* If the mime-attachment has no extension (which happens), or has an extension other than ".dat" (not likely), you will have to manually Command-drag the file to the MSMail.app icon. MSMail must already be running or be installed on the dock for this to work.
* Many winmail.dat enclosures contain no attachments, just Rich Text and other
information whose proprietary format has not yet been decoded. You are welcome
to attempt to decode these on your own and submit your ideas for inclusion in
the next release of MSMail.app
* There is no provision for saving edits to the file.
* You will want to install something like OpenWrite if you want Microsoft Word
"DOC" files to be viewable.
VERSION HISTORY
v1.2
- Improved handling of corrupt or empty files.
- Fixed obscure failure case only reached when using NXHost and accessing a file which is not on a shared directory.
- Removed EOF requirement and replaced with DBKit (available under OPENSTEP)
v1.1
- Fixed major oversight in v1.0 preventing access to attachments.
v1.0
- Requires EOF 1.1 (not usually available under OPENSTEP)
LOCATION
See MSMail.1.1.NIHS.b.tar.gz in this directory.
CONTACT
Comments, bug reports and suggestions should be sent to:
Sound Consulting
Sound_Consulting@Sounds.wa.com (NeXTmail preferred, MIME and ASCII compatible)