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--Cal Frye, Western Reserve Academy, Hudson, Ohio
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Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 12:37 PM
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Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] attachment issue in Web mail
Hi Cal et al...
> I'm working up a general help file on
> email usage and attachments.
This sounds like a valuable resource.
One way to approach the attachments issue is to push for lowest
common denominator documents - text or rich text, GIF or JPEG -
especially in mixed platform environments. Any thoughts as to what
direction you'll take on this?
Cal>> We're already somewhat used to this, being a mixed Mac and Windoze
shop. I might go so far as to include Word 2/Win or Word 5/Mac, but perhaps
not. Spreadsheet files are another nightmare. Generally, I was thinking of a
"put yourself in the mind of the recipient" guideline--Send a format only if
you know they're using the program, don't nest attachments, include a
"least-common denominator" format file IN ADDITION, just in case, etc.
> short and sweet documents which can be
> forwarded to the senders
Perhaps posted to a website, as well, so one can just include a clickable
URL?
Cal>> I was intending to put the links on our web messaging intro page, the
send mail page, and our regular WWW site with the other help documents.
Do you suppose your docs will be available to others of us?
Cal>> Of course. It's the least I can do in return for all the assistance
I've received here!
tom
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>This illustrates my general beef on email, RTF, and attachments in general.
>Users MUST be educated. Just 'cause someone has made a pretty document
using
>MyObscureWordProcessor version 4.3, they think I'll have no trouble viewing
>the damn thing as an attachment. Worse, they'll send this to my mom, who
>knows Word from nothing (Hi, mom!). </rant>
>
>Calmly, now... I'm working up a general help file on email usage and
>attachments. The trick is that the sender isn't aware there is a problem,
>only the recipient. Then it becomes your user's task to educate their
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tom farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
pojoaque valley schools
pojoaque nm 87501
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