Re: Why is my attachment being replaced with Winmail.Dat?

From: Brian Tillman (tillman1952_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/14/04 

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:48:27 -0400

JamesL <forgeddaboudit@spamblock.duh> wrote:

> I have been having some troubles with attachments lately. I have a
> file either as a .DOC word document or zipped to .ZIP. I send that
> file to a group of persons. They are using Lotus Notes. Some of
> them receive the file without trouble. Some do not receive the file.
> It is replaced with a file called winmail.dat that does not contain
> the original info. I have tried sending the same file though my
> ISP's webmail and they all receive it fine. If I send the file from
> outlook using Plain Text instead of Rich Text or HTML they all
> receive it fine.

You solved your own problem. Rich Text is a format that can be read only by
Outlook. Send your mail in Plain Text or HTML. 

-- 
Brian Tillman

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