Re: [exim] TNEF

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Author: The Doctor
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To: Mark Elkins
CC: Exim, Always Learning
Subject: Re: [exim] TNEF
On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 09:47:35PM +0200, Mark Elkins wrote:
> What if exim did some internal TNEF translation on demand, as in for
> local delivery, preparing the e-mail ready for reading?
>
> The alternative is to patch every e-mail reader (MUA) to make them TNEF
> ready.
>
> I think that is what is being suggested?


Yes given M$ reverse standard,

this is the way we are having to do.

>
> On Mon, 2012-12-10 at 12:22 -0700, The Doctor wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 05:17:04PM +0000, Always Learning wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, 2012-12-10 at 09:18 -0700, The Doctor wrote:
> > >
> > > > You can use tnef to extract winmail.dat and then replace the contents accordingly.
> > >
> > > Why would any person using open-source and free Exim want to start
> > > playing about with expensive and propriety Microsoft-Only file formats ?
> > >
> > > Exim's task is to receive and send emails. It does this excellently.
> >
> > Problem is that on the other side
> > a client has to perform gymnastics so that they can read to
> > proprietary sent e-mail.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Paul.
> > > England,
> > > EU.
> > >
> > >    Our systems are exclusively Linux. No Micro$oft Windoze here.

> > >
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