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How do I open winmail.dat attachments

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When receiving a winmail.dat attachment I am unable to open it.

When receiving a winmail.dat attachment I am unable to open it.

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You could try the LookOut! add-on.

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

It appears not to have been updated recently, but there are recent comments suggesting it is still functional.

There are some standalone tools for converting these files, e.g.

http://www.winmail-dat.com/

and I think you will be able to find some on-line converters too.

You might also want to tell your correspondents that their attachments are of no use to you, and direct them to this article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278061