.PDF file arrives as winmail.dat

unable to open pdf files on ipad as the files comes as winmail.dat files. With earler OS this was no problem. Anyone knows a solution???
reg Helge

iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch does not display attachment in email
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1506
Email received from a sender using Outlook includes a Winmail.dat attachment
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278061
You can use this app. Winmail File Viewer
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/winmail-file-viewer/id379500151
 Cheers, Tom

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Why are my attachements only recently coming in as winmail.dat? I have never had issues opening word, pdf or excel docs on iphone or ipad in the past. I have the doc 2 go app as well so I don't know why suddenly they don't open??

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Some email recipients were receiving a .pdf file as a winmail.dat file but this was not everyone and only affected those on iPad/iPhone that could not receive/interpret RTF formatted emails. Anyone opening the email on a Windows PC (and I haven't tested on Mac or other devices such as Android etc) would see the .pdf attachment and it would open normally.
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