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Re: Outlook Express and DFax

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From: Steven Poole
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 00:00
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In article <B30C8D0796689C8F1@bones.apollonia.org> , alan@apollonia.org 
(Alan Staniforth) wrote:

> In article <921013892.2614.0.nnrp-13.d4e4b2ad@news.demon.co.uk>,
> "John Pateman" <john@pateman.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I have been using the Demon DFax service for some time with only a few
>> hiccups. Up to now I have used Netscape communicator, viewed the attachments
>> as links and then saved them out as TIFFs which can be opened with Graphic
>> Converter. For a variety of reasons I wanted to do the same with Outlook
>> Express but with no luck. I can download the files with no problem but
>> cannot open them. I have tried changing the helper configurations including
>> binary vs text". In each case although I can save an appropriately sized and
>> named file to the desktop with the CG icon, Graphic Converter claims it
>> cannot be opened. What gives? Any help gratefully received, Please reply
>> direct by email if possible as I do not always get to read this ng.
>
> It's a bit of a long shot, but try opening the file in a text editor
> (something like BBEdit which can open any file type) and see if Outlook
> Express has saved the file without decoding the Base 64.

Nope - it's not that.
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From: "Steven Poole" <spoole@spiccato.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Outlook Express and DFax
Date: 1999/03/31
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