-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Forwarded AOL mail mystery unraveled

  • From: "kg6ocz" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 08:15:33 -0700

in answer to THAT question--NO..the attachments to do not come with links..
so THAT isn't the reason here.  NEXTT...
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Foxhillers@xxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 7:30 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Forwarded AOL mail mystery unraveled


> Hiya all
>    Well, to try to get to the bottom of this AOL forwarded messages
arriving
> as attachments to non AOL users, I just had a chat with AOL Tech Support.
See
> below.
> mjh
>
> AOLTechAVL has joined this session!
> Hello, mjh. Welcome to Live Technical Support. My name is Axle.
> Foxhillers stated the question or problem as: Do email messages sent to
> someone using the FORWARD function get sent as attachments to those NOT
AOL
> subscribers?.
> Are you contacting us about the computer you are using? You said: yes.
> AOLTechAVL: Pleased to meet you, Mjh.
> Foxhillers: Hiya Axle
> AOLTechAVL: With regards to your question, I am not sure about the other
ISP
> but as far as I am concern they will appear only as a normal email not an
> attachment.
> Foxhillers: I am on a Tech group where many report that Forwards from
their
> AOL friends come as attachments.
> AOLTechAVL: Are there any links on the email they are forwarding?
> Foxhillers: I do not know, why would that make a difference?
> AOLTechAVL: Yes, sometimes other ISP's detect the links on the email as an
> embedded or attachment.
> AOLTechAVL: such as on yahoo.
> Foxhillers: So, then, in those instances, the Forwarded email WOULD/COULD
be
> received by a non AOL user as an attachment.
> AOLTechAVL: I am not familiar with other email server, but I am sure that
is
> the cause of the problem.
> Foxhillers: Thanks, Axle. Bye
> AOLTechAVL: You're most welcome. Please feel free to come back here
anytime
> you have a question or concern regarding the AOL software and its service.
:-)
>
> MJH
>
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