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Pine Attachments/Windows

Before you begin:

WS_FTP is only available on the Windows computers in the CRL.

It is best if you know what type of file you are receiving and what version of the application it was created in (for example, a word document created with Office 97 or an Excel spreadsheet created with Excel 5 for the Macintosh). If you send an attachm ent make sure that you inform the recipient what the file is, and the application (and version) that you created it with.

Receiving Attachments

First view the attachment, then save it. It will be saved to the root directory of your Biomed account.

Use WS_FTP to move the file to a floppy.

  • Open WS-FTP
  • Fill in or select:
Biomed
  • Profile Name: biomed.med.yale.edu
  • Host Name: biomed.med.yale.edu
  • User ID: Your Pine user name
  • Password: Your Pine password
  • Everything else should be blank
Omega
  • Profile Name: omega.med.yale.edu
  • Host Name: omega.med.yale.edu
  • User ID: Your Pine user name
  • Password: Your Pine password
  • Everything else should be blank
  • Click on OK
  • The left side of the dialog box displays the directories of the local computer. To switch to the A: drive, click on ChgDir and choose the A: drive.
  • The right side of the dialog box displays your Pine files.
  • Select the file you wish to move from the Pine directory by highlighting it. Then click on the arrow in the direction you wish to move the file (to the left).
  • The file is now on the A: drive.

Sending Attachments

The file that you want to attach is on a disk. Use WS_FTP to move it from the disk to your Biomed/Omega root directory.
  • Open WS-FTP
  • Fill in or select:
Biomed
  • Profile Name: biomed.med.yale.edu
  • Host Name: biomed.med.yale.edu
  • User ID: Your Pine user name
  • Password: Your Pine password
  • Everything else should be blank
Omega
  • Profile Name: omega.med.yale.edu
  • Host Name: omega.med.yale.edu
  • User ID: Your Pine user name
  • Password: Your Pine password
  • Everything else should be blank
  • Click on OK
  • The left side of the dialog box displays the directories of the local computer. To switch to the A: drive, click on ChgDir and choose the A: drive.
  • The right side of the dialog box displays your Pine files.
  • Select the file you wish to move from the A: drive by highlighting it. Then click on the arrow in the direction you wish to move the file (to the right).
  • The file is now in your Biomed/Omega root directory. Remember what you named it.

Move to Pine, and choose to compose a message. Fill in the Attchmnt: with the file name.