Outlook 2000 Email attachments

[Guest]

I am unable to send out attachments with my Outlook 2000. I do receive attachments without any problem. I have also been able to send out attachments with my email using Outlook Express so I know there is nothing wrong with my server.

Can anyone help me?

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

What happens when you try to send a message with an attachment? (e.g. do
you get any error messages? The message sends, but the recipient states
that it is missing the attachment.)

I am unable to send out attachments with my Outlook 2000. I do receive

attachments without any problem. I have also been able to send out
attachments with my email using Outlook Express so I know there is nothing
wrong with my server.

 

[Guest]

I receive no error messages or messages of any kind. The recipient only receives a winmail.dat attachment which does not open.

 

[neo [mvp outlook]]

ah, change your message format to plain text or html and consider disabling
word as your email editor. all done under tools | options | mail format.

I receive no error messages or messages of any kind. The recipient only

receives a winmail.dat attachment which does not open.

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem. Colleagues said that it's virus. Thank God it is just
formatting !!

 

[Guest]

Fine, but what if you need to use Word as Email editor AND Outlook RTF format
due to internal archiving procedures? This used to work just fine earlier,
but since we have upgraded our server to Exchange 2003, we are having
problems with attachments, some recipients do not receive sent attachments
although the message looks just fine in our Sent Mail folder.
/Rosie-Posie

"neo [mvp outlook]" skrev:

 

[Guest]

I have outlook 2003 and when I am sending attachments they are not being
recieved in some cases they are being recieved as win.zip files
I have changed to plain text and removed word but still having the same
problem.

This all started to occur in the last 5 days

Does anyone have any idea how to fix this PLEASE

THANKS

 

[BillR [MVP]]

Do you have an add-in installed that is zipping them?

 

[Guest]

Sorry, I am not computer literate
When you say add-ins what do you mean?

I did do a Microsoft SP2 download and since then I had problems accessing my
web based emails, I called the manufacturer of my laptop and they had me do a
system restore going back 3 days after doing this the web based problem went
away.

 

[BillR [MVP]]

Tools | Options |other tab | Advanced Options .. Add-in manager - what is
listed?

 

[Guest]

it says exchange extensions property pages

Tools | Options |other tab | Advanced Options .. Add-in manager - what is
listed?

 

[BillR [MVP]]

How about in the com addins section in the same place?

 

[Guest]

Nothing listed here !

How about in the com addins section in the same place?

 

[Guest]

I had the problem of not being able to send message attachments without them
being converted to a winmail.dat file. Rich text, Plain text, HTML, Word as
my editor and not as my editor. My problem ended up being a corrupt address
book. I deleted the recipient's entry from my address book, and resent them
the message and everything was fine.

 

[Guest]

I had a similar problem in outlook 2003.
I would sent an email with attachment to 5 recipients 3 would receive it
complete and 2 without attachment. It was driving me crazy. I found the
solution in editing the contacts emailadress. If you double click the
emailadress a window appears, in the 4th line there is a internetformat. I
changed that to let outlook determine. And my problem was solved.

 

[Guest]

Hallo,
I have also similar type of Problem with attachment. In my case, any type of
attachment either word or image changes to winmail.dat while FORWARDING a
mail. There is no problem while attaching any attachment to new mail. Can
anyone solve my problem.
thanking you in advance
Aneeta

 

[Guest]

Hallo,
i have also the problem with attachments. The attachment are converted to
winmail.dat while FORWARDING mail. i have changed mail format to Plain text
and html . even then problem was not yet solved. but attachment does not
change format while writing new mail. ATTACHMENT CHANGES FORMAT TO
WINMAIL.DAT ONLY WHEN FORWARDING THE MAIL. Can anybody help ?
thanking you .
Aneeta

 

[Guest]

Well, it appears that 2 1/2 years later (after your initial post), Microsoft
still has not resolved this issue, as people are still having problems with
it.

I am running Outlook 2000 and for the past month or two I've had difficulty
sending attachments. Some people get attachments just fine, some don't see
any attachment, some get messed up text, and some see winmail.dat but can't
open.

I've had the computer looked at....there's no viruses or spyware. They
changed it to send as Plain text and it worked once for them. I got the
computer back and it stopped working. That shouldn't be the problem anyway,
because I've had it set on HTML for years without any problems! I also
discovered a friend is running Outlook 2000 and is also having the same
problem. I've been to Microsofts webpage and downloaded all of the
updates....no change.

I'd appreciate any help. Thanks!

 

[Brian Tillman]

Well, it appears that 2 1/2 years later (after your initial post),
Microsoft still has not resolved this issue, as people are still
having problems with it.

Since even two and one-half years ago OL 2000 was old, I don't imagine any
changes to it will ever be made.

I am running Outlook 2000 and for the past month or two I've had
difficulty sending attachments. Some people get attachments just
fine, some don't see any attachment, some get messed up text, and
some see winmail.dat but can't open.

Most of these symptoms coincide with sending messages in Rich Text format to
non-Outlook clients.

I've had the computer looked at....there's no viruses or spyware.
They changed it to send as Plain text and it worked once for them. I
got the computer back and it stopped working. That shouldn't be the
problem anyway, because I've had it set on HTML for years without any
problems! I also discovered a friend is running Outlook 2000 and is
also having the same problem.

Are the recipients who receive the ill-formed messages all in your Contacts,
or does it happen with people whose addresses you enter manually into a
recipient field?

I've been to Microsofts webpage and downloaded all of the updates....no
change.

I'd be very surprised if Microsoft issues any additional changes to OL 2000.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your response....
I've been very frustrated because the people that can't open my emails now,
used to be able to open them (even though they don't use Outlook) and nothing
has changed on my end except installing the Microsoft & Windows updates. I
have always sent emails in HTML format, so why is there a problem now? Plus,
I've never sent it in Rick Text format so this is a non-issue. Yes, all of
those that I'm sending to are in my contacts.