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Can't download PDF files

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DrTrout
DrTrout
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Downloaded pdf files come thru as winmail.dat files..How can I change this?

Downloaded pdf files come thru as winmail.dat files..How can I change this?

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user01229325
user01229325
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Tell the sender to set their email client to use industry standards instead of the Microsoft proprietary stuff. Even Microsoft has abandoned winmail.dat support.

Read the attached link. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278061

sfhowes
sfhowes
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Install this add-on to handle winmail.dat attachments:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/lookout-1/

http://chrisramsden.vfast.co.uk/3_How_to_install_Add-ons_in_Thunderbird.html