Aol:tiger Mime Attachments

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Lynno

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We are running AOL for OS X and we are totally confused as to why when emails containing photo attachments (jpg) are sent to us from non-AOL mail senders, the attachment comes through as a mime attachment and we are unable to decode them. Why would a universally-accepted .jpg photo be mimed in AOL mail? I am actually asking this question for my husband who will not give up AOL. I gave it up long ago, but he is reluctant! What is the secret to sending photos to Tiger-AOL users?

Thanks!

Lynn G.
(Tech Level is medium)
 
You are asking the wrong question. MIME is just as standard as .jpg. The question is why doesn't the AOL mail system properly handle MIME. As astonishing as it may seem, the AOL webmail client doesn't properly handle all plain text messages.
 
MisterMe, thank you for the reply. Is there a workaround for this, other than to dump AOL? I'd love Dave to dump them, but he's adamant about keeping it.

Thanks!

Lynno
 
If you know the file type of the attachment, you can download it. Append the proper extension manually. This works in the case of plain text files. It may work in the case of .jpg files.
 
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