-=PCTechTalk=- Eudora question - attachments

I know there is someone in the group who uses Eudora. I have
a 
question regarding the attachments in the 'attach' folder.

Why does Eudora rename identical files with a 1, 2, 3 etc.?
For 
example, say I send a picture, named 'PC' to someone. The
original 
will be in my attach folder. If they should resend me the
same 
picture, Eudora will rename it to PC1. If another person
sends the 
same picture to me, Eudora will rename it to PC2. And so on,
ad nauseam.

Is there a way to make it stop doing this? If it's
identical, why 
can't it just overwrite the existing file?

Thanks Tricia


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Because only the name may be identical.  How would you feel
if someone sent 
you a wonderful picture and it had the same name as one of
yours.  It would 
overwrite yours because it's the same name.  But now your
picture is lost 
forever.  It isn't comparing pictures, only names and it
renames them to 
prevent accidental loss since people have a tendency not to
be very 
original with names.  You send your mother a picture
entitled Me.jpg.  She 
takes a picture of herself and sends it to you and she names
it....Me. 
jpg.  If it didn't rename them, your picture would be lost
as it would 
overwrite it with hers.  I hope that explains it for you.

Tori

At 04:40 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote:
>I know there is someone in the group who uses Eudora. I
have a
>question regarding the attachments in the 'attach'
folder.
>
>Why does Eudora rename identical files with a 1, 2, 3
etc.? For
>example, say I send a picture, named 'PC' to someone.
The original
>will be in my attach folder. If they should resend me
the same
>picture, Eudora will rename it to PC1. If another person
sends the
>same picture to me, Eudora will rename it to PC2. And so
on, ad nauseam.
>
>Is there a way to make it stop doing this? If it's
identical, why
>can't it just overwrite the existing file?
>
>Thanks Tricia
>
>
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Yes, I understand the concept. It's just that I wish there
was a 
better way to handle attachments. Do you use Eudora? This is
one of 
the features that eludes me. The other feature is the filter
limitations.

Tricia

At 06:03 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote:
>Because only the name may be identical.  How would you
feel if someone sent
>you a wonderful picture and it had the same name as one
of yours.  It would
>overwrite yours because it's the same name.  But now
your picture is lost
>forever.  It isn't comparing pictures, only names and it
renames them to
>prevent accidental loss since people have a tendency not
to be very
>original with names.  You send your mother a picture
entitled Me.jpg.  She
>takes a picture of herself and sends it to you and she
names it....Me.
>jpg.  If it didn't rename them, your picture would be
lost as it would
>overwrite it with hers.  I hope that explains it for
you.
>
>Tori

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Yes I do use Eudora.  I've always liked it but I never have
used the 
filters much.  I clean out my attachments folder once a week
anyway and 
move anything I want to keep into other folders.  It's easy
enough to do 
and I'd rather have duplicates of something than find out I
hadn't moved 
something and it was overwritten.  With Eudora going to open
source I don't 
know if I'll stay with it or move to something else,
probably 
Thunderbird.  I'd rather keep Eudora as I've always liked
it.  Have you 
checked the Eudora website for info regarding filters?  I've
usually found 
answers to anything I needed on the site.  If you have a
paid version of 
Eudora, you are entitled to tech support through April I
believe.

Tori

At 05:44 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote:
>Yes, I understand the concept. It's just that I wish
there was a
>better way to handle attachments. Do you use Eudora?
This is one of
>the features that eludes me. The other feature is the
filter limitations.
>
>Tricia
>
>At 06:03 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote:
> >Because only the name may be identical.  How would
you feel if someone sent
> >you a wonderful picture and it had the same name as
one of yours.  It would
> >overwrite yours because it's the same name.  But
now your picture is lost
> >forever.  It isn't comparing pictures, only names
and it renames them to
> >prevent accidental loss since people have a
tendency not to be very
> >original with names.  You send your mother a
picture entitled Me.jpg.  She
> >takes a picture of herself and sends it to you and
she names it....Me.
> >jpg.  If it didn't rename them, your picture would
be lost as it would
> >overwrite it with hers.  I hope that explains it
for you.
> >
> >Tori
>
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I clean mine out every couple of days. I get a lot of mail
from some 
of the groups that I am in and that folder gets very
crammed. I've 
been using it for a long time too. I have always liked it. I

contacted their tech support and even posted to the forums,
but I 
haven't gotten a response yet.  Thanks for responding.

Tricia

At 08:14 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote:
>Yes I do use Eudora.  I've always liked it but I never
have used the
>filters much.  I clean out my attachments folder once a
week anyway and
>move anything I want to keep into other folders.  It's
easy enough to do
>and I'd rather have duplicates of something than find
out I hadn't moved
>something and it was overwritten.  With Eudora going to
open source I don't
>know if I'll stay with it or move to something else,
probably
>Thunderbird.  I'd rather keep Eudora as I've always
liked it.  Have you
>checked the Eudora website for info regarding filters? 
I've usually found
>answers to anything I needed on the site.  If you have a
paid version of
>Eudora, you are entitled to tech support through April I
believe.
>
>Tori
>

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You do realize that it's Windows that renames all files, not
Eudora don't 
you?

Tori

At 04:33 AM 2/27/2007, you wrote:
>I clean mine out every couple of days. I get a lot of
mail from some
>of the groups that I am in and that folder gets very
crammed. I've
>been using it for a long time too. I have always liked
it. I
>contacted their tech support and even posted to the
forums, but I
>haven't gotten a response yet.  Thanks for responding.
>
>Tricia
>
>At 08:14 PM 2/26/2007, you wrote:
> >Yes I do use Eudora.  I've always liked it but I
never have used the
> >filters much.  I clean out my attachments folder
once a week anyway and
> >move anything I want to keep into other folders. 
It's easy enough to do
> >and I'd rather have duplicates of something than
find out I hadn't moved
> >something and it was overwritten.  With Eudora
going to open source I don't
> >know if I'll stay with it or move to something
else, probably
> >Thunderbird.  I'd rather keep Eudora as I've always
liked it.  Have you
> >checked the Eudora website for info regarding
filters?  I've usually found
> >answers to anything I needed on the site.  If you
have a paid version of
> >Eudora, you are entitled to tech support through
April I believe.
> >
> >Tori
> >
>
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Yes, I do know that. Thanks

At 08:56 AM 2/27/2007, you wrote:
>You do realize that it's Windows that renames all files,
not Eudora don't
>you?
>
>Tori

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