<p>Other account has tool to read winmail.dat file<br>
Yours doesn't. </p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 11, 2011 2:21 PM, "Geoffrey Myers" <<a href="mailto:lists@serioustechnology.com">lists@serioustechnology.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Passauer, Billy wrote:<br>
> Tell the sender to configure their Outlook settings to not use "Outlook Rich Text" -- see:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/Prevent_Winmail_dat_Attachments_from_Being_Sent_in_Outlook.htm" target="_blank">http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/Prevent_Winmail_dat_Attachments_from_Being_Sent_in_Outlook.htm</a><br>
<br>
Question is, why is it that he can send it to his other account and it<br>
shows up?<br>
<br>
><br>
> Or maybe their server admin can make a blanket change:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/138053" target="_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/138053</a><br>
<br>
This will never happen.<br>
<br>
><br>
> ... Billy ...<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org">ale-bounces@ale.org</a>] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Myers<br>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 10:35 AM<br>
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<br>
> Subject: [ale] OT: don't see attachment sent from Outlook<br>
><br>
> So, I have a client who uses outlook for email. When he sends me an<br>
> attachment, all I get is a winmail.dat attachment. I've tried opening<br>
> the same emails using thunderbird and kmail on Centos same thing. Using<br>
> the mac email client, same thing. If I open it in webmail, same thing.<br>
><br>
> Weird thing is, if he sends it to his personal email which he reads with<br>
> kmail, he gets the attachments. If the then forwards that email from<br>
> his personal email, I see the attachment.<br>
><br>
> Anyone have a solution?<br>
><br>
> (other then NOT using outlook, it's a corporate standard for them)<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> Until later, Geoffrey<br>
><br>
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Until later, Geoffrey<br>
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