MS Outlook converting attachments

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:17 pm

I have to send some word .doc file updates to some people. I get the complaint back that the attachments can't be opened. For some reason Outlook converts them to either a .dat format or some other unknown file format the computer doesn't recognize.

I am able to rename them when they get sent to me, but WTF?

I had them all do this, but it still happens:

* Select Tools | Options... from the menu.
* Go to the Mail Format tab.
* Under Compose in this message format:, make sure either HTML or Plain Text is selected.
* Click Internet Format.
* Make sure either Convert to Plain Text format or Convert to HTML format is selected under When sending Outlook Rich Text messages to Internet recipients, use this format:
* Click OK.
* Click OK again.

Any ideas on how to make this POS program stop converting attachments?

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:27 pm

1st idea...switch to Thunderbird.

2nd idea...I have seen this happen as well. I bet you are trying to forward something that you have received attached to a message. Try saving the attachment to the desktop, and attaching it to a new message.

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:47 pm

It's not me with the problem. I don't use Outlook, it's the recipients I'm sending things to, and I don't think they'd switch.

Second, I am not forwarding, I'm attaching a word file to my e-mail message, a file i have in my computer. When the recips get it in Outlook, it has been converted.

Just wondering if there is a solution to it.

Headhunter · Post by **Headhunter** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:18 pm

http://www.gpc.edu/~jbenson/resource/winmail.htm