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David G. Axt, CCS, CSI ,SCIP
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Username: david_axt

Post Number: 1606
Registered: 03-2002


Posted on Tuesday, September 05, 2017 - 11:13 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

I am having a problem sending a colleague Word and PDF files from my Windows computer to her Apple computer. Instead of the files she gets a file called "win.dat". Does anybody know what is causing this problem and how to correct it? Thanks.
David G. Axt, CCS, CSI, SCIP
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Axt Consulting LLC
Nathan Woods, CSI, CCCA, LEED AP
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Username: nwoods

Post Number: 717
Registered: 08-2005


Posted on Tuesday, September 05, 2017 - 11:40 am:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Two things:
1. Stop sending your emails as Rich Text formatted emails. HTML is fine. This should stop it from happening in the future.

or

2. In the body of your email, tell your recipient if the file is a .doc or whatever. They then can take your rich text formatted email with the Win.Dat file, and simply save it their folder as a .doc or whatever.

More info here:
http://osxdaily.com/2016/04/19/open-winmail-dat-file-mac-os-x/
David G. Axt, CCS, CSI ,SCIP
Senior Member
Username: david_axt

Post Number: 1607
Registered: 03-2002


Posted on Tuesday, September 05, 2017 - 01:20 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Thanks Nathan. I will pass along the information.
David G. Axt, CCS, CSI, SCIP
Specifications Consultant
Axt Consulting LLC
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Posted on Thursday, September 07, 2017 - 09:56 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

You can also "convert" the file at this website.
http://www.winmaildat.com/

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