[Year 12 IT Apps] RE: mySac

[Jeff Palmer]

Try this website to open winmail.dat files if you receive them

http://www.winmaildat.com/

Works very well

Jeff
> This just in from Robert may solve your problem Laurie
>
> Since my original email to you, and after Laurie Savage noted that he
> had received a winmail.dat attachment, I have Googled on the winmail.dat
> file and am now a bit more knowledgeable :-)
>
> Seems that if Outlook is set up to use Rich Text as its format for
> sending emails, the winmail.dat file happens and other file attachments
> are often buried inside the winmail.dat file. As only Outlook can handle
> the winmail.dat file, those of us using other email clients miss out on
> attachments. I use Windows Mail, the Vista version of Outlook Express
> and that does not even show the winmail.dat file as an attachment.
>
> I finally got Andrew's file by sending a copy of his email to my wife
> who uses Outlook. She "saw" the .doc attachment, saved it and resent it
> back to me. Her Outlook is set up correctly to not send winmail.dat
> attachments. You might find this site interesting
> http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/Prevent_Winmail_dat_Attachments
> _from_Being_Sent_in_Outlook.htm
>
> Frank
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
> Sent: Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:13 AM
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] RE: mySac
>
> Like Robert I recived no attachment, just a very strange winmail.dat
> file.
>
> --
> Laurie Savage
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Jeff Palmer
eLearning Co-ordinator
De La Salle College Revesby
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