Re: Outlook winmail.dat

["John D. Hardin" <jhardin () WOLFENET COM>]

On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Bryce Walter wrote:

> When a message is sent from Outlook in RTF format, Outlook
> attaches a file named winmail.dat.  This file is used for
> transmitting the RTF-specific formatting information.

In addition (at least in my continuing exposure to it), Outlook buries
*all* of the message's attachments in the WINMAIL.DAT file, thus
rendering them unavailable to most mail clients, including some
versions of Outlook.

Repeat after me: Outlook Rich Text Format Is The Devil's Spawn.

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