Can not attach files to certain mail accounts in mail

I have three e-mail accounts (pop3) which I use Mail to get and send mail. But it seems I can only attach files to one account and not the other two accounts. the only workaround I found is to start attaching the files to the account which can take attachments and before I sent switch to the other account. Surprisingly the Attachment stays.
any idea

Hi Caroline,
Are you trying to attach a file to the message without typing anything in the message body? You need to have typed something, even a space, in the message body before attachments will attach.
Not sure exactly when, but this has been a 'feature' of Mail for a while now, and one that I personally dislike.

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Help
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Not sure why this problem exist but reinstalling just Macmail will most likely not solve the problem.
If "Cocobop" deleted the "com.apple.mail.plist"? This is kinda the same as a reinstall. Mac applications do not normally just go bad. The answer may be in a reinstall of OSX or an "Archive and Install" of OSX.
But to those reading this post try deleting the "com.apple.mail.plist" first.
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You are mostly misinterpreting the problem (and 'view as icon' will only mask the 'solution').
You see, what you are experiencing is a facet of your email application.
What other users see will be a facet of their email application.
To explain, if you're using Mail.app you should be aware that Mail.app can interpret and display a wide variety of file formats - images, PDF, video, etc., etc.
When you 'attach' such a file to a message Mail.app, by default, displays the content since this is what most people want. You have the option to just display an icon, but that's only really relevant for you.
When the recipient gets the message what they see depends upon their client. If their client can interpret and render file attachments then they'll see the image. If it can't, they'll see an attachment link.
Moreover, you have no control over this. It is entirely dependent on the mail client you are using, and the mail client the recipient is using. Even if you attach a file and 'view as icon', that has no bearing on whether it will appear as an icon or an inline document when it gets to the recipient - that's up to their browser abilities/settings (just like attaching as an image won't display as an image on the recipient's system if they can't display the file format, or their preferences are set to not do so).
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How crazy would it be...
OOPs, you don't want to ask me... I always resort to crazy things when nothing else works!
Quit Mail. First I'd backup your whole Mail folder. Right click on it, choose Archive. Move the Mail.zip to a safe place. Only the plist will be separate.
Try dragging this file to the Desktop, (in case we need to put it back), first, then logout/in, reconfigure your account required on this one...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail.plist
If that doesn't work, now that you're all backed up & can get back where you are now... give it a rtry!

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I am new to the Mac OPS and maybe it is just something that I do not know, but why can't I attach photos to an email using my Yahoo email account? I have read the way to change the preference of email providers, ie: entourage or mac mail. But I have neither accounts. I was just wondering if there was a way to do this, or if the program could be updated so that it could be possible.

Yahoo email is a service not an application. If you have the Pro version of this service then you can set it to work with one of the applications in the iPhoto preferences. Otherwise you'll need to use one of these:
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Hello
i seem to have problems with attachments. I have 5 e-mail accounts with mail. on 4 of them i can not put attachments. I have to first use the one account which i can add attachment and then change over to the other account
any idea

Ernie
thanks for the reply Here are the answers to your questions.
yes each account has it's own drafts folder. and I can save the file into the drafts folder after follow the steps you outlined in your answer. I did repair permission but nothing has changed .
one thing i discovered is that I can attach files to the mail if i reply to it. only when i create a new mail in one of those accounts can i not attach any files.
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