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August 2nd 07, 08:33 PM
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Why are attachments coming through as .dat?
My client sends me Word documents but they have been coming through lately
with a .dat extension that doesn't seem to allow me to open them. It's encoded or something and looks like a bunch of symbols instead of text. Can someone tell me how to fix this? Thank you! 
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August 2nd 07, 09:04 PM
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Why are attachments coming through as .dat?
Is it winmail.dat by any chance?
Is one of the mail servers Exchange server and the other isn't? "TxWebdesigner" wrote in message ... My client sends me Word documents but they have been coming through lately with a .dat extension that doesn't seem to allow me to open them. It's encoded or something and looks like a bunch of symbols instead of text. Can someone tell me how to fix this? Thank you!
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August 2nd 07, 09:49 PM
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Why are attachments coming through as .dat?
No, it's not winmail.dat. It keeps the first part of the filename correct -
just changes from .doc to .dat Is there something I can do on my end to fix the document so that I can read it? Thank you! "John" a wrote in message ... Is it winmail.dat by any chance? Is one of the mail servers Exchange server and the other isn't? "TxWebdesigner" wrote in message ... My client sends me Word documents but they have been coming through lately with a .dat extension that doesn't seem to allow me to open them. It's encoded or something and looks like a bunch of symbols instead of text. Can someone tell me how to fix this? Thank you!
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August 2nd 07, 10:32 PM
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Why are attachments coming through as .dat?
ask the sender to use plain text format to eliminate RTF as the cause.
-- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Subscribe to Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: "TxWebdesigner" wrote in message ... My client sends me Word documents but they have been coming through lately with a .dat extension that doesn't seem to allow me to open them. It's encoded or something and looks like a bunch of symbols instead of text. Can someone tell me how to fix this? Thank you!
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August 3rd 07, 05:05 PM
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Why are attachments coming through as .dat?
"TxWebdesigner" wrote in message
... No, it's not winmail.dat. It keeps the first part of the filename correct - just changes from .doc to .dat Is there something I can do on my end to fix the document so that I can read it? Not that I know of. Follow the suggestion offered by Diane and resend the message. That might solve conversion problem.
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