Attaching folders in OE

Hi,
It seems I can't attach a folder anymore. What changed? I use Windows XP.
I right click on a folder say in...my documents, pick send to mail recipient,
it attaches as a .lnk and the recipient can't open it. I sent it to myself
at my gmail addy and was able to open it. I don't recall having this issue
in the past. It seems if I don't want this .lnk, then my only alternative it
to open the folder, then the sub folders and click on each and every document
before I can attach them to my message. That doesn't seem very efficient.
Did any of this make sense?

"shoil" wrote in message
...
Hi,
It seems I can't attach a folder anymore. What changed? I use Windows
XP.
I right click on a folder say in...my documents, pick send to mail
recipient,
it attaches as a .lnk and the recipient can't open it. I sent it to
myself
at my gmail addy and was able to open it. I don't recall having this
issue
in the past. It seems if I don't want this .lnk, then my only alternative
it
to open the folder, then the sub folders and click on each and every
document
before I can attach them to my message. That doesn't seem very efficient.
Did any of this make sense?

You can open it because it's a link to a folder that IS on your system.
Attach the contents of the folder.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

I understand you to say I must attach each and every individulal document in
the folder. However, why is I can receive a folder with contents contained
in that folder from another sender? What did that sender do to be able to
send the folder and not just the contents as suggested below?

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

"shoil" wrote in message
...
Hi,
It seems I can't attach a folder anymore. What changed? I use Windows
XP.
I right click on a folder say in...my documents, pick send to mail
recipient,
it attaches as a .lnk and the recipient can't open it. I sent it to
myself
at my gmail addy and was able to open it. I don't recall having this
issue
in the past. It seems if I don't want this .lnk, then my only alternative
it
to open the folder, then the sub folders and click on each and every
document
before I can attach them to my message. That doesn't seem very efficient.
Did any of this make sense?

You can open it because it's a link to a folder that IS on your system.
Attach the contents of the folder.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

Outlook Express can send folders with .zip extension, also known as
Compressed Folder, the folder icon looks like a folder with a zipper on it.

Say you want to send a folder from My Documents.

Open the My Documents folder, right click on a blank space, on popup dialog
window choose New, on it's menu choose Compressed Folder.

Copy the folder you want to send into compressed folder.

Right click compressed folder, choose Send To, on it's menu choose Mail
Recipient.

Ken

"shoil" wrote in message
...
| Hi,
| It seems I can't attach a folder anymore. What changed? I use Windows
XP.
| I right click on a folder say in...my documents, pick send to mail
recipient,
| it attaches as a .lnk and the recipient can't open it. I sent it to
myself
| at my gmail addy and was able to open it. I don't recall having this
issue
| in the past. It seems if I don't want this .lnk, then my only alternative
it
| to open the folder, then the sub folders and click on each and every
document
| before I can attach them to my message. That doesn't seem very efficient.
| Did any of this make sense?

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...
Hi,
It seems I can't attach a folder anymore. What changed? I use Windows
XP.
I right click on a folder say in...my documents, pick send to mail
recipient,
it attaches as a .lnk and the recipient can't open it. I sent it to
myself
at my gmail addy and was able to open it. I don't recall having this
issue
in the past. It seems if I don't want this .lnk, then my only alternative
it
to open the folder, then the sub folders and click on each and every
document
before I can attach them to my message. That doesn't seem very efficient.
Did any of this make sense?

Another way......

Open the My Documents folder.

Right click the folder you want to send, in the popup dialog window select
Send To, on it's expanding menu choose Compressed Folder.

Now look around in My Documents folder for a document of the same name you
just right clicked, it will have a zipper on it.

Right click this zipper folder, in the popup dialog window select Send To,
on it's expanding menu choose Mail recipient.

Your mail program will start so you can send the folder and it's contents.

Note: you can password protect the zipped folder if so desired.

Ken

"Ken" wrote in message
...
| Outlook Express can send folders with .zip extension, also known as
| Compressed Folder, the folder icon looks like a folder with a zipper on
it.
|
| Say you want to send a folder from My Documents.
|
| Open the My Documents folder, right click on a blank space, on popup
dialog
| window choose New, on it's menu choose Compressed Folder.
|
| Copy the folder you want to send into compressed folder.
|
| Right click compressed folder, choose Send To, on it's menu choose Mail
| Recipient.
|
| Ken
|
| "shoil" wrote in message
| ...
| | Hi,
| | It seems I can't attach a folder anymore. What changed? I use Windows
| XP.
| | I right click on a folder say in...my documents, pick send to mail
| recipient,
| | it attaches as a .lnk and the recipient can't open it. I sent it to
| myself
| | at my gmail addy and was able to open it. I don't recall having this
| issue
| | in the past. It seems if I don't want this .lnk, then my only
alternative
| it
| | to open the folder, then the sub folders and click on each and every
| document
| | before I can attach them to my message. That doesn't seem very
efficient.
| | Did any of this make sense?
|

See Ken's responses.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

"shoil" wrote in message
...
I understand you to say I must attach each and every individulal document
in
the folder. However, why is I can receive a folder with contents
contained
in that folder from another sender? What did that sender do to be able to
send the folder and not just the contents as suggested below?

