Yes Microsoft (the bad apple). On 27/11/2013, at 12:39 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi Rick, > > It has nothing to do with Rich or Plain Text, it is as I mentioned below how > the file is generated in the Mail Program they are using... It's Microsoft > ;-) > > Kind Regards, > Ronni > > On 27 Nov 2013, at 12:34 pm, Rick Armstrong <a...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > >> Thanks Ronni, >> PROBLEM SOLVED WITH TNEF. >> That's a big help - I have downloaded TNEF and the winmail.dat files open up >> fine. I had explained the situation to them (client) and they have resent >> the file saying they have turned off Rich Text and are now sending in Plain >> Text but I am still getting the same email.dat files. >> Thanks again, Rick >> >>> On 27 Nov 2013, at 11:46 am, Rick Armstrong <a...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>> >>>> A client is sending me some photos but all I get as the attchment is a >>>> file winmail.dat (6.5 MB), the email is that size but I am unable to open >>>> the file winmail.dat (6.5 MB). >>>> I have had these before from Windows people but the worst thing is that it >>>> is the fault of APPLE or worst still MAIL. >>>> Any help would be appreciated, we all know about "it is not me it is you" >>>> attitude that PC users have. Thanks, Rick. >>> >>> Hi Rick, >>> >>> >>> "TNEF's Enough allows Macs to read and extract files from Microsoft TNEF >>> stream files. The files are usually received by SMTP based e-mail programs >>> from Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook users. The SMTP based e-mail >>> program will usually receive either a MIME attachment named "winmail.dat" >>> or a MIME attachment with the type "application/ms-tnef." >>> >>> <http://www.joshjacob.com/mac-development/tnef.php> >>> >>> Current version 3.2.1 for Mac OS X 10.6/10.7/10.8 (Intel only) >>> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>> >>> OS X 10.9 Mavericks >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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