Denise, under Preferences> Display, have you checked Show attached Pictures in Messages? Jane > From: Denise <rtc at amerytel.net> > Reply-To: "Home Macintosh Users List"<HomeMac at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 15:56:15 -0600 > To: "Home Macintosh Users List" <HomeMac at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Subject: [HM] Update to previous: Can't open picture attachment > > > >> From: Denise <rtc at amerytel.net> >> Reply-To: "Home Macintosh Users List"<HomeMac at lists.themacintoshguy.com> >> Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 06:57:33 -0600 >> To: "Home Macintosh Users List" <HomeMac at lists.themacintoshguy.com> >> Subject: [HM] Can't open picture attachment >> >> A friend is trying to email me some pics as attachments, from his PC. I >> know I have been able to open his pics in the past, but it has been a while. >> I do not recall changing any settings. He is sending them as .jpg, which >> normally open on my iBook with Pictureviewer. They are 1K in size. When I >> click on the attachment in his email, nothing happens. "Open" and "Save" >> options are grayed out. >> >> Can you help me search out what I may need to change? > > > I got several helpful responses to my previous post regarding attachments. > However, I am still having trouble. The friend mentioned in the above > original posting showed me the emails he sent when I was at his house, and > they each showed two or more picture attachments were sent from his computer > to mine. What I received was a grayed out, single attchment which would not > open. > > I have since had two other people try to send me attachments, one picture > attachment and one .pdf, and in each case, nothing (not even a grayed out > attachment) came through. Not even a paper clip on the message signalling > an attachment. > > I am using Outlook Express for Mac 5.0.5. I have checked both "Preferences" > and "Account Settings" and can find nothing amiss. I have also checked the > filter which my ISP uses (Postini). I am at a loss. > > Denise > > > ---------- > Check out the HomeMac email list FAQ > http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/HomeMac.html > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <HomeMac-off at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > <HomeMac-digest at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > Need help from a real person? Try. > <HomeMac-request at lists.themacintoshguy.com> > > ---------- > Now shipping! Farallon Wireless SkyLINE PCI Card for Mac Desktops! > http://www.farallon.com/le/skyline/pci/index.html > > $14.99 Unlimited Nationwide Mac Dialup and Mac Web Hosting from your Mac ISP > Serious Mac Internet Solutions From NineWire! http://macinternetaccess.com > > Monsoon | Flat panel speakers that deliver crisp, accurate sound! > Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/speakers.html> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml