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Attachments renamed by pmail

Thank you, David.  I'll just start immediately writing the attachment in the destination folder instead of doing it later.  That really is more efficient anyway.  I appreciate your help.

Thank you, David.  I'll just start immediately writing the attachment in the destination folder instead of doing it later.  That really is more efficient anyway.  I appreciate your help.

Hi.  New user, happy with Pmail, trying to sort it out and get up to speed.

When Pmail downloads files, it is renaming them from the sent name.  So it is naming things like "ClearlyNamedFile.doc" to "WPM$7429.doc", and it's doing it with PDF files also.  Not sure with pics, and don't have time to check. This is making it very confusing for me in managing my files.

 Is there any way to get Pmail to just allow the original names to stand and not be changed?  Am I missing something entirely?

Thank you very much.

<p>Hi.  New user, happy with Pmail, trying to sort it out and get up to speed.</p><p>When Pmail downloads files, it is renaming them from the sent name.  So it is naming things like "ClearlyNamedFile.doc" to "WPM$7429.doc", and it's doing it with PDF files also.  Not sure with pics, and don't have time to check. This is making it very confusing for me in managing my files.</p><p> Is there any way to get Pmail to just allow the original names to stand and not be changed?  Am I missing something entirely?</p><p>Thank you very much.</p>

[quote user="Victoria-nola"]

Hi.  New user, happy with Pmail, trying to sort it out and get up to speed.

When Pmail downloads files, it is renaming them from the sent name.  So it is naming things like "ClearlyNamedFile.doc" to "WPM$7429.doc", and it's doing it with PDF files also.  Not sure with pics, and don't have time to check. This is making it very confusing for me in managing my files.

 Is there any way to get Pmail to just allow the original names to stand and not be changed?  Am I missing something entirely?

Thank you very much.

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I think what you are seeing is a temporary filename created by Pegasus (temp file stored in your temp folder) if you simply double-click the attachment to open the attachment direct.  If instead you click the button for Save or Save+Edit, Pegasus will use the original filename and furthermore give you the chance to save it to a folder of your choice.  (It also keeps a list of recently used folders.)

 David

[quote user="Victoria-nola"]<p>Hi.  New user, happy with Pmail, trying to sort it out and get up to speed.</p><p>When Pmail downloads files, it is renaming them from the sent name.  So it is naming things like "ClearlyNamedFile.doc" to "WPM$7429.doc", and it's doing it with PDF files also.  Not sure with pics, and don't have time to check. This is making it very confusing for me in managing my files.</p><p> Is there any way to get Pmail to just allow the original names to stand and not be changed?  Am I missing something entirely?</p><p>Thank you very much.</p><p>[/quote]</p><p>I think what you are seeing is a temporary filename created by Pegasus (temp file stored in your temp folder) if you simply double-click the attachment to open the attachment direct.  If instead you click the button for Save or Save+Edit, Pegasus will use the original filename and furthermore give you the chance to save it to a folder of your choice.  (It also keeps a list of recently used folders.) </p><p> David </p>
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