win.dat attachment error to aol users

[Glor]

My attachments from outlook go to aol users as a win.dat file, which can not
be opened. I can send the same mesage attachment from web aol and it's ok.
Oulook changes the attachment to win.dat. How can I fix this?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

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My attachments from outlook go to aol users as a win.dat file, which
can not be opened. I can send the same mesage attachment from web aol
and it's ok. Oulook changes the attachment to win.dat. How can I fix
this?

I think you mean winmail.dat.
Change your message format from Rich Text to either Plain Text or HTML.

 

[ezwez]

I have the problem which just started, but I am not sending to AOL users nor
am I a AOL user. I tried sending in Plain, htlm, and rich text. They still
get my attachement as winmail.dat. It is possibly happening to people who use
verizon webmail to access their mail. I send from outlook 2003 and it comes
up to the receiver as winmail.dat and when the person triesto open it on
verizon webmail, it says its a data file and unable to open.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I have the problem which just started, but I am not sending to AOL
users nor am I a AOL user. I tried sending in Plain, htlm, and rich
text. They still get my attachement as winmail.dat. It is possibly
happening to people who use verizon webmail to access their mail. I
send from outlook 2003 and it comes up to the receiver as winmail.dat
and when the person triesto open it on verizon webmail, it says its
a data file and unable to open.

Are you using Exchange?

 

[ezwez]

I am using outlook 03 not exchange.. yesterday i had success in getting a
picture to someone using plain text.. why it didn't work before I don't know.
but if this works I am good! Thanks!

 

[Brian Tillman]

I am using outlook 03 not exchange.

Those are not mutually exclusive.

yesterday i had success in
getting a picture to someone using plain text.. why it didn't work
before I don't know. but if this works I am good! Thanks!

Well, then, that's great.