Re: winmail.dat
From: Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook] (jfiorelloNOSPAM_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/21/04
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Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 21:36:35 -0500
You're right about the format type affecting whether the attachment icon
appears in the message body or in its own pane or field. Rich Text is the
only format that puts the icon in the body. I'm not sure if that's why the
attachment gets lost when the RTF message is received by another mail
client, but it does get mixed up in the formatting somehow...
-- Jocelyn Fiorello MVP - Outlook *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. *** In news:X8adnb3ghpQcm8Hd4p2dnA@adelphia.com, Grace wrote: > Thanks, it does seem to work with HTML. Another thing I notice, is > that, when in rich text, if I add a file (by clicking on that > paperclip), it appears within the text of the message, whereas with > plain text, Outlook adds a separate box called "Attach" below the > subject box after I attach a file. Or do you think there is some > other cause of this? > > Perhaps, the file being within the rich text is why it gets lost. > > D > "Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]" <jfiorelloNOSPAM@mvps.org> wrote in > message news:%23cuxH6jDEHA.1456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> HTML shouldn't cause the same problems in this case...most e-mail >> programs can handle HTML these days, while the Rich Text format used >> by Outlook is proprietary to Outlook. And the loss of your PDF >> attachment is definitely related to the Rich Text issue. Try >> sending in HTML with the PDF attachment and see if it works better >> for you -- it should. >> >> -- >> Jocelyn Fiorello >> MVP - Outlook >> >> *** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please >> reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. *** >> >> >> In news:9PydnawzOoYU9cfdRVn-hA@adelphia.com, >> Grace wrote: >> >>> Does HTML format NOT have these problems that rich text has? I >>> thought the links I oringinally inlcuded suggested the problem was >>> with anything but plain text. >>> >>> Also, do you also think (like John Brandt) the PDF file being >>> suppressed is a different problem? When I change to plain text, the >>> PDF comnes through perfectly to AOL and hotmail. With rich text, it >>> is supressed on both. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> G >>> "Diane Poremsky" <info@cdolive.com> wrote in message >>> news:eK034sVDEHA.712@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >>> why do you need to use rich text? In most cases, HTML format will >>> work properly and give you some rich-text capabilities. >>> >>> RTF should not be used to send internet mail - even if the other >>> person has Outlook, their mail server may remove the tnef >>> information in the message and they'll get plain text. >>> >>> -- >>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] >>> Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours >>> Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide) >>> >>> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ >>> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com >>> >>> >>> "Grace" <Whooshbopbang4@adelphia.net> wrote in message >>> news:ecSdndSQ8-_OzMfdRVn-iQ@adelphia.com... >>> Today, I found out that, when sending from Outlook to some >>> systems (AOL, hotmail, LOTUS notes), a winmail.dat file gets added. >>> I would not mind that much, but it also seems to have supressed an >>> actual PDF file I had attached. After some research, I found that a >>> quick fix is to send the e-mail in plain text, rather than rich >>> text. Two links that address this problem are included in this >>> e-mail. I have quickly read them and remain confused: >>> >>> http://www.brooklyn.com/theatre-sound/winmail.html >>> >>> >> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q138/0/53.ASP&NoWebContent=1 >>> >>> In most cases I am sending an e-mail to such a user for the >>> first time and do not know what system, such as LOTUS notes, he/she >>> is using. And I kind of need to have rich text. If that recipient >>> has never sent me an e-mail, is there any way to know if there will >>> be a problem using rich text and a file attachment when i send them >>> an e-mail? Or am I forced to always play it safe and use only Plain >>> Text? >>> >>> Also, I am amazed that, despite sending hundreds of similar >>> e-mails to different and unknown recipients in the past, I have not >>> run up against this problem before. Does anyone know why that might >>> be? >>> >>> Pls help >>> Grace
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