computer question

chrisbb · 12-05-2007, 01:00 PM

i tried to send an article to my instructor, as an attachment, from Outlook Express. it was part of my assignment. but she couldnt open it, not a valid file extension or something. so i tried to send it to myself and it is indeed fucked up. is it because i saved the webpage to my computer and attached it from there?

when i tried to send it to myself, it had 20 tiny attachments. some were blank, others just had pages of computer gobbledy-gook

White Rabbit · 12-05-2007, 01:04 PM

Save it as a text file rather tan a web page than cut and paste.

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Originally Posted by chrisbb

i tried to send an article to my instructor, as an attachment, from Outlook Express. it was part of my assignment. but she couldnt open it, not a valid file extension or something. so i tried to send it to myself and it is indeed fucked up. is it because i saved the webpage to my computer and attached it from there?

when i tried to send it to myself, it had 20 tiny attachments. some were blank, others just had pages of computer gobbledy-gook

chrisbb · 12-05-2007, 01:08 PM

ahhh, ok. i assumed the default was to save as text. not sure why i thought that. i just sent her the link this time. hopefull she will accept it. i need all the marks i can get in that class

djack · 12-05-2007, 01:52 PM

OE's default is set not to accept attachments.

chrisbb · 12-05-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by djack

OE's default is set not to accept attachments.

crud. i really like it, but that annoys me

ThetaBurst · 12-06-2007, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisbb

i tried to send an article to my instructor, as an attachment, from Outlook Express.

If the document is published to the web, just send the URL.

And/or, if the document published to the web is written in HTML, (i.e., the format of text you are reading right now), you could select the text on that document with your mouse, copy it (shortcut: CTRL+C), open a new email document in OE, paste it (shortcut: CTRL+V) and, at the end of the article, include the URL, for reference.

Note, if you use this approach, only copy the text-portion of the document. Do not copy the graphics, as your recipent's email may have an anti-virus system running that would regard those graphics as spam.

ThetaBurst · 12-06-2007, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by djack

OE's default is set not to accept attachments.

This is not true.

In reality, one's anti-virus program --working in unison w/ an email client-- may be configured as such and, usually, if that's the case, a blocked email would be sent to a spam folder.

ThetaBurst · 12-06-2007, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisbb

ahhh, ok. i assumed the default was to save as text. not sure why i thought that. i just sent her the link this time. hopefull she will accept it. i need all the marks i can get in that class

Ah, I see you took this approach, afterall, LOL.

chrisbb · 12-06-2007, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ThetaBurst

Ah, I see you took this approach, afterall, LOL.

yeah, it was easiest. i dont know why i triedthe attachment. i didnt realize it wouldnt work. i am not computer savvy at all

djack · 12-06-2007, 10:15 AM

I don't know how much experience you have with OE but apparently not much. When installed it sets the option not to receive attachments. You can turn it off, which most people do but the default is not to receive them. Your anti-virus won't set the options on OE.
Check tools/options/security. If the box "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened" is checked you can uncheck it.

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chrisbb Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,596 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 70 Thanked 51 Times in 39 Posts	ahhh, ok. i assumed the default was to save as text. not sure why i thought that. i just sent her the link this time. hopefull she will accept it. i need all the marks i can get in that class
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djack Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,187 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	OE's default is set not to accept attachments. __________________ "Last words are for fools who haven't said enough." Karl Marx (last words)
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djack Chairman of the Bored Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,187 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	I don't know how much experience you have with OE but apparently not much. When installed it sets the option not to receive attachments. You can turn it off, which most people do but the default is not to receive them. Your anti-virus won't set the options on OE. Check tools/options/security. If the box "Do not allow attachments to be saved or opened" is checked you can uncheck it. __________________ "Last words are for fools who haven't said enough." Karl Marx (last words)
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