I have moved to Windows 7 and have had to switch to Thunderbird for 
email since Windows Mail is no longer included.  (Unless you download 
the free copy of Windows Essentials and sign a ten-page license form.  
Even then, it is a pain...)

I am having trouble with attachments.  I get a message with a pdf 
attachment and forward it to a list of people, but they can't open the 
attachment.  I forward it to myself, too, and I can't open the 
attachment.  However, if I copy the attachment to a folder on my hard 
drive, then I can open it!  Is there any way to fix this so that the 
added work is not necessary?  (I am dealing with all levels of computer 
expertise.)  It is evidently some kind of addressing problem with 
Thunderbird.

Is there a good reference for Thunderbird?  The web site had a few 
FAQ's,  and a list of settings that you could use to customize it, but 
didn't seem to have anything in-between.  I want a "Thunderbird for 
people who are smarter than dummies but dumber than experts."  :)

Dean Kukral

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