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When I send an e-mail with an attachment, the receiver gets a link that cannot be opened, not the attachment.

When I send an e-mail with an attachment, the receiver gets a link that cannot be opened, not the attachment.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on May 12, 2023 8:57 AM

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Posted on May 24, 2023 4:47 PM

Just figured it out. If you use Preview as the default reader and attach the pdf file the other person cannot open it since they probably do not have Preview. When I send the pdf file using Acrobat Reader as the default the other person can then open the file.

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When I send an e-mail with an attachment, the receiver gets a link that cannot be opened, not the attachment.

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