Ferrari Mailing List: Re: (OT) what happens when you post graphics with a Mac

[Jason Polzer (jason]

P.S. or  buy a Mac and grow AAPL some more for us

Jason Polzer wrote:
> Try tools - options - security - change automatic downloads
>
> Jason
>
> Peter Pless wrote:
>   
> > Outlook 2003....same problem.
> >
> > Looks like it must be a setting thing. Wish I knew which one. 
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Charles Perry [mailto:charles [at] carolina-sound.com] 
> > Sent: Thursday, 2 August 2007 10:15 AM
> > To: Peter Pless
> > Cc: The FerrariList
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] (OT) what happens when you post graphics with a Mac
> >
> > Mine works fine with Outlook 2003 / XP Pro on various machines.
> >
> > -- charles
> >
> >  
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Handa [mailto:dave [at] davehanda.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 2:54 PM
> > To: Charles Perry
> > Cc: 'The FerrariList'
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] (OT) what happens when you post graphics with a Mac
> >
> > I am using Outlook, and have the same problem Dennis is experiencing....at
> > least it is not just me...
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dennis Liu [mailto:bigheaddennis [at] gmail.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 11:10 AM
> > To: dave [at] davehanda.com
> > Cc: The FerrariList
> > Subject: Re: [Ferrari] (OT) what happens when you post graphics with a Mac
> >
> > Hmmm... Just tried viewing Ken's email in the gmail web interface, and it
> > came out ok (pics were shown as attachments, not embedded).  It appears
> > funky when I open it in Outlook (yes, outlook is an obscure email program
> > than only a few geeks like me use...  :-)
> >
> > Strangely, this happens almost everytime Dr. K posts something with a
> > graphic.  I end up having to open all the graphic attachments and the
> > attached .txt files, then trying to figure out what his (invariably
> > amusing) point is.  
> >
> > A bit of googling points to a potential Macintosh/Outlook conflict?
> > (But this is ANCIENT, surely it must be solved by now?)  Dunno.  Don't care,
> > I guess, if I'm in the minority on this point.
> >
> >
> >   
> >     
> > > Macintosh files to be transferred via email: binary packaging and 
> > > transfer
> > >     
> > >       
> > encoding. Binary packaging, which is the realm of formats like AppleDouble,
> > AppleSingle, and MacBinary, deals with the problem of other platforms not
> > understanding that Macintosh files can have both data and resource forks.
> > Transfer encoding, which is done via Base64 or uuencode, takes an 8-bit file
> > and converts it to 7-bit ASCII text that can survive the journey through
> > Internet email, which only guarantees safe passage for 7-bit ASCII data. The
> > BinHex format combines both binary packaging and transfer encoding.
> >
> > Here's where we vexed some people. Most email programs, including Eudora,
> > Emailer, and Outlook Express, call the process of formatting an attached
> > file for transmission "encoding," thus conflating the binary packaging step
> > with the transfer encoding step. That's not generally a problem for users,
> > but caused some confusion in our quiz for people who know that Base64 (which
> > garnered the most responses) is a transfer encoding format, whereas
> > AppleDouble (the runner-up) is technically only a binary packaging format.
> >
> > Now, you might be wondering, "So if AppleDouble is a binary packaging
> > format, how does it survive being sent in email?" The answer is that an
> > attachment, when packaged with AppleDouble and sent via email, is also
> > automatically encoded via Base64. Under most circumstances, that Base64
> > encoding is transparent to users on both ends. Let me explain more about
> > each email attachment format in turn.
> >
> > Vty,
> >
> > --Dennis
> >
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