Warren I have no explanation - but, a few questions, comments:
1. Which (send) emailer causes the corruption? (Header info shows that your emailer is Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 - in Outlook, you can check header info of incoming mail to see what emailer they're using) 2. Is just the .MAP file's filename (ie, not its content) that gets corrupted when you save the attachment to disk? 3. You say "(the attached .MAP file sent to you) gets changed to odd characters and a DAT extension". Can you show a (small) gif file of the filename? The .DAT extension seems most weird, but there can be some oddities from UUEncoding of attachments (I have it set OFF), and also related to encoding for outgoing messages (Western European (ISO) is what I use). I have attached a couple of images (I'm not sure if they will survive the DirectionsMag list service, however). Finally, some organizations have some weird and very badly-behaved anti-spam and anti-virus filters these days, which can wreak havoc. Your solution (ZIP everything) seems best. I have sent this as plain text with attachments - InternetFormat.gif InternationalOptions.gif IL Thomas GeoSciSoft - Perth, Australia > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:mapinfo-l- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Warren Vick, Europa > Technologies Ltd. > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 7:17 PM > To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com > Subject: [MI-L] E-mailing TAB file sets > > Hello all, > > I'm often sent MapInfo format TAB sets by e-mail. Most of the time, > senders > adhere to my request to ZIP up the TAB/DAT/MAP/ID/[IDX] sets but sometimes > people simply attached all the files individually. I've noted that, at > least > on my e-mail client (Outlook), the MAP files always has a corrupted > filename. It gets changed to odd characters and a DAT extension. If I save > the file with it's correct .MAP file name, it's fine. However, if I > forward > the message, the file name actually changes size and become corrupted. > > Does anyone know why MAP files get corrupted like this? Is it the senders > e-mail client, or mine, that does the filename damage, and why does the > file > become corrupted when forwarded? > > Best advice is of course to always ask for zipped files. > > Regards, > Warren Vick > Europa Technologies Ltd. > http://www.europa-tech.com
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