From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: September 27, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: .dat files as attachments
>
> Leo,
> Leo, sending attachments from Outlook to the webmail
> application at our university often (but not necessarily
> consistently) results in a .dat file being attached instead,
> and changing the extension doesn't help: the file just won't
> open, regardless whether the correct app is being used to try
> to open it. Thoughts?
Make sure that the format of the email you're sending is
"plain text", or "HTML" if you need graphics. Typically
selecting "Rich Text" as the format can result in unwanted
.dat files.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
Article 1414
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