Re: html email - pdf and images - OE Bug??

From: Jim Pickering (jimp_at_mvps.0rg)
Date: 03/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 15:17:24 -0800

When using Outlook, there are 3 choices for format of messages, HTML, RTF or
Plain Text. Avoid the RTF choice when sending mail outside of a corporate
network since it is unreadable by most mail clients (i.e., it is exclusively
for users of Outlook only). 

-- 
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
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"Rait" <rait1234@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:eBNbdK0KFHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Ok, so OE can't read Outlook's html format? One of you said that html and 
> rtf are one and the same? is this true? I am only using html email.
>
> I could certainly use plain text when creating my own emails (a little 
> annoying and weird that the html is not universal). The real problem comes 
> when trying to forward a message from someone else. Forwarding the pdf 
> attachment is no problem, just switch to plain text before sending, the 
> attachment remains (is there are setting to forward all email as plain 
> text automatically?).
>
> But for emails that are sent with pictures inserted in the body, when 
> switching to plain text all pictures are lost.
>
> How do I forward an email with inline images to an OE user without losing 
> them??
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
>
>
>
> "Rait" <rait1234@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
> news:u87mGMyKFHA.3184@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>I don't know if this is an Outlook or Outlook Express problem, but I've 
>>tried it on many different computers and locations:
>>
>> When sending html email (only) from Outlook, containing either inserted 
>> pictures or attached pdf files, to someone who receives it in Outlook 
>> Express, neither the pictures or pdf attachment shows.
>>
>> When looking at the file size and the time it takes to download, it would 
>> appear that the pics or pdf was received but not interpreted correctly by 
>> OE.
>>
>> When looking at the source code for either email (pdf or pics), this 
>> appears after the body text:
>>
>> --Boundary_(ID_foSFKAQQp1EsmnZZ+T8tpQ)
>> Content-type: application/ms-tnef; name=winmail.dat
>> Content-transfer-encoding: base64
>> Content-disposition: attachment; filename=winmail.dat
>>
>> eJ8+IisRAQaQCAAEAAAAAAABAAEAAQeQBgAIAAAA5AQ..........goes on forever.... 
>> This must be the attachment or pics.
>>
>> Is this a bug?? Anyway to fix it??  Please help!!!
>>
>
>

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