RE: [WinMac] sending word?


McKnight, David(DMcKnight[at]MIS.Fleetwood.com)
Tue, 1 Sep 1998 14:30:50 -0700


Also try setting your e-mail client to encode your attachments as Base64.
It's more current than UUencode as I understand it -- and as an option is
available in the free Outlook Express client.

DAVID

> ----------
> From: Jared & Jamie Hay
>
> You also need to UUencode the files before emailing them, this helps them
> survive the trip across the 'Net.
>
> Information travelling as email is sent as 7-bit text (128 individual
> characters). Most computer systems store text as 8-bit text (256
> characters). To be compatible with all, your system must translate its
> files before sending them.

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