File Types

The types listed below specify the characters after the period in the file name that must be used to send a file of the associated Format.

Type     Format
.AU      Audio (sound)
.DAT     Text
.EXE     Executable
.GIF     GIF Image
.htmlL    Text
.MPG     MPG Video
.OBJ     Object Module
.PS      PostScript
.TIFF    TIFF Image
.TXT     Text
.DOC     WinWord Document

Thus, the file PICTURE.GIF is sent in GIF Image format.

Note: Only the most commonly used file types are listed above. Other formats are also available.