Paul wrote:
> when you guys send images to each other all I get is a
> long list of characters. sorry for my ignorance, but
> can you tell me what's up? do I need to switch
> something on/download something? (PC, Win 95, Outlook 98)
The long list of characters is the binary file translated
into ASCII text. It could be encoded using a number of
methods, but most current email programs should decode
them for you automatically.
Outlook 98 *should* be smart enough to automatically
decode UUEncoded, Base64 or MIME attachements, but
from your description it's not for some reason in
your situation. You could try installing the latest
version of Internet Explorer and using Outlook Express
instead; IE 5.01 SP1 should work just fine.
I don't have Outlook to be able to check, but there
may be a setting somewhere to enable MIME attachments.
An early version of Outlook I used certainly was able
to make sense of MIME attachments. Another possibility
is that your ISP's mail server is mangling the attachments
somehow.
If you must use Outlook 98, you may have to find a decoder.
Back in the early days of Win95 I use a program called
UUDeview which may still be available on the net somewhere
like www.tucows.com for download. You save the text to
a file, then run it through UUDeview, which decodes it
into the picture or whatever it may be. There are other
similar tools around.
Rob
PS If you are using Outlook and/or Outlook Express make
certain you have a decent virus scanner which is up to
date, and install the security patches from Microsoft
so you are not vulnerable to viruses or worms which
exploit the holes in Microsoft's security. I use McAfee
Virus Scan.
Rob Geraghty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://wordweb.com
