Attachments turning into .dat files

[Linda Jones]

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!!

 

[Patrick Reed [MVP - Outlook]]

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?

 

[Guest]

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!

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!!

.

 

[Claudia Ringwald]

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!

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