[DM-MUG] Help Sending JPG's to AOL

jim Lagnese dmmug@dmmug.org
Tue, 16 Mar 2004 07:38:11 -0600


I guess I stand corrected. You win the booby prize. Still, I use Base
64/MIME when I send to AOL/PCs and it always works, AOL or not.
Jim

> From: Allen Huffman <allenhuffman@mailblocks.com>
> Reply-To: dmmug@dmmug.org
> Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 18:29:16 -0600
> To: dmmug@dmmug.org
> Subject: Re: [DM-MUG] Help Sending JPG's to AOL
> 
> 
> On Mar 6, 2004, at 7:16 PM, jim Lagnese wrote:
> 
>> It's not binary data, it's actually text. AOL treats the attachment
>> like it's a text file, even though it's binary.
> 
> Unless things have changed (and they very well may have), aren't all
> e-mail attachments turned into a 7-bit encoding (text printable
> characters)?  This used to be the case, causing any file attachment to
> grow about 30% larger when sending, which is why I prefer sending via
> direct chat, or FTPing to a temp directory somewhere.
> 
> Does anyone know what "Create PC Friendly" actually does in mail?
> 
> A
> 
> --
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> 
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> 
> TRUE! Instructions found in a CompUSA-branded "Made in China" hard
> drive case I bought:
> 
> HDD Assembles Elucidation
> 1. Make an effort to press in the direction that arrowhead point the
> plastics lock button up, such as picture A.
> 2. Heading up the upper cover to turn over to rise, such as picture B.
> 3. Cover up and down to separate then and completely, such as picture
> C.
> Is good with machine plank according to the right method conjunction
> the hard dish [sic], lock the tight and HDD, cover the upper cover, can
> immediately trust the usage.
> 
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