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Fw: [HP3000-L] winmail.dat
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Joe Geiser <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 10 Jan 1997 08:48:49 -0500
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Jeff,  I think you wanted this here?  <g>

Joe
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> From: Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] winmail.dat
> Date: Thursday, January 09, 1997 10:55 PM
>
> Joe Geiser wrote:
> > > From: Gary Jackson <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > > I think that Denys shed some light on this before, but what does it
> > > mean when one of these postings includes an attachment
> > > of winmail.dat?
> >
> > The attachment contains the RTF (Rich Text Format) of the message,
> > which is generated within the Windows 95 "Inbox" (a/k/a Exchange
> > Client or Windows Messaging).  This is sent if the addressee has its
> > property "Send text in RTF" set on.  If not set on, this file is not
> > attached.
>
> And by default (I think) it is "on".
>
> > Basically, if both "readers" are using the Win95 Inbox (Exchange
> > Client or Windows Messaging), then they see the RTF by default, which
> > allows colors, fonts and the variations of each.  Most internet mail
> > clients, however, do not have this capability (yet?).  The only ones
> > I know of which have this now is Exchange Client, Windows Messaging,
> > and the new mail client imbedded into the new AOL client software.
>
> So unless you're sending a private message to someone you *know* has one
> of the above, don't do it.  Now Netscape is jumping on the bandwagon,
> the new "Communicator" (Navigator 4.0) attaches an HTML version of
> messages, and by default it too is enabled.  Should we mention OpenMail
> and Its#Ridiculously#Long#and#Cryptic///////////Address#Formats@Here?
> Or the
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> #  This is a shar archive
> #
> attachments?
>
> This isn't progress, people.  Keep it simple, standard, and
> transportable when you send your carefully chosen words across the 'net
> lest they arrive in a cryptic format.
>
> Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>

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