On May 21, 2015 11:36:10 PM EDT, Cindy <[email protected]> wrote: >Did some more testing...sending via Outlook on my desktop, from my >gmail >account to my gmail account, the document stays as a .doc file on my >phone >in k9 > >sending via Outlook on my desktop, from my mchsi account to my mchsi >account, the document comes through as a winmail.dat file on my phone >in k9 > >However this same file (mchsi to mchsi using Outlook on my desktop), >using >IE on my phone and going to Mediacom's web mail interface out on the >web, >the document stays as a .doc file > >So why does k9 keep the .doc file intact for a gmail account (coming >from >Outlook) but not for an mchsi account (coming from Outlook) ? >Keep in mind, viewing on my phone from IE webmail interface from >Mediacom >also keeps the email attachment as a .doc. > >So Mediacom is not changing anything to a winmail.dat as I can still >view >it on my phone via the webmail interface on IE. > >The common factor is that it happens only in k9 on a mchsi account. > >Does that help anyone figure out what the cause could be? > >Cindy > > > > > >On Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 10:07:21 PM UTC-5, Cindy wrote: > >> here is a word document that is showing up as a winmail.dat when >viewing >> in k9 >> >> Cindy >> >> On Saturday, May 16, 2015 at 2:34:49 PM UTC-5, Seth Holmes wrote: >> >>> On 5/15/15 6:22 PM, Cindy wrote: >>> > Hi Seth, >>> > >>> > the info you gave about winmail.dat has to do with the email being >a >>> rich text >>> > formatted message. >>> > >>> > That is not what I am talking about. I am using html formatted >message >>> and >>> > attaching a word document (.doc) to the html formatted email. >>> > >>> > So the winmail.dat file your link is referring to has nothing to >do >>> with the >>> > word document attachment that should be there. It stays a word >>> document when >>> > viewing the email out on Mediacom's web mail interface. It stays >a >>> word >>> > document attachment when coming into my computer. However, on my >phone >>> using >>> > k9 the word document file is no longer there and in it's place is >a >>> > winmail.dat file. K9 used to be able to view a word document file > >>> several >>> > months ago. >>> >>> 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 H Holmes >>> http://www.route-fu.net/ >>> >> > >-- >-- >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.
I suspect it's the mchsi mail server converting to the Microsoft proprietary format. It sees your sender and send to accounts as being mchsi and this uses a format it assumes works in both places. If I were you, I'd contact them to see what they may be doing. FWIW, when you sent you're doc, it arrived to my phone using k9 as a .doc file. -- Seth H Holmes Droid RAZR M 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.
