[SATLUG] Mail help

[Channing]

robert c wrote:
> All,
>
> At the location where I work, we routinely deal with an organization 
> that provides MS Outlook to their users.  The majority of these users 
> have Outlook configured correctly but there is about 2% of the users 
> that don't. We recently switched our mail system to Zimbra 
> (www.zimbra.com) and it doesn't like messages sent by those 2%.  We 
> receive winmail.dat files instead of a "real" message.  Does anyone 
> have any automated scripts to convert winmail.dat to a real message?  
> I was thinking of setting up a "convert at foo.bar" address and having 
> people forward their problem e-mail there.  Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
Hi Robert,

I remember dealing with this very issue from the user standpoint when I 
was in negations for my current position.  My boss (interviewer at the 
time) sent me email that came across this way.  It took a few head 
scratches and searches before I found WMDecode just so I could read his 
job specs.

This solution is not what you are asking for, so I have a question for 
you.  Could your M$ admin write a GPO to ensure all Outlooks are 
configured to send email in both standard text and the RTF that some 
users prefer?

Channing

-- 
A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?