When I send email attachments - don't seem to matter what
kind, it has happened with MS word docs and pdf files -
when the recipient receives the attachment it has changed
from a .doc or .pdf file to a .dat file. Is there a
setting somewhere that I'm missing? Any help would would
be greatly appreciated!!

On the main Outlook Window, if you select Tools | Options | Mail Format, and
change the message format to HTML or Plain Text, does this still occur?

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PATRICK REED [Outlook - MVP]~~~~~~
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"Linda Jones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:643f01c40145$daf0ec90$(E-Mail Removed)...
> When I send email attachments - don't seem to matter what
> kind, it has happened with MS word docs and pdf files -
> when the recipient receives the attachment it has changed
> from a .doc or .pdf file to a .dat file. Is there a
> setting somewhere that I'm missing? Any help would would
> be greatly appreciated!!

The setting was on html - changed it to plain text! It
worked on an excel document. Thanks for your help!

>-----Original Message-----
>On the main Outlook Window, if you select Tools |
Options | Mail Format, and
>change the message format to HTML or Plain Text, does
this still occur?
>
>--
>PATRICK REED [Outlook - MVP]~~~~~~
> -Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
> -Have you checked http://www.slipstick.com?
> -Please post your Outlook version!
>
>
>
>"Linda Jones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:643f01c40145$daf0ec90$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> When I send email attachments - don't seem to matter
what
>> kind, it has happened with MS word docs and pdf files -
>> when the recipient receives the attachment it has
changed
>> from a .doc or .pdf file to a .dat file. Is there a
>> setting somewhere that I'm missing? Any help would
would
>> be greatly appreciated!!
>
>
>.
>

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<6a6701c4015d$be8dd910$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> The setting was on html - changed it to plain text! It
> worked on an excel document. Thanks for your help!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >On the main Outlook Window, if you select Tools |
> Options | Mail Format, and
> >change the message format to HTML or Plain Text, does
> this still occur?
> >
> >--
> >PATRICK REED [Outlook - MVP]~~~~~~
> > -Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
> > -Have you checked http://www.slipstick.com?
> > -Please post your Outlook version!
> >
> >
> >
> >"Linda Jones" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:643f01c40145$daf0ec90$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> When I send email attachments - don't seem to matter
> what
> >> kind, it has happened with MS word docs and pdf files -
> >> when the recipient receives the attachment it has
> changed
> >> from a .doc or .pdf file to a .dat file. Is there a
> >> setting somewhere that I'm missing? Any help would
> would
> >> be greatly appreciated!!
> >
> >
> >.
> >


I had the same problem (only with excel-files) sending form kmail
(Linux) to outlook. The problem was solved when I changed the mimetype
from application/msexcel (this is the standard my mailprogram sets) to
application/vnd.ms-excel manually. Perhaps this helps you (I found out
the "right" mimetype when receiving an excel file from somebody using
outlook).

Claudia Ringwald