Allow winmail.dat attachment

[Jan-Peter Koopmann]

On Friday, May 21, 2004 5:23 PM Scott Silva <mailto:ssilva at SGVWATER.COM> wrote:

> The reason people use the RTF format is because it is the
> default, and most people treat their PC like a VCR or a microwave.
> They use it the way it came "from the factory".

That might be the case for old Outlooks and old Exchange installations. It is not true anymore... Finally that is...

> I don't like them because it locks you in to Outlook, and no
> one else in the world can open the attachments unless they
> also have Outlook.

Oh I totally agree and hope I did not suggest otherwise. All I said is that RTF-mails are not necessarily more dangerous than others.

Regards,
  JP

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