Re: [Evolution] oledata.mso

[Philippe LeCavalier <support plecavalier com>]

On Thu, 2010-09-16 at 08:23 -0430, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> On Sep 16, 2010, at 8:05 AM, William Kenworthy wrote:
>
> > Ive just received an email that was sent using the "send to" of MS  
> > word.
> > The word document is apparently embedded in the document (and evo
> > displays it inline reasonably well) but the attachment bar only  
> > shows a
> > png image (which was embedded in the original word document) and
> > oledata.mso which is apparently a "how to display the document" info
> > file.  The email message has numerous "parts" which probably  
> > include the
> > original document.
> >
> > Is it possible to either access the original word document, or recover
> > it from either within evo or another application working on the raw
> > email data file without resorting to outlook?
>
> It probably needs an OLE implementation to be read, but I'm no expert  
> in MS garbage.
>
> If it were me, I'd tell the sender to resend using standard Internet  
> mail. The trouble
> with futzing around looking for a solution at your end is that your  
> correspondent won't
> notice there's a problem, which only encourages them. The whole point  
> of using
> standards is to avoid having to deal with this nonsense.
>
> poc
Exactly. Furthermore, it supports the awful habit of editing an attachement inline which leads to a ton of other issues. Although that feature of Word may have appeared practical on paper it's far from being easily implemented and is a complete nightmare to manage from an administrators point of vue. If you've ever heard of the infamous Outlook OLK hidden folders you'd know what I'm referring to.

Phil