Yes - and some frustrated recipients I believe that the experts are talking about replacing the file with a new version, but consider that the attachment is by file name, not by physical location so how is it to know the file content have been changed
( I won't say it happens with the currently fixed version, but it has certainly happened to me in the past) JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Poremsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 12:27 AM Subject: Re: Read-only XLS file??? Do you have evidence this happens? I double checked with some OE experts and OE works as one would expect - once the message is sent to the outbox, the attachment can't be changed without reattaching it. -- -----Original Message----- There is an inherent nasty in OE that OE gets the attachments when it does the send, not when you tell it to send. That means that you can update a file, close down Excel and then tell OE to send it as an attachment, then, quite a while later start excel up and begin editing the file at which point a timed, or delayed OE process connects to the internet and starts sending the file That file being partially updated, and marked as being 'opened in update mode by excel - everybody else accessing the file is only allowed to read it -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
