Mail PDF attachments not clear

When I look through my Sent box the emails that have one page pdf attachments are so badly blurred (or not clear) that it is really difficult to read them.
When I then open the attachment with Preview it's nice and sharp.
This was not a problem before upgrading to SL.
Any ideas?
Thanks

I, too, have exactly the same issue.The pdfs were placed in the body of the e-mail and the recipient got blurred images. I switch to AOL, and both attachments opened up in excellent condition on the other end.
I plan to send quite a few more in the future, so I would appreciate any suggestions.
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