Hi, This can also be turned off as I said by list admen. The admen of the list can set listserv to reject all attachment and force the list to use plain text. At leas he can using mailman and listserv not sure how the freelist system does it but I am pretty sure I read some where that this can bee done. -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Evelyn Weckerly Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 8:27 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Fwd: Re: [gui-talk] files in my Eudora attach folder Hi, Here is the short note and the link to an article explaining what Winmail.dat files are. Evelyn >X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1127225489-24772-19-0 >X-Barracuda-URL: http://ms.i2k.com:80/cgi-bin/mark.cgi >X-ASG-Recipient-Whitelist: weckerly@xxxxxxx >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.5.4 (Beta) >Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:03:24 +1000 >To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List <gui-talk@xxxxxxxxxx> >From: Steve Pattison <srp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: [gui-talk] files in my Eudora attach folder >Subject: Re: [gui-talk] files in my Eudora attach folder >X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH LOGIN at > omta03ps.mx.bigpond.com from [144.133.94.174] using ID > srp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx at Tue, 20 Sep 2005 14:03:25 +0000 >X-nfbnet.org-MailScanner: Found to be clean, Found to be clean >X-BeenThere: gui-talk@xxxxxxxxxx >X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 >Reply-To: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List <gui-talk@xxxxxxxxxx> >List-Id: NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List <gui-talk.nfbnet.org> >List-Unsubscribe: <http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gui-talk>, > <mailto:gui-talk-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe> >List-Archive: <http://www.nfbnet.org/pipermail/gui-talk> >List-Post: <mailto:gui-talk@xxxxxxxxxx> >List-Help: <mailto:gui-talk-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=help> >List-Subscribe: <http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gui-talk>, > <mailto:gui-talk-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe> >Sender: gui-talk-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >X-nfbnet.org-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more >information >X-Virus-Scanned: by I-2000 Spam Firewall at i2k.com >X-Barracuda-Spam-Score: 0.00 >X-Barracuda-Spam-Status: No, SCORE=0.00 using global scores of >TAG_LEVEL=4.0 QUARANTINE_LEVEL=1000.0 KILL_LEVEL=5.0 WHITELISTED > >You can read a short article that explains what winmail.dat files are >at >www.melbpc.org.au/pcupdate/2110/2110article4.htm. I hope this helps. > >At 09:55 AM 15/09/2005, you wrote: >>I was cleaning out my Eudora attachment folder when I came upon about >>a >>dozen files, all numbered and with the following file name: winmail.dat >> >>Can anybody tell me what this is? > >Regards Steve, >Email: srp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >MSN Messenger: internetuser383@xxxxxxxxxxx >Skype: steve1963 _______________________________________________ >gui-talk mailing list >gui-talk@xxxxxxxxxx >http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gui-talk -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx