Two stages are involved in sending a file as a Pine Mail attachment. These instructions list the two stages and then give step-by-step directions in carrying them out.
 

1. You must upload the file from your PC to your UNIX  account (copland or strauss)
2. You must attach the file to a Pine mail message

I. Uploading a File from UNIX to your PC

• Start  File Express:
1. Double-click the File Express icon, located in the Communications folder. It looks like this: 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2. The FTP window appears.  If the Host Name box is empty, click in it and type the name of the UNIX computer you want to access (e.g. copland.udel.edu).
3. Click in the User ID: and Password: boxes and type your Unix name (e.g. myname)and password (it will appear as *****).  The screen will look like this: 
4. Click the OK button.
5. The FTP window shown below that appears when you connect is divided into two parts. The area on the right represents your home directory on the remote host (e.g. copland) and lists the files in it. Similarly, the window on the left gives information about the drives and directories or folders on the local computer (your PC).
• Uploading files:
To upload a file, you must identify the file to be uploaded.  Your PC directory is listed under Local System (left column).   Locate the file you want to upload.
 
1.  Highlight the file to be transferred by clicking on its name on the left side of the FTP window. The UNIX file "arrow.jpg" has been selected in the following example:

1. Under the two columns, you will see three radio buttons, marked ASCII, Binary and Auto.  Click the:
• ASCII button if you are copying files that contain only plain text, no formatting
• Binary button for files that contain formatting codes such as those produced by word processing (a journal article, a book chapter), or graphics programs (a photograph, a picture).
2. The transfer buttons are located between the two columns and look like this: . The arrows indicate the direction in which the transfer takes place
• The right arrow button transfers or uploads files from the local computer on the left to the remote computer on the right.  (The left arrow button transfers or downloads files from the remote computer on the right to the local computer on the left.)
• Click the right arrow or upload button to transfer the file to UNIX.
3. The transfer usually takes a matter of seconds.  Sometimes it is instantaneous and you hear only a melodious sound to indicate that the file has been transferred. You can click the Refresh button on the  Remote System (right column) to see if you have successfully uploaded the file. If you see the file listed under Remote System after you have clicked Refresh, you know that you have been successful.
 
• Closing File Express:
Click the Exit button in the lower right hand corner of the File Express box to close.
 

II. Attaching a File to a Pine Mail Message

1. Log on to UNIX (copland or strauss).  Go into Pine mail.
2. Press  C  to Compose a new mail message.  Fill in the mail address of the person you are sending it to.
3. Use the down arrow button or the Enter key to move the cursor to the Attchmnt: field.
4. With the cursor in the attachment field, press Ctrl-t to bring up a list of your UNIX files.(To press Ctrl-t, hold down the Ctrl key and while holding it down, press t).
5. Use the arrow keys to move up and down the list of files. Highlight the file you want to attach to the Pine mail message.  In this example, the file selected is arrow.jpg:

The file is now attached and ready to send.   Finish the mail message if necessary, and press Ctrl-X as usual when you are ready to send the message.