How to avoid delivering winmail.dat

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Earlier Used the same method with out any service pack installed to
Exchange. Now formatted the system and reinstalled with the
configurations mentioned above.
Also using trend micro Scanmail program.

Only difference from earlier configuration is Ex2kSP3 and also
introduced "Relay Restrictions" to unauthenticated client.

Previously there was no any complains about winmail.dat or any
such. now with the new configurations as mentioned above only getting
complains about "mail attachments are comming in a format of
winmail.datand so on". Here as i enquired about their mail client all
mentions that they are using Eudora or Lotus notes (Other than outlook
or Outlook Express).

Any how as person(myself) responsible for server administration and
client computers, what kind of measures can be taken form my end
Pls help me to get this hell out of the way..

Thanks in advance
Ravi
 
P.Ravialahan said:
Earlier Used the same method with out any service pack installed to
Exchange. Now formatted the system and reinstalled with the
configurations mentioned above.
Also using trend micro Scanmail program.

Only difference from earlier configuration is Ex2kSP3 and also
introduced "Relay Restrictions" to unauthenticated client.

Previously there was no any complains about winmail.dat or any
such. now with the new configurations as mentioned above only getting
complains about "mail attachments are comming in a format of
winmail.datand so on". Here as i enquired about their mail client all
mentions that they are using Eudora or Lotus notes (Other than outlook
or Outlook Express).

Any how as person(myself) responsible for server administration and
client computers, what kind of measures can be taken form my end
Pls help me to get this hell out of the way..

Thanks in advance
Ravi
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Don't use RTF to compose your messages, but HTML or Plain Text.
 
Previously there was no any complains about winmail.dat or any
such. now with the new configurations as mentioned above only getting
complains about "mail attachments are comming in a format of
winmail.datand so on". Here as i enquired about their mail client all
mentions that they are using Eudora or Lotus notes (Other than outlook
or Outlook Express).

Any how as person(myself) responsible for server administration and
client computers, what kind of measures can be taken form my end
Pls help me to get this hell out of the way..
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MS Outlook will send a "winmail.dat" file when the message format
is "Rich Text Format (RTF)". To not send a "winmail.dat" file,
change the message format to "HTML" or to "Plain Text".

This Microsoft web page explains how to choose the best
Outlook message format for a recipient

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010549231033.aspx


Whatever this Microsoft page may say, the "winmail.dat"
file itself is _not_ a rich text format (.RTF) file.
If you don't believe me, try opening the "winmail.dat"
file in Wordpad. Wordpad can read .RTF files.

The "winmail.dat" file is an MS-TNEF format file. It contains,
encoded inside it, an .RTF format version of the message text
plus any attachments.

The "winmail.dat" file is unique to MS Outlook. Not even
MS Outlook Express can read it.
 
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Ralph said:
MS Outlook will send a "winmail.dat" file when the message format
is "Rich Text Format (RTF)". To not send a "winmail.dat" file,
change the message format to "HTML" or to "Plain Text".

This Microsoft web page explains how to choose the best
Outlook message format for a recipient

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010549231033.aspx


Whatever this Microsoft page may say, the "winmail.dat"
file itself is _not_ a rich text format (.RTF) file.
If you don't believe me, try opening the "winmail.dat"
file in Wordpad. Wordpad can read .RTF files.

The "winmail.dat" file is an MS-TNEF format file. It contains,
encoded inside it, an .RTF format version of the message text
plus any attachments.

The "winmail.dat" file is unique to MS Outlook. Not even
MS Outlook Express can read it.
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