Thank you Ronda, Susan & Alex. I will try those options later tonight and see how I go.
On 03/09/2012, at 7:49 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Stephen, > > You don't mention what OS X you are using, I take it you are using Apple Mail. > Send the attachments as .zip files. Always include file extensions at the end > of a file's name (.pdf, .doc, .jpg etc. Always use Windows-Friendly format. > > Try sending attachments in Plain Text format messages. > > Using Plain Text vs RTF has dramatic impact to how the message is coded, and > then for certain receiving email clients, such as Outlook and Outlook Express > may be problematic, especially if the user is not really skillful in such > matters. > > To see the difference, observe messages sent in each format by opening them > in the Sent mailbox, clicking on View in the menubar, placing your cursor on > Message in the resulting pull-down and choosing Raw Source. > With those in RTF, you will note lots of HTML looking code, and if an > attachment is present, the receiving email client seems to miss the header > that is in front of every attachment. > > Those particular MS email clients don't handle Rich Text Format well, and if > they send with it, it is in a proprietary version that other email clients > have trouble with. > > Try using Plain Text first. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad > > On 03/09/2012, at 6:53 PM, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> Does anyone know how to change this ? >> >> When I send attachments, sometimes the file is embedded in the body of the >> email rather than an attachment. >> >> Some of my friends (Window users I think) have complained that when they are >> embedded they are unable to copy the file from the email (for example to >> desktop). >> >> I have noticed (I think) that this happens with small files whereas larger >> files go as attachments. >> But I don't know what file size is the "break point" so to speak. >> >> Is there something in Mail that enables this to be changed ? >> >> Regards, >> Stephen Chape >> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
