PBEM and my yahoo webmail: problem

[nukkxx5058]

I am using a webmail (mail.yahoo.com) for my PBEM game and the problem is that when I receive the file for my turn, the text of the pbem file is directly paste in the body of the email !!! Who knows why and how to get a normal attachement, instead of the file's content in the message's body ? thx

[carnifex]

click on the middle link, it should be right above the displayed text attachment

Plain Text Attachment [ Download File | Save to Yahoo! Briefcase ]

[nukkxx5058]

yep, I know.

But finding the second file for which the link is lost in the middle of hundered of pages is difficult.

I found out the solution: I perform a "search" on the string quoted above by carniflex but I wondered whether there is a setup in yahoo mail to avoid this issue ?

[Belphegor]

You can always use a zip (or other archive) utility to contain the files. No need to compress them, just use it without compression as a storage container.. then email the zipfile.

[Cyrano]

Yes, yes, yes...zip is your friend and the only answer I've found to this problem!

Best,

Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)

[nukkxx5058]

ORIGINAL: Cyrano

Yes, yes, yes...zip is your friend and the only answer I've found to this problem!

Best,

Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)

well, personally, ZIP is NOT my friend. I hate to have to do one additional manipulation at each pbem turn. It's already difficult to perform a turn (no auto SMTP sending feature integrated in-game). If in addition I have to open winzip evaluation version (which sucks) and zip the file after having browsed the correct directory, this is a bit painful I think [:@]. I admitt however this is not a ajor issue. Just a small annoyance [:-].