What is the deal with those winmail. dat files? I get them in my email all the time, and nothing seems to be able to open them.

Finally, try WMDecode, a free utility that will scan the Winmail.dat file for attachments (and only attachments, not the formatted version of the e-mail) and save the items along with their ...

Q: Most of my e-mails from work come with winmail attachments. I have tried to open these files through multiple different programs, without success, on iPhone iPad, and my PC.

On the other hand, if you don't want to shell out the cash or deal with the nag screen, you could also download TNEF's Enough, which also lets you open winmail.dat files and is freeware.

Many times when receiving mail attachments with the new Exchange-enabled Microsoft Entourage v.X from Windows users, you will get a winmail.dat file that is inaccessible under Mac OS X. Alan Sill ...