when i send a picture the receiving party gets loads of gobblededook or half a picture and in lots of parts.anybody got any ideas please

Zip up the pictures before sending them to make the file smaller when you send them.

Plenty of free Zip programs for Windows. Below is just one of them.

WinZip - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

Thanks for the answer ,but the fault proved to be in tools/accounts/properties/advanced tab some one had ticked the box send in packets of, which was adjustable,unticked and now works fine

regards bookworm