[ale] OT: don't see attachment sent from Outlook

Jim Kinney jim.kinney at gmail.com
Tue Oct 11 15:04:48 EDT 2011


Other account has tool to read winmail.dat file
Yours doesn't.
On Oct 11, 2011 2:21 PM, "Geoffrey Myers" <lists at serioustechnology.com>
wrote:

> Passauer, Billy wrote:
> > Tell the sender to configure their Outlook settings to not use "Outlook
> Rich Text" -- see:
> >
> >
> http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/Prevent_Winmail_dat_Attachments_from_Being_Sent_in_Outlook.htm
>
> Question is, why is it that he can send it to his other account and it
> shows up?
>
> >
> > Or maybe their server admin can make a blanket change:
> >
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/138053
>
> This will never happen.
>
> >
> >  ... Billy ...
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Geoffrey Myers
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:35 AM
> > To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> > Subject: [ale] OT: don't see attachment sent from Outlook
> >
> > So, I have a client who uses outlook for email.  When he sends me an
> > attachment, all I get is a winmail.dat attachment.  I've tried opening
> > the same emails using thunderbird and kmail on Centos same thing.  Using
> >   the mac email client, same thing.  If I open it in webmail, same thing.
> >
> > Weird thing is, if he sends it to his personal email which he reads with
> > kmail, he gets the attachments.  If the then forwards that email from
> > his personal email, I see the attachment.
> >
> > Anyone have a solution?
> >
> > (other then NOT using outlook, it's a corporate standard for them)
> >
> > --
> > Until later, Geoffrey
> >
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