Outlook - Attachments can't be opened 1

[ottograham]

We use Outlook and NT Mail. My emails with .pdf and .doc attachments can't be opened by the recipients. The emails with the Word Documents show attachments with a .dat extension.

Does anyone know why this is not working?

 

[Jerry625]

Are these attachments just from one source or are they from several or ALL Outlook mail senders??

 

[TheOldMan346]

Are these attachments the original name with a DAT extension or is there just a WINMAIL.DAT attachment. If just a WINMAIL.DAT, here is a possible explanation:
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When an Outlook user composes and sends a message using either Rich Text Format or HTML Format, Outlook automagically generates a file, winmail.dat, and attaches it to the end of the message. winmail.dat contains formatting information, in a human-unreadable form, that Outlook will use on the receiving end to display this email message correctly. Unfortunately, Outlook is the ONLY email client program that can use this information! Netscape Messenger, Eudora*, and other email client programs don't understand this information.
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Here are potential solutions:

http://www.gpc.edu/~jbenson/resource/winmail.htm#solution

Hope that helps.
The Old Man

 

[ottograham]

Thanks to Jerry and the OldMAN, who is wise.

I've changed the default format to plain text. Is there anyway to still send a table type format with plain text. I frequently cut and paste from Access tables, and they are never lined up when its sent in plain text.

I didn't realize that other people were getting a lot of garbage. Its an eye opener.

Thanks again.

 

[TheOldMan346]

ottograham,

Try using a non-proportional font. That may help.

The Old Man