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Subject:    Re: Active X for Mac [Was: E-mailing PDF files Problem]
From:       Alvin Auerbach <alvin.auerbach () VERIZON ! NET>
Date:       2005-08-27 13:37:15
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Thanks Fred, Betty, and Tom for all of your good advice. I haven't
replied for a while, as I received a last minute invitation to go to
Ocean City MD, and I just got back late last night. I'm going to mull
over everything before I decide on the next step.

Alvin



>  >It seems like the best way to attach files to e-mail, is NOT to do it.
>>SO: Is there such a thing as a Browser for the Mac that uses Active X?
>
>The best method depends on what your are sending. If it is something like
>a PDF you just have to find an lowest-common-denominator encoding method
>that all can read. Just like TidBITS describes.
>
>If instead you want to post a web site then you are doing something that
>is different. You are now publishing an ezine. That may or may not serve
>your needs better.
>
>You don't need Active-X. Active-X is Microsoft's big mistake that makes
>it so easy for virus writers. You don't see others supporting Active-X
>because it is a really, really bad idea. Do not wish for it!
>
>Don't expect to get good advice from Verizon's support line. They pointed
>you in a very ignorant direction.
>
>I have Verizon DSL and it includes a small amount of storage on a Web
>server. I have used it. You can FTP anything you like up to their Web
>server with any standard FTP program (like CyberDuck or Fetch). A nice,
>new, open source Web editor with built-in FTP is nVu.
>
>>So I go to my account on Verizon to create a web page (for $0.00) so
>>that people can download the file.
>
>Yes, but then you will have to put up with lots of gripes from people who
>for various reasons can't download the file or download something that is
>scrambled. You will probably have more problems with this than you would
>with an email attachment.
>
>>I run into Verizon web site problems. After a half hour, Verizon tech
>>support said,
>>"Oh Safari on a Mac! You can't use it. Our "Site Builder" software
>>uses Active X, and Safari doesn't do Active X"
>
>But as I said, they are jerks. Don't waste your time with them.
>
>Any method you pick will have some hurdles. No matter what you do someone
>will have a problem. Even our text-only discussion list has people who
>have problems.
>
>
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