Re: [Evolution] Can Evolution handle winmail.dat files ?

[HvR <hvrietsc myrealbox com>]

get tnef.rpm from rpmfind.net then use the following script:

#!/bin/sh
TMP=/tmp/$$
echo "`date` $0 $@" >> /tmp/log
rm -fr $TMP
/usr/bin/tnef -t "$1" > /tmp/$$ 
NAME=`cat $TMP` ; rm -fr $TMP
[ "x$NAME" != "x" ] && rm -fr "/tmp/$NAME"
/usr/bin/tnef -C /tmp "$1"
office "/tmp/$NAME"

where office is a script that runs word excel or powerpoint depending on
file extension, you can also try and use *office of course, but i refer
real office on top of codeweaver.

H.

On Fri, 2003-01-24 at 05:13, Stefanie Blackburn wrote:
> Can Evolution handle winmail.dat attachments from Microsoft mailers such
> as: Outlook97, Outlook98 and Outlook2000+ ?
>
> I have attached the description of the issue that most other mail
> programs have with this type of an attachment.
>
> > Mail programs in the Microsoft Exchange family, which includes Windows 
> > Messaging, Outlook97, Outlook98 and Outlook2000+, will include a TNEF 
> > (Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format) attachment named WINMAIL.DAT 
> > when the sender selects, or defaults to, RTF (Rich Text Format). If the 
> > sender is using MIME formatting, this attachment will have Content-Type: 
> > application/ms-tnef.
> >
> > The TNEF attachment includes a Rich Text Format (e.g. bold, underline, 
> > fonts) version of the plain text message. If the sender has included any 
> > attachments (e.g. pictures, spreadsheets, programs), they will be 
> > embedded within the TNEF attachment and not as separate attachments.
> >
> > Most other mail programs do not know how to handle the TNEF attachments 
> > and so Exchange family users should avoid using RTF unless they know 
> > that the recipient has a compatible program. The sender can control the 
> > use of RTF on a recipient by recipient basis. However, if sending via a 
> > Microsoft Exchange server, the server can override the sender's 
> > settings. In this case the Exchange administrator will need to make 
> > changes on the server.
>
>
> Thank you in advance
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