Any file can be attached to and sent with a Eudora message. Most of the time, an attached document functions like a "rider" to the e-mail message, and does not appear within the message text. Instead, the name of the document is displayed automatically in the Attachments field of the message header.

To attach a file to an outgoing message, select Attach File [to New Message] from the Message menu. The Attach File dialog is displayed. Locate the file you want, select it, and click on the Open button to attach the document to the current message, or open a new message with the file attached. You can add as many attachments as you want to a message.

You can also drag one or more files from the Desktop onto the message window to attach them.

To detach a document before the message is sent, select the document in the Attachments field, then press the delete key or select Clear from the Edit menu.

When the message is sent it is encoded in the selected attachment type. This allows you to send any kind of document through the mail, even applications.

If the document is an ASCII file, you can put it in the body of the message by turning off the Text as Attachment button in the message toolbar, or by turning on the Put text attachments in body of message option in the Attachments Option.

The attachment types include the following:

MIME:

This is best for recipients with MIME-compliant e-mail readers, regardless of what operating system they are using. If you aren't sure what your recipient uses, choose MIME.

BinHex:

This is best for recipients on a Macintosh with an e-mail reader that is not MIME-compliant.

We recommend that you do not send large files as attachments if you can avoid it.

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