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

"shoil" wrote in message
...
Hi,
It seems I can't attach a folder anymore. What changed? I use Windows
XP.
I right click on a folder say in...my documents, pick send to mail
recipient,
it attaches as a .lnk and the recipient can't open it. I sent it to
myself
at my gmail addy and was able to open it. I don't recall having this
issue
in the past. It seems if I don't want this .lnk, then my only
alternative
it
to open the folder, then the sub folders and click on each and every
document
before I can attach them to my message. That doesn't seem very
efficient.
Did any of this make sense?

You can open it because it's a link to a folder that IS on your system.
Attach the contents of the folder.

Thanks Ken...that's the answer I was looking for. I do recall now, the
'folder' I received was in fact a .zip. I didn't remember that, of course,
until you mentioned it. Thanks so much.

"Ken" wrote:

Another way......

Open the My Documents folder.

Right click the folder you want to send, in the popup dialog window select
Send To, on it's expanding menu choose Compressed Folder.

Now look around in My Documents folder for a document of the same name you
just right clicked, it will have a zipper on it.

Right click this zipper folder, in the popup dialog window select Send To,
on it's expanding menu choose Mail recipient.

Your mail program will start so you can send the folder and it's contents.

Note: you can password protect the zipped folder if so desired.

Ken

"Ken" wrote in message
...
| Outlook Express can send folders with .zip extension, also known as
| Compressed Folder, the folder icon looks like a folder with a zipper on
it.
|
| Say you want to send a folder from My Documents.
|
| Open the My Documents folder, right click on a blank space, on popup
dialog
| window choose New, on it's menu choose Compressed Folder.
|
| Copy the folder you want to send into compressed folder.
|
| Right click compressed folder, choose Send To, on it's menu choose Mail
| Recipient.
|
| Ken
|
| "shoil" wrote in message
| ...
| | Hi,
| | It seems I can't attach a folder anymore. What changed? I use Windows
| XP.
| | I right click on a folder say in...my documents, pick send to mail
| recipient,
| | it attaches as a .lnk and the recipient can't open it. I sent it to
| myself
| | at my gmail addy and was able to open it. I don't recall having this
| issue
| | in the past. It seems if I don't want this .lnk, then my only
alternative
| it
| | to open the folder, then the sub folders and click on each and every
| document
| | before I can attach them to my message. That doesn't seem very
efficient.
| | Did any of this make sense?
|

Great to read your reply and thanks for letting this newsgroup know your
query is resolved.

Ken

"shoil" wrote in message
...

| Thanks Ken...that's the answer I was looking for. I do recall now, the
| 'folder' I received was in fact a .zip. I didn't remember that, of
course,
| until you mentioned it. Thanks so much.
|
| "Ken" wrote:
|
| Another way......
|
| Open the My Documents folder.
|
| Right click the folder you want to send, in the popup dialog window
select
| Send To, on it's expanding menu choose Compressed Folder.
|
| Now look around in My Documents folder for a document of the same name
you
| just right clicked, it will have a zipper on it.
|
| Right click this zipper folder, in the popup dialog window select Send
To,
| on it's expanding menu choose Mail recipient.
|
| Your mail program will start so you can send the folder and it's
contents.
|
| Note: you can password protect the zipped folder if so desired.
|
| Ken
|
| "Ken" wrote in message
| ...
| | Outlook Express can send folders with .zip extension, also known as
| | Compressed Folder, the folder icon looks like a folder with a zipper
on
| it.
| |
| | Say you want to send a folder from My Documents.
| |
| | Open the My Documents folder, right click on a blank space, on popup
| dialog
| | window choose New, on it's menu choose Compressed Folder.
| |
| | Copy the folder you want to send into compressed folder.
| |
| | Right click compressed folder, choose Send To, on it's menu choose
Mail
| | Recipient.
| |
| | Ken
| |
| | "shoil" wrote in message
| | ...
| | | Hi,
| | | It seems I can't attach a folder anymore. What changed? I use
Windows
| | XP.
| | | I right click on a folder say in...my documents, pick send to mail
| | recipient,
| | | it attaches as a .lnk and the recipient can't open it. I sent it to
| | myself
| | | at my gmail addy and was able to open it. I don't recall having
this
| | issue
| | | in the past. It seems if I don't want this .lnk, then my only
| alternative
| | it
| | | to open the folder, then the sub folders and click on each and every
| | document
| | | before I can attach them to my message. That doesn't seem very
| efficient.
| | | Did any of this make sense?
| |
|
|