Mail Shrinks Attachments

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Mail Shrinks Attachments

Can anyone tell me why my Apple Mail program has suddenly started shrinking my photo attachments? I've checked preferences but don't see anything, nor had I ever changed anything. I'll attach any size image (2mg) and it'll send it at 125k or thereabouts. Am using Apple Mail version 3.5

Any help is appreciated.

24" IMAC, Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Dec 16, 2008 10:11 AM

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Answer 1

direwolf8

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Dec 16, 2008 10:55 AM in response to Photoprof2

Do you have your mail preferences set to send attachments in zip format?

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Photoprof2 Author

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Dec 16, 2008 11:07 AM in response to Photoprof2

I don't even see a place in preferences to select send attachment as ZIP. In fact, there's no selection for anything related to attachments under preferences. Am I missing something?

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Yer_Man

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Dec 16, 2008 11:14 AM in response to Photoprof2

This is what you’re missing:

Uploaded with plasq's Skitch!

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TD

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Photoprof2 Author

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Dec 16, 2008 11:33 AM in response to Yer_Man

thank you. I am missing that. But I don't see where or how to add that to my email.

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Yer_Man

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Dec 16, 2008 1:05 PM in response to Photoprof2

That only shows up in the New Message Window when you have a pic actually attached.

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TD

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Photoprof2 Author

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Dec 16, 2008 1:52 PM in response to Yer_Man

thank you. it was very helpful.......

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Dec 19, 2008 11:59 AM in response to Yer_Man

Is there a way to make the attachments default as Actual Size? I do not want mail to set that!

By the way, this is VERY interesting! I never knew this about Mail! I have had fits with attachments for a while and this is what is causing me all the frustration! Thank you for showing me this! Now, to only get it to default to Actual Size!

Kevin

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Yer_Man

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Dec 19, 2008 12:12 PM in response to Kevin Hawkins

In my tests it defaults to the Last Size used.

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TD

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