[dba-Tech] [dba-OT] win.dat file

[Jim Lawrence]

Hi Stuart:

I truly thought MS was over that phase in their evolution...apparently not...old ways die hard.

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
To: "List" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2016 10:35:59 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] [dba-OT] win.dat file

Answers posted to the same question on OT:

It's also a good idea on the same screen to change
"Compose messages in this format"  from "Rich Text" to " HTML"

On 12 Sep 2016 at 15:26, Stuart McLachlan wrote:

> Nope, it's a problem with Outlook. 
> 
> MS still insist on using their proprietary TNEF attachment format by
> default and nothing other than Outlook can read it without using a thrid
> party such as Fentun to extract the original.
> 
> The simplest way is to go into Outlook - Options - Email , scroll down
> to Message Format and change the option "When sending messages in Rich
> Text Format to Internet Recipients" from "Send Using Outlook Rich Text
> Format" to "Convert to HTML format"
> 
> -- 
> Stuart
> 

On 12 Sep 2016 at 15:30, Stuart McLachlan wrote:

> It's also a good idea on the same screen to change
> "Compose messages in this format"  from "Rich Text" to " HTML"
> 
> On 12 Sep 2016 at 15:26, Stuart McLachlan wrote:
> 
> > Nope, it's a problem with Outlook. 
> > 
> > MS still insist on using their proprietary TNEF attachment format by
> > default and nothing other than Outlook can read it without using a
> > thrid party such as Fentun to extract the original.
> > 
> > The simplest way is to go into Outlook - Options - Email , scroll
> > down to Message Format and change the option "When sending messages
> > in Rich Text Format to Internet Recipients" from "Send Using Outlook
> > Rich Text Format" to "Convert to HTML format"
> > 
> > -- 
> > Stuart
> > 
> > On 11 Sep 2016 at 22:11, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> > 
> > > Dear Lists:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I want to send my wife something in an email - part of a
> > > spreadsheet. So I take a screen shot using Lightshot, and paste it
> > > into the email. Looks file here.  But when she receives it in her
> > > Gmail, instead of seeing the screen shot there's a win.dat
> > > attachment which can't be opened.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Of course I'd like her to see the screen shot.  Is this a Gmail
> > > problem?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > TIA
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Rocky
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 


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