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Send File...

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:18 am
by donelson
Adium 1.3.4 running on 2GB Mac Dual G4 with OSX 10.4.11

I often use: Contact > Send File...

and it says that the file has been sent successfully. Unfortunately, no file actually appears to the person at the other end of the chat.

I've had them search their disks, in case the default storage path is weird - but no file has arrived.

I know that Yahoo --> Yahoo doesn't work, not sure about other combinations...

Does anyone know what this is all about?

Re: Send File...

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:34 am
by zac
Did their end ever see the file transfer occur? I'd be weary of it saying completed *and* not actually completing or showing up at all on the other side.

Re: Send File...

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 2:37 am
by donelson
zac wrote:Did their end ever see the file transfer occur? I'd be weary of it saying completed *and* not actually completing or showing up at all on the other side.
They were not aware of ANY activity on their end. If I send a file to my own account it works fine.

Re: Send File...

Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 9:20 am
by donelson
Hmmmmm

I think the file is being sent, but PC users are not able to figure out where the file is ending up on their disks.

I tried two "knowledgeable" friends today, and both of them got the test files I sent.


But since I have a Mac, the others always try to blame me, sigh. LOL

Re: Send File...

Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:36 am
by donelson
Nope. Many of them do not get a Save Dialog box at all on their screens, and searching for a test file shows that it did not appear at all on their PCs, in spite of the "completion" log in Adium.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Re: Send File...

Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 8:25 am
by donelson
around 90% of people I chat with get NO message that a file has been sent, even though Adium reports that it has been transferred.

This is with perhaps 20 different people on YIM, MSN and other systems.

Very few see any indication at all when I send files.

HELP!

Is there some sort of test I can do here? Perhaps only Mac users are getting files.

Re: Send File...

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:21 pm
by Robby
Did you check the dedicated Adium Wiki entry: http://trac.adium.im/wiki/FileTransfer?

Re: Send File...

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:54 pm
by donelson
Ah, I did a search for the menu item "Send File", but nothing was found.

I also looked in the Troubleshooting and FAQs and online via Google.

None of these gave me the page you mention.

Thanks for your help

Re: Send File...

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:10 pm
by donelson
Robby

Thanks. Is there a plug-in or some alternate for just Yahoo-Yahoo transfers?

Re: Send File...

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:33 pm
by Robby
There are no plugins for file transfers as far as I know. They are meant to work just like that.

When I have problems transferring a file by ICQ, AIM or the like I just use a hoster to upload my files, i.e. Rapidshare or Mediafire.

Re: Send File...

Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 3:27 am
by hooleeahn
Hi, I'm using my AIM account on Adium to send a file to my friend who is using regular AIM. But I click send file, and it says he canceled the file transfer, when he actually didn't. What's going on? I used to send him files all the time when I used iChat. I'm on a Mac and he's on a PC, but that never used to be a problem.