winmail.dat files

[Pete Russell]

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Well actually its innapprorpirate to send that accross the web to other
non outlook users. IF his recipients were outlook users then he wouldnt
see the attachment. Seeing the attachment is proof that its being sent
to the wrong poeople.

Scott Silva wrote:
> Peter Russell wrote:
>
>> Make a rule to block this specicif file in your filename.conf ?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thom Paine wrote:
>>
>>> I just got a notice from one of the users on the lan that they had an
>>> attachment stripped off of one of their emails.
>>>
>>> It turns out it was a winmail.dat file, and I'm not sure if the lookout
>>> client butchered the email before it was sent, or where it was that
>>> things got broke.
>>>
>>> This site sends double file extensions and I have made rules for them to
>>> go through, but I guess the winmail.dat file gets no option to go
>>> through.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> -=/>Thom
>
> Don't want to block that one unless you REALLY want to tick off Outlook
> users.
>
>
>
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