[thelist] .ART and AOL (ooops they did it again)

[James Aylard]

Joshua,

> Recently, I got a .ART image attached to an email.  The sender insists
that
> the file was originally a .jpg.  I did some looking and it seems like AOL
> converts images as it sends them.  As clients often send me images to use
as
> design elements on a page, this automatic conversion is problematic.  Is
> there any way to force AOL to leave the images the h**l alone or convert
> them back to something I can use once I get the images?

Put it in a zip file (or some other compression format appropriate for your
platform). Or doesn't AOL allow attachments? Otherwise, use FTP or a
third-party service such as i-drive (http://www.idrive.com/).

James Aylard