> Which program do you use at work and which one at home to send the > documents? It's probably there that the problem lies. I think that the > easiest thing to do would be to ZIP the file before sending. I think the > mail program probably catalogs the .lyx extension as plain text or so, as > it may not be declared to be binary, and so all characters above 127 are > deleted. > > Also, be sure not to include it in the mail as a text attachment. Text is > not supposed to have accented characters. > > If you use an extension known to be binary, it should go through well. I > know there is a way to declare the .lyx extension as a binary mime, but I > don't know how... > > John
Yes, zipping the file prevented the disappearance of the characters. Thanks Beny -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Beny Spira Departamento de Microbiologia Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Universidade de São Paulo Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 1374 São Paulo-SP CEP:05508-900 Tel: 5511-3091-7347 FAX: 5511-3091-7354 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
