Ximian Ecolution, Outlook and attached rtf files

James Drabb JDrabb at tampabay.rr.com
Tue Feb 24 03:36:37 UTC 2004


On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 03:52, Alexander H.M. Ruoff wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> sorry to bother you about this rather annoying problem. I actually don't
> know if this was discussed previously in this list, since I work right
> now offline and won't have Internet till tomorrow.
> 
> When I attach a rtf file to an email sending it from evolution to
> outlook, the only thing arriving is a dat file which can't be opened. Is
> this a common problem or is there a patch dealing with this issue or am
> I just stupid and made some fault.
> 
> I have a very similar problem with doc files attached to emails from
> evolution to outlook since the attachments are renamed to something like
> A00123.doc instead of the original name.
> 
> Again, I want to excuse myself if this problem was discussed previously
> on this list or another place.
> 
> Thx
> Alex
> 
> PS: To which lists should I subscribe anyway apart from the fedora list?

I will try this and see if it happens to me running Evolution 1.4.5.

Have you tried to zip or gzip the attachment before you send it?

Jim Drabb
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