TNEF message

[Amedee Van Gasse (ub)]

On Tue, December 22, 2009 07:58, HermanAA wrote:
>
> I use Ubuntu 8.10, default setup.
>
> I received a message with :
> TNEF message attachment (winmail.dat)
>
> I saved the file. (I cannot display it)
>
> The saved file winmail.dat .... according to 'Properties' is:
> TNEF message (application/vnd.ms-tnef)
>
> Question 1: Can I open the file somehow? (in Ubuntu)

Others have already answered this.

> Question 2: Is there a polite message? Saying:
> I use Linux. I cannot read the file. Please use a publicly-known format.
>  (or something like that)
>  (I lack the knowledge to make a factual-correct answer.)

I'll give you two things:

1. technical info from Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290809
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/138053

2. a friendly copy-paste anti-TNEF reply
http://facstaff.gpc.edu/~jbenson/resource/winmail.htm
(Google will find others)

-- 
Amedee