Re: Apple OS9 system not recognising email files sent from Windows98

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <3D7E194D.1050808@noneofyourbusiness.com>,
Exegete  <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com> wrote:
>OS 9 was an operating system for the 6809 series. Apple IIs did not have 
>the 6809 unless they had a coprocessor card.
>
>As for Windows, I suggest you use Netscape, and send in plain text mode. 
>That way not only Apple IIs but even Macs will be able to read the email.
>
>Roy
>
>NJS wrote:
>> Can any Apple or Windows user tell me why when I send email
>> attachments from my Windows 98 machine (using outlook)to an Apple OS9
>> the file sometimes appears as "winmail.dat" and cannot be opened.  Is
>> there a fix?
>

Outlook can also be configured to send plain text only, but that's
not the default configuration.



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