With apologies for cross posting!
I'm sure I'm not the only one affected by this but my system regualrly renames attached files as att.dat, which means the file has to be saved under a different name and then opened in Word - which is a real pain when all that the attachment is giving is notification of a meeting or something like that which could so easily be included in the message itself. Not only is the file renamed, it is also stripped of all formatting, and the pretty colours so the beautiful poster you designed gets reduced to something like this
<color><param>FF00,0000,0000</param>Hi Everyone,
Heart-breaking, isn't it? I wonder if other people have the same problem, or is it the way my account has been set up?
Please, may I appeal to everyone who posts messages to the mailing lists not to attach files unless absolutely essential and to clearly indicate in the message what the subject of the file is so people like me can decide whether to delete or to go to the trouble of saving it. Many thanks.
It would also be helpful if you add your details at the bottom of the message, because your address gets converted into a code, particularly if the message originates within the NHS community, so it is very difficult to know who or where the message has come from. I haven't been in the NHS long enough to recognise all your first names! (Or to recognise the three letter codes for the various health organisations) In time, I might but please in the meantime, HELP! Please identify yourself!
Many thanks again.
Roshanara
Roshanara Nair
Libraries Project Manager
Wigan & Bolton Health Authority
61 Standishgate
Wigan WN1 1AH
Tel.: 01942 772880
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