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Q94180: PC Win: WINMAIL.DAT File Appears in 2.1 Clients

Article: Q94180
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 30-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 3.2 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you send one or more enclosures with a message using version 3.0, 3.0b, or
3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows to a version 2.1 of Microsoft Mail for PC
Networks workstation, an extra attachment with the name WINMAIL.DAT appears. The
system may hang while trying to save this file even though it should not be
saved; it is used by Mail for Windows only as a resource file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in versions 3.0, 3.0b, and 3.2 of
Microsoft Mail for Windows. We are researching this problem and will post new
information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b 3.20

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMail300 kbMail320 kbMail300b
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0b,3.2

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