Re: Outlook converting .doc files to .dat

From: Roady [MVP] (newsgroups_DELETE__at__DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net)
Date: 03/26/04 

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 11:17:59 +0100

No there isn't. Rich Text is not (or poorly) supported by most other
mailclients other than Outlook. You can however use the HTML format as well
which is basically the same (in layout and options) with the most striking
difference that in-line attachments are not supported. 

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"greg" <gregmdavis@aol.com> wrote in message 
news:f31a01c41300$58340b30$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>I have noticed that sometimes, not always, when I send
> a .doc attachment it will arrive to the recipient as
> a .dat file.  The MS knowledge base says to use plain
> text format to avoid this problem but there has to be a
> way to use rich text and send attachments successfully.
>
> I am on Windows XP Home and Outlook 2000.  This is my
> first time posting, hope someone else has figured this
> out already.
>
> Thanks
> Greg
>

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