how do I open a .dat file

[devingood]

Can anyone tell me how to open a .dat file I was sent as an attachment in an
email?

 

[Nikki Peterson]

If the attachments are "winmail.dat" then she can just double click
them and they should open in a text format:

Are ALL emails coming in with the winmail.dat or is it only when
it is from some particular domain? The following articles may
have an answer for you.

OL2000: (CW) Winmail.dat Attachments Included in Received Messages
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;197064

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XFOR: Preventing Winmail.dat From Being Sent Over IMC
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;149203

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OL2000: The Received Message Is Different from the Message That You Sent
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;269186

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OL2000: How Message Formats Affect Internet Mail
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;241538

How to Prevent the Winmail.dat File from Being Sent to Internet Users
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q138053

Nikki

Can anyone tell me how to open a .dat file I was sent as an attachment in an
email?