Or the provider (ISP) changed something? Or the sender email software on the other end? E.g. Microsoft did quite a few updates to their Office package, including Outlook... Are you certain that nothing but K-9 changed?
Sent from my iPad > On Jun 3, 2015, at 06:18, Richard Vanni <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What many here don't understand is that this problem of winmail.dat in K9 > occurs only since the last few weeks. > > I'm figuring out myself what's going wrong. What many here don't understand > is that this problem of winmail.dat in K9 occurs since the last few weeks. > Text, Excel, Word and other attachements are received as Winmail.dat files in > K9. > I'm using K9 for three years now and I have never had any problems with > attachements. Until now. Seems that K9 has changed something during the last > month. > > > Op vrijdag 22 mei 2015 13:15:25 UTC+2 schreef Seth Holmes: >> >>> 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 interf! ace 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/ >>> >> >> 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. 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