On Thursday 12 August 2004 09:57 pm, Malke Routh wrote:
Yes, finding out what it is - as I suggested - is a good idea - *if* you can contact the person who sent it; i.e., the sender is someone you know. However, in Windows, .dat files are usually nothing you would normally send to anyone. If your wife is running Windows, sure - let her follow your "oh don't be silly" advice. She should make sure she has a current antivirus using updated definitions and scan for spyware afterwards.
There are versions of a Windows emailer (not sure it is Outlook or just a particular version of Outlook) that will put attachments in a *winmail.dat* file. The contents of these files can be extracted on linux using the tnef program. The people who send these files don't usually have a clue that they are doing so since it is all done by the email program. Asking them won't yeild much information. On the other hand, James never told us the complete name of the file..... -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall bmarsh@bmarsh.com Bellaire, MI 08/12/04 22:13 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Dowling's Law of Photography: "One missed photographic opportunity creates a desire to purchase two additional pieces of equipment."