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Trying to attach a file
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 11:22 am
by thewolfe
I'm trying to send a file through my Yahoo mail or through Yahoo Messenger.
When he gets the file he can't open it because it's looking for my harddrive and the folder it was in.
What's that all about?
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:30 pm
by Krom
How big is the file?
When you attach a file to a Yahoo email, you have to click attach file, then browse for the file, and push attach then wait for it to upload to the server.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:10 pm
by thewolfe
The file is received but won't open because it's looking for the folder it was in on my HD.
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:12 pm
by CDN_Merlin
Are you attaching the folder or the file?
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:31 pm
by Cuda68
Krom wrote:How big is the file?
When you attach a file to a Yahoo email, you have to click attach file, then browse for the file, and push attach then wait for it to upload to the server.
Yup, did this boo boo myself
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:48 pm
by Mobius
I reckon you sent a shortcut - not the file itself.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 8:10 am
by AceCombat
Mobius wrote:I reckon you sent a shortcut - not the file itself.
x2, that or he sent the folder without the contents.
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 10:38 am
by MD-2389
WinRAR is your friend.
Right-click on the file(s) or folder, select \"Add to Archive\" and enjoy.
You can even make a self-extracting RAR (check the box that says \"SFX Archive\") so your friend doesn't even NEED to have WinRAR installed. (stores it in an EXE format)
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:03 pm
by fliptw
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:50 pm
by Mobius
No good MD-2389 - EXE files are the most blocked of all attachment extensions - and you can forget changing the extension to .JPG and then asking your recipient to change it back again. That only works between geeks.
.ZIP is a much better (more recognised, less blocked) format, and Winrar supports .zip nicely.