Topic Emailing SurfSaver Folders

 Applies_To SurfSaver

    Version 2.x

Last_Update May 23, 2002

Question

How can I email a SurfSaver folder to someone else?

Answer

SurfSaver folders are in the FILES directory under SurfSaver. They have an .ASK extension. Simply attach these files to an email message, and another SurfSaver user can use them with his version of SurfSaver.

Resolution

The information you collect in SurfSaver can easily be shared with other users. Your SurfSaver data is stored in the FILES subdirectory under the SurfSaver directory.

If you use the defaults when installing SurfSaver, your data will be in the directory:

     c:\program files\askSam\SurfSaver\files

The data is contained in .ASK files (for example ARCHIVE.ASK). Each ASK file represents a SurfSaver folder. You can send any of these .ASK files as an attachment to an email message.

Any other SurfSaver user could then copy the .ASK file into his/her SurfSaver FILES directory. The folder is then accessible to SurfSaver, and the user will have access to the information you sent.

This is a great way for a research assistant to gather on-line research and then pass the results on to other people.