Interesting... I didn't see any evidence of a winmail.dat attachment in
your mail (as was reported by the MapInfo-L bouncer on an earlier message
you sent) nor was there anything odd in the headers, so I don't know what's
bothering it. I'll throw some more switches and push some more buttons in
the list configuration and see if I can get the bouncer to relax a bit.

On Fri, Feb 10, 2006 at 07:51:20AM -0600, Hankins, Michael D. wrote:
> Everything I send gets bounced.  I am not attaching any files.  The tech
> support team assured me the company is not attaching anything to mail
> being sent out.  The only change to my system in the last 3 months is
> going to Outlook 2003.  I tried replying to a post and posting my own
> mail.  Both bounced.  I am sure this one will too.  I guess I will have
> to live with it.
> 
> Michael D. Hankins 
> COUNTRY Insurance & Financial Services 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Thoen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 7:34 PM
> To: Hankins, Michael D.
> Cc: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [MI-L] [Filename]
> 
> On Thu, Feb 09, 2006 at 02:35:23PM -0600, Hankins, Michael D. wrote:
> > I had our Outlook experts check my mail and computer.   I am not
> sending
> > virus's.   Is DirectionsMag having a problem again or is it everyone
> on
> > Outlook 2003?  I have seen many messages recently that are only making
> > to  the list after bouncing.   What can I do to post to the L?
> > 
> > Mike Hankins
> 
> Mike, I think the problem is that your messages contain an attachment
> called winmail.dat. We don't allow attachemnts because it's too easy for
> a
> virus to be hidden in one. Directions Magazine has fixed the recent
> problem
> with mail getting blocked, and I've made a couple of changes to the 
> content filtering setting we use. So hopefully we should have fewer
> problems now. But the current policy is to not accept attachments. Your
> message should still get through, but any attachments will be burned off
> as
> your message enters the MapInfo forum.
> 
> - Bill Thoen
> 
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