Attaching OSX standalones to email

Monte Goulding monte at sweattechnologies.com
Tue Dec 2 19:19:33 EST 2003


> I cannot attach a MacOSX Standalone file to email (I use Entourage, but I
> tried other programs, including web mail and it doesn't work there either)
> even though I have no difficulty attaching a MacOS9 or Windows Standalone
> file. What's the problem? On a PC, the standalone MACOSX file turns into a
> folder, which is why it can't be attached there. On the Mac, it
> is disabled
> when I try to attach it. Is there a work-around?

Yep... download DropDMG (or use disk copy) to make drive images or use
stuffit. The .app bundle format is a special kind of folder that OS X makes
look like an app.

Cheers

Monte



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