Re: Reading Attachments

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Mary Lee Singer writes ...
> 
> Would appreciate if someone could help me figure out how to read
> attachments sent by email from 'other than mac computers'. Have Jpeg (if
> I spelled that correctly). Really am trying to learn how to utilize my
> computer (Performa 6220CD). Any other useful hints would also be
> appreciated. ....
>

     All kinds of files can be sent as attachments to email. (Usually, an 
attached file ends up in your currently active folder or, if your 
mail-reader allows, in some folder you've designated for attachments or 
downloads.) If an attachment is a text file, such as a recipe, book review, 
or magazine article, you can read it using a 'Notepad' text viewer or (if 
it is too large) a word processor.

     Otherwise, the email and/or the file type suffix (e.g. .PCX, .BMP, 
etc.) should say something about what sort of file is attached so that you 
will know what to do with it. For example, picture files need to be viewed 
using a painter or other utility which can display the files. If someone 
sends you a program, it will need to be executed to see what it does.

     Often, an attached file will be in compressed ("packed", "squished", 
etc.) form. This makes it quicker and easier to send one or more large 
files.

     For example, a file name ending in ".ZIP" usually means that the file 
is a Zip compressed file. You will need to employ a utility which "un-Zips" 
files to obtain the file or files contained in the zipped file. (When you 
un-Zip a .ZIP file you get to say where-- usually some folder on hard 
disk-- you want the file or files put.) 


Rubywand