Comments on: Unable to Open Outlook Attachments http://www.realestatetechnologyexperts.com/unable-open-outlook-attachments/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:04:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Elise Michaels http://www.realestatetechnologyexperts.com/unable-open-outlook-attachments/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Elise Michaels Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:05:07 +0000 http://www.realestatetechnologyexperts.com/?p=540#comment-384 FYI - There is also another reason you might not be able to open an attachment: if you receive an attachment that has been converted to a .dat file, it is because of the spam filter on the computer of the person who sent the file. I've had clients send me a Word doc (.doc), but it came to me as a .dat. So the client has had to change the settings in their spam filter in order to send it OUT. Otherwise, it instantly converts it. FYI – There is also another reason you might not be able to open an attachment: if you receive an attachment that has been converted to a .dat file, it is because of the spam filter on the computer of the person who sent the file.

I’ve had clients send me a Word doc (.doc), but it came to me as a .dat. So the client has had to change the settings in their spam filter in order to send it OUT. Otherwise, it instantly converts it.

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