Forward as attachment produces inline message

[Tim Sampson]

Hello

My boss wants his secretary to forward messages to him as attachments so
that he can see the original sender/recipients and do stuff like 'Reply
to all'. Forwarding messages as attachments works fine internally where
we all use Outlook 2000 but when he is off site he receives his messages
in Outlook Express 6. (6.00.2800.1123).

The problem is that in OE6, the message is displayed inline with no
header information, not as an attached message. However, when I view the
source of the message, I see 'Content-Dispostion: inline' so does this
mean that OE is acting correctly?

Is there some way that we can forward messages from Outlook 2000 so that
they will actually open as a new message in OE6 and see the headers?

Thanks in advance
Tim

 

[Tim Sampson]

I should add that we have Exchange 5.5 SP4.

Tim

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Try changing the forward options to as attachment - tools, options, email
options - or select two, hit forward and delete one. You can also insert the
item as an attachment - use Insert, Item menu.

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[Brian Tillman]

My boss wants his secretary to forward messages to him as attachments
so that he can see the original sender/recipients and do stuff like
'Reply to all'. Forwarding messages as attachments works fine
internally where we all use Outlook 2000 but when he is off site he
receives his messages in Outlook Express 6. (6.00.2800.1123).

The problem is that in OE6, the message is displayed inline with no
header information, not as an attached message.

Instead, create a new message and then drag the one you want forwarded to
the new one. It will go as an attachment then.

 

[Tim Sampson]

Instead, create a new message and then drag the one you want forwarded
to the new one. It will go as an attachment then.

Okay chaps, I figured it out. The messages were being sent as attachments
in Outlook but Exchange needed a setting changed in the Internet Mail
connector.

Thanks for trying anyway
Tim

 

[Tim Sampson]

Okay chaps, I figured it out. The messages were being sent as
attachments in Outlook but Exchange needed a setting changed in the
Internet Mail connector.

Thanks for trying anyway
Tim

Forget that, I was barking up the wrong tree. I haven't solved it at all.

 

[Tim Sampson]

Try changing the forward options to as attachment - tools, options,
email options - or select two, hit forward and delete one. You can
also insert the item as an attachment - use Insert, Item menu.

Hi Diane (sorry for referring to you as a chap!)

This isn't the problem. Outlook has forwarded the message as an
attachment. I have no problem figuring out how to send messages as
attachments. Also, an Outlook client within the network will show the
message as an attachment.

The problem seems to be that when Exchange creates an internet message to
go outside the network, it creates an inline message instead. I think I
may have to take this to an Exchange newsgroup. I had originally thought
it was a behaviour of Outlook but now I think not.

Cheers
Tim

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

it's a setting on exchange server - but I have never seen it convert
attachments to inline.

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