Another method that usually works is to have both parties use the same e-mail program. When my friend and I both use Pegasus, we have no problems exchanging attachments. But when I send a mail attachment via Pegasus, to somebody using Netscape mail, it arrives with the errors like you described above. I have a PC running Windows 3.1. I have a friend who owns a Macintosh.
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