[X Newbies] AOL and MIME

[Kansas Territory]

On Jul 16, 2004, at 12:50 PM, Bob Baron wrote:

> I have a couple of friends who are AOL users who complains that MIME 
> (AppleDouble) encoded attachments that I send them can't be opened. Is 
> this inherent with AOL's email app?  I'm not sure what version AOL 
> they're using.  Would Binhex be better and are there  disadvantages 
> using binhex as default encoding method?   I'm using Eudora 6.1 and 
> Panther.
> Thanks for your insight.
> Bob
>

What OS are your friends using ?
if they are running Windows of some form. then maybe better to send 
them .zip files instead ?
OR if you are sending email attachements via Apple Mail.. maybe 
selecting the "windows friendly" checkbox would help.

Kansas






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