MAPI 1.0 Embedded Message
Ken Carlson
Can somebody help?
I recently received a two part message (black dot to the left). The
parts were "Plain Text" and "Binary Data". When I opened the plain
text it said:
[[MAPI 1.0 embedded message: 4906 in WINMAIL.DAT]]]
When I opened the binary data and pushed the "Save" button, the
default filename was "untitled." I changed the name to save as
"winmail.dat".
I am wondering if anybody can offer advice on what to do with this
saved file. If I bring it up in a text editor, there is some text but
mostly a lot of "garbage" characters. Is there perhaps another
program I can use to convert or decode this file?
Thanks,
Ken
Joi Ellis
On 15 Aug 96 at 16:38, Jeff Knapp <PM-...@UA1VM.UA.EDU> wrote:
> So then Ken Carlson said:
>
> > [[MAPI 1.0 embedded message: 4906 in WINMAIL.DAT]]]
> >
> > When I opened the binary data and pushed the "Save" button, the
> > default filename was "untitled." I changed the name to save as
> > "winmail.dat".
>
> As I understand it, Win95's mail package sends RTF codes as an attachment
> to their e-mail messages, so
>
> You should be able to save the file -- try saving with an .rtf extension
> -- and then double clicking it from within Explorer/FileManager. It
> should open your wordprocessor and format the mail message oh so nicely.
I don't think the winmail.dat file is .rtf format. The software we
use just throws it away, as all it contains is information about
fonts, colors, etc. It doesn't actually contain message text or
anything of that nature, and it's apparently only useful when sent to
someone with the same mail client.
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So then Ken Carlson said:
> [[MAPI 1.0 embedded message: 4906 in WINMAIL.DAT]]]
>
> When I opened the binary data and pushed the "Save" button, the
> default filename was "untitled." I changed the name to save as
> "winmail.dat".
>
> I am wondering if anybody can offer advice on what to do with this
> saved file. If I bring it up in a text editor, there is some text but
> mostly a lot of "garbage" characters. Is there perhaps another
> program I can use to convert or decode this file?
Sounds like someone is using Exchange!
As I understand it, Win95's mail package sends RTF codes as an attachment
to their e-mail messages, so
<sarcasm>
other similarly afflicted people can read their mail with all the nice
BOLD and UNDERLINE and COLORS that you intended.
For some of us, plain text is enough to get our messages across. ;-)
</sarcasm>
You should be able to save the file -- try saving with an .rtf extension
-- and then double clicking it from within Explorer/FileManager. It
should open your wordprocessor and format the mail message oh so nicely.
Jeff
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Sidney Skinner
>I recently received a two part message (black dot to the left). The
>parts were "Plain Text" and "Binary Data". When I opened the plain
>text it said:
>
> [[MAPI 1.0 embedded message: 4906 in WINMAIL.DAT]]]
>
>When I opened the binary data and pushed the "Save" button, the
>default filename was "untitled." I changed the name to save as
>"winmail.dat".
>
Tell the idio ... oops person who sent you this message to TURN OFF
RTF in Exchange.
>I am wondering if anybody can offer advice on what to do with this
>saved file. If I bring it up in a text editor, there is some text but
>mostly a lot of "garbage" characters. Is there perhaps another
>program I can use to convert or decode this file?
I think it is readable by microsoft word and Windows 95 wordpad.
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Stu Barrett
>Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 06:55:20 -0400
> From: Sidney Skinner <sski...@CARIBSURF.COM>
> On Wed, 14 Aug 1996 20:50:20 -0400 Ken Carlson
> <Kenneth....@CPMX.SAIC.COM> wrote:
> >I recently received a two part message (black dot to the left). The
> >parts were "Plain Text" and "Binary Data". When I opened the plain
> >text it said: > [[MAPI 1.0 embedded message: 4906 in WINMAIL.DAT]]] > >When
> I opened the binary data and pushed the "Save" button, the >default
> filename was "untitled." I changed the name to save as >"winmail.dat". >
> Tell the idio ... oops person who sent you this message to TURN OFF RTF
> in Exchange.
> >I am wondering if anybody can offer advice on what to do with this
> >saved file. If I bring it up in a text editor, there is some text but
> >mostly a lot of "garbage" characters. Is there perhaps another program
> >I can use to convert or decode this file?
> I think it is readable by microsoft word and Windows 95 wordpad.
I have a friend that uses MS Exchange that sends me mail just like Kenneth
describes. However, I have not been able to "read" the binary part using
.doc, .wri, or rtf extensions.... Like Sidney, I assumed it to be a RTF
"feature", but I'm not sure now...
Stu
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>I recently received a two part message (black dot to the left). The
>parts were "Plain Text" and "Binary Data". When I opened the plain
>text it said:
>
> [[MAPI 1.0 embedded message: 4906 in WINMAIL.DAT]]]
Winmail.dat contains the mime codings for a message written in Microsoft
Exchange. It is of no value to you so there is no point in bothering with it. I
got yelled at by everyone on a mailing list for using Microsoft Exchange
because it adds this file to every message.
Whoever sent you the message is using Exchange and cannot see the file. If you
had received it with Exchange you wouldn't have seen it. For more info on this
file and a fix to turn it off, checkout Windows Annoyances at
www.creativelement.com/win95ann/
That is exactly why I changed to Pegasus. Got tired of being yelled at. Glad
they did! ;-)
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John Navas
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Ken Carlson <Kenneth....@CPMX.SAIC.COM> wrote:
>I recently received a two part message (black dot to the left). The
>parts were "Plain Text" and "Binary Data". When I opened the plain
>text it said:
>
> [[MAPI 1.0 embedded message: 4906 in WINMAIL.DAT]]]
>
>When I opened the binary data and pushed the "Save" button, the
>default filename was "untitled." I changed the name to save as
>"winmail.dat".
>
>I am wondering if anybody can offer advice on what to do with this
>saved file. If I bring it up in a text editor, there is some text but
>mostly a lot of "garbage" characters. Is there perhaps another
>program I can use to convert or decode this file?
As I recall that's the rich (formatted) text equivalent of the plain text
message your received in part 1. Try saving it to a file and then opening it
with a viewer/editor that supports multiple file formats.
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Harondel J. Sibble
On 15 Aug 96 at 16:22, Joi Ellis wrote:
> On 15 Aug 96 at 16:38, Jeff Knapp <PM-...@UA1VM.UA.EDU> wrote:
>
> > So then Ken Carlson said:
> >
> > > [[MAPI 1.0 embedded message: 4906 in WINMAIL.DAT]]]
> > >
> > > When I opened the binary data and pushed the "Save" button, the
> > > default filename was "untitled." I changed the name to save as
> > > "winmail.dat".
> >
> > As I understand it, Win95's mail package sends RTF codes as an attachment to
> > their e-mail messages, so
SNIP
>
> I don't think the winmail.dat file is .rtf format. The software we
> use just throws it away, as all it contains is information about
> fonts, colors, etc. It doesn't actually contain message text or
> anything of that nature, and it's apparently only useful when sent to
> someone with the same mail client.
For info on what the winmail.dat file is, take a look at the Windows95
Annoyances Page located at http://www.creativelement.com/win95ann/
You'll find lots of other goodies there.
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