Mail Attachments unopenable in Windows or not there

I have my mail set up to always send windows friendly attachments. This however, doesn't always seem to help. Some people complain they can't open it, some say there isn't one and a blackberry user also sayd there is nothing there!
What can I do to unsure that people receive the attachment? Be it a word doc or PDF. Do I need to change some encoding so Windows users can read it?

David,
If you are composing in Rich Text Format, and especially if you use a Signature with RTF, there is a good chance there is a SPAM filter involved somewhere in the path. This is because RTF will be converted to HTML where two or more fonts are used (including font size even if same font), and the HTML can have two different impacts. First, to Outlook and Outlook Express users, attachments will often appear to be embedded, they have trouble opening them. Secondly, the HTML may trigger a SPAM filter the recipient has in place (sometimes without their intent), and that filter may remove the attachment.
Try using Plain Text messages (including Plain Text Signature) with these people who have had problems getting your attachments.
Ernie

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