IPhoto Problems With AOL

Hi,
Recently some of the folks I've been emailing photos to from iPhoto 6 have been unable to view the photos. Other folks using AOL have had no difficulty viewing the photos. Does anyone no what's going on here and what can be done to fix things.
Thanks,
Win

One of the AOL folks on my email list tells me that he "sometimes" is able to view photos and sometimes is not, but adds that he has always been able to see the photos I've sent him.
Well that means that at least sometimes the mail is being sent correctly, and frankly, can this person be sure the problem is not on his side?
Another respondent tells me that she "can see the photo you just sent accessing AOL through Internet Explorer while on the road - at home where I have AOL software downloaded on my PC, I would have to download any attachment to see it."
So, is working perfectly for her. She's getting the Mail and can see it in IE or on her Computer. (And of course she has to download an attachment to see it!)
Yet another friend using AOL has never been able to view any photos that I've sent him.
Again, we know the pics are being sent correctly (person 2 demonstrates this), so it has be a issue at the other end.
Regards
TD

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