A customer creates on a client mails with .txt attachments and sends it to different users. Some users get the message converted to .dat on their R6-Client, some not. If they use R5-Clients, the attachments are ok. We tried to figure out, where the problem is, cause in inotes it looks also fine. The users use w2k or xp…
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Had the same issues with email coming in via Outlook’s proprietary format. Search here and google.
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search lotus.com for these doc no it should point you in the right direction
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Just migrated an organization to Domino 6, and then all the trash from Exchange 5.5 of attXX.dat files start showing up… Dont you just hate dealing with MS software?
"Mail sent from Microsoft Exchange Server is received with garbled text or extra attachments.
REASON
The message was formatted with rich text and could not be resolved by the receiving system.
ACTION
Remove the instruction to send the message in rich-text format. The rich-text format option can be changed in one of the following places:
In the Internet Mail Service Internet Mail property page, choose Interoperability. Verify that Send Microsoft Exchange rich text formatting is not selected.
In the custom recipient’s Advanced property page, verify that Allow rich text in messages is not selected.
In the sender’s PAB, double-click the recipient’s name, and then select the Address tab. Verify that Always send to this recipient in Microsoft Exchange rich-text format is not selected."
http://www.dpo.uab.edu/technotes/technote0017.shtml
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&uid=swg21091347
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