frankly I am not sure this message
will appear correctly in the thread, as I am replying to a digest
message. Sorry for any inconveniences.
Message: 7
Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 07:01:25 -0800
From: Chuck Israels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Finale] OT trouble sending pdf files
To: finale@shsu.edu
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Hi all,
I am on a Mac, and I send pdfs of scores to a friend in NY who has a
PC. He receives them as .mime files (I don't know what they are)
even though I send pdfs. I have taken care to make the pdfs readable
by creating ps files and distilling them to pdfs, which has sometimes
worked in the past. This is a 26 page score, and he cannot open it.
Anyone have any helpful information? I don't know why I am sending
one thing and he is receiving another.
Thanks,
Chuck
Chuck Israels
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Bellingham, WA 98225-5836
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fax (360) 676-6055
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