What format are the attachments you are trying to send? Files have to be opened with software that knows what the format is -- and the fomat is typically indicated by the extension. So if you get an attachment with an extension of .xls, then it's presumably a spreadsheet (unless it's some other type of file that's been misnamed) and should be opened by Excel. Gif and jpg files share the distinction of being the only two graphic formats that are understood by all browsers and web servers. When a web server sends a file it has to identify its type or the browser won't know what to do with it. All web servers and all browsers at a minimum know what to do with files that are txt, html, gif and jpg. Web servers can also announce that a file is, say .wpd or .rtf, both of which are Microsoft protocols, and Microsoft's browser (Explorer) will handle it by opening it as a word perfect or a rich text file. Netscape (I don't believe) will handle those formats. So: If you send an attachment of .txt, html, .gif or .jpg, it can be opened using a browser. If you send something else, it should arrive OK and be saved to disk, but the recipient will have to know what it is and open it with the appropriate software.
Jack At 09:34 AM 6/30/98 -0500, you wrote: > >Dear List members, > >This may be slightly Off Topic, but perhaps someone on this list can help. > >The problem is that, although I can receive and open most PC files (*.gif, >*.jpg, *.dc, *.dxf, *.exe, *.zip) sent to me, the files I send as >attachments (except for gif and jpg) aren't usable by the receiver.
