RE: [WinMac] unreadable email attachments in GroupWise

From: John Hanks (jbh[at]biology.usu.edu)
Date: Mon Jun 26 2000 - 12:44:33 PDT

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    > In our mixed-platform environment (Macs and PC), we use the
    > latest version
    > of GroupWise for email. We have a problem when a Mac user
    > sends a PC user an
    > attachment (and vice versa). Sometimes, the attachment is unreadable.

    [snip]

    > but I'd like to
    > also know how to solve the problem without resorting to third-party
    > software.

    Although it doesn't meet your last specification, I solved the bulk of my
    cross platform attachment issues by installing Aladdin Expander
    (www.aladdinsys.com) and teaching users to save attachments to their
    desktop then drop them on the expander icon on the desktop.

    jbh

    John Hanks
    System Administrator
    Dept. of Biology
    Utah State University

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