In a message dated 96-12-17, Liz Marr <[log in to unmask]> writes in part:
 
> Flash sessions will simply not download
> the mail, rather that serializing the names during download.  If theAOL
> software finds a previous file with the same name as the file it is trying
> to download, it doesn't.  And it lists a totally vague message in the flash
> session dialoge box.
 
 
This is not quite true. AOL software will rename the attached file, including
large digests which have been transformed into a file attachment, by
substitiuting a number for a letter in the file name. However, it is true
that it is a confusing system for novices and inconvenient for all.
 
"Flash sessions" will download attached files, but you must configure your
mail to do this automatically, other wise "Flash sessions" will only download
the mail items.
 
  John
 
 John M. Roraback, Ph.D.
 PsyUSA Network Manager
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