> -----Original Message----- > From: evolution-list-boun...@gnome.org [mailto:evolution-list- > boun...@gnome.org] On Behalf Of Patrick O'Callaghan > Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 12:39 AM > To: evolution-list@gnome.org > Subject: Re: [Evolution] attachment.dat > > On Sat, 2010-05-15 at 11:32 +0900, nomnex wrote: > > On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 18:03 -0700, jd wrote: > > > I am receiving attachment from (apparently) from microsoft servers > > > where the attachments are called attachment.dat > > > and I am unable to view them. > > > What sort of processing do I need to perform on them > > > in order to be able to view them? > > > > ..you can also look there http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNEF (there is > a > > list a software to decode winmail.dat at the end of the page) > > You might also want to encourage your correspondents to use Internet > standards for email rather than proprietary formats. Don't hold your > breath though. > > poc > > _______________________________________________ > evolution-list mailing list > evolution-list@gnome.org > To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
One item I would add is to make sure that the message you are opening is coming from a legitimate source. Most of the time when I get an attachment with a .dat extention it is fishing or spam. Regards, Chris K. _______________________________________________ evolution-list mailing list evolution-list@gnome.org To change your list options or unsubscribe, visit ... http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/evolution-list
