As with FTP, start by giving your Address a Destination name. The Destination field is the name that will be displayed on the Address Book List.
To: This field is the Email address you want your files to be delivered to.
Ask for a subject/memo before sending: When this is checked DropSite will ask you to provide a subject and allow you to type a short message that will be the text portion of the message that will be delivered, otherwise the text you provide in the Subject field will be used and the name of the file will be the only text in the message.
Include Resources: When checked the encoding method is ignored and the file is delivered in an AppleDouble file format.
Encoding Method: This determines the way the files will be transformed for Email delivery. Internet mail does not directly support binary data. Binary data (like files!) have to be transformed (encoded) into a readable characters making up short lines of text. The encoded message is then transformed back into its original state when the message is received. Generally Base64 is a universal standard that is supported by mail readers. Another widely supported encoding standard is UUEncode. UUEncode is similar to Base64. NetScape, Internet Explorer and Eudora, among others support reading files encoded in Base64 and UUEncode. Another encoding method is BinHex. This is a Macintosh standard format. This is a good choice for exchanging files with other Mac users because it includes the Macintosh's file's resource fork while the other will only deliver the data fork. When sending simple files like images, sounds or web pages, for instance you probably won't need the resource fork's data. Some applications will store settings and preferences in a files resource fork so watch out!
Make Archive: You can choose to have your files turned into a StuffIt or Zip archive with this option. The adjacent popup menu will allow you to choose a naming scheme. Archiving is only available when you have a pre-installed StuffIt Engine® from Aladdin Systems. Naming schemes are 1) Archive.sit; always calls the file Archive.sit. 2) YYYYMMDDArchive.sit; names the archive based on the date 3) Ask for name; a dialog comes up and asks you for a name and 4) First file name; this option takes the name of the first item and uses it as base name of the archive (either .zip or .sit)
Timeout Period: You probably won't need to bother with this setting. If you are trying to mail files to a slow server you may need to make the timeout period longer. This setting is the maximum number of seconds that DropSite will wait for the server to respond to a command. If the server does not respond DropSite will give up. This number is a safety valve for servers that may not be responding properly.
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