On 17 May 2015 5:34:09 am AEST, Seth Holmes <[email protected]> wrote:
>Try reading this article: > >http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2007-word/word-doc-attachmentsbecome-winmaildat/5366cdd7-b966-48f8-9498-e85329dacab5 > >It's a little old but also seems to cover word documents showing up as >winmail.dat files. > >The bottom line is that until you change the way you are sending your >e-mail, >it's going to be a problem. Part of the problem may be that by >e-mailing >yourself, Outlook is assuming you'll be able to read the proprietary >format >and does not take into account reading it on third party applications. > >I know you really want this to be something K-9 can do, but it can't. >It's not >an issue with receiving word documents. It's an issue with sending >them. > >I'm going to attach a word document generated in Google Docs. Let's see >what >happens. Seth, Really weird, I've received it as winmail.dat, G,D&R... I agree 110% with everything you've written, but, I wonder if mail headers might show the attachment details, Cindy, can you please have a look at received email mail header? Voytek -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the K-9 Mail Users List. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, email [email protected] To report an issue with K-9 Mail, visit http://code.google.com/p/k9mail/issues/list For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/k-9-mail --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "K-9 Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
