On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 10:15, you wrote:
> I have been receiving mail from a friend of the family which has been
> arriving in the form of lines interrupted by numbers and punctuation.
> This mail is from a person who thinks that Bill Gates sits at the right
> hand of God.
> I have no idea what format this mail has been sent to me in but I
> suspect that it is some MS format.
> Any tips or info about how to cure this anomaly would be much
> appreciated.
>
> Rowan
You may be a recipient of a 'transport neutral encapsulated format' email.
This is Microsoft truth speak for a proprietary format which was once used in
the distant past in the mail client in windows 3.1 or similar, and lingers on
past its use by date to frustrate non M S email client users
If the email contains the string 'application/ms-tnef' you have an email
formatted as described.
You have two options;
Persuade your friend to change the format of their emails, or
If they adopt an attitude of offended innocence go to;
http://www.fentun.com/
Hope that helps
Cheers Ross Drummond
