Outlook : Some of the mail recipients didn't recieve the attachmen

[ms gates]

A user sent an email with a zip attachment to several mail addresses.
The problem is that some of the recipient recieved the attachment, but some
of them not.
User using Outlook 2002.
Could it be related to TNEF problem ?
I've already turned off the TNEF ( by using "HTML" as format and unchecking
"Compose using MS Word" option ).
I've been monitoring the user in case the same problem come up.
Any suggestion will be very much appreciated

Regards

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

"ms gates" <msgates@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:24F3D16A-1D1C-407B-A7F3-E99DDC88A845@microsoft.com...
>A user sent an email with a zip attachment to several mail addresses.
> The problem is that some of the recipient recieved the attachment, but
> some
> of them not.
> User using Outlook 2002.
> Could it be related to TNEF problem ?
> I've already turned off the TNEF ( by using "HTML" as format and
> unchecking
> "Compose using MS Word" option ).
> I've been monitoring the user in case the same problem come up.
> Any suggestion will be very much appreciated
>
> Regards

Best to ask the experts in an Outlook newsgroup.

 

[HeyBub]

ms gates wrote:
> A user sent an email with a zip attachment to several mail addresses.
> The problem is that some of the recipient recieved the attachment,
> but some of them not.
> User using Outlook 2002.
> Could it be related to TNEF problem ?
> I've already turned off the TNEF ( by using "HTML" as format and
> unchecking "Compose using MS Word" option ).
> I've been monitoring the user in case the same problem come up.
> Any suggestion will be very much appreciated

Most likely their email servers simply discarded ZIP files as a corporate
security measure.

 

[Doug W.]

"HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Oy1lh9kPIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> ms gates wrote:
>> A user sent an email with a zip attachment to several mail
>> addresses.
>> The problem is that some of the recipient recieved the
>> attachment,
>> but some of them not.
>> User using Outlook 2002.
>> Could it be related to TNEF problem ?
>> I've already turned off the TNEF ( by using "HTML" as format
>> and
>> unchecking "Compose using MS Word" option ).
>> I've been monitoring the user in case the same problem come
>> up.
>> Any suggestion will be very much appreciated
>
> Most likely their email servers simply discarded ZIP files as
> a corporate security measure.
-
Some "corporate" filters are viscious...they don't want
employees wasting time with jokes and graphics that have no
relationship to the business involved. Smart move actually.
-

>
>

 

[RA]

>>
>> Most likely their email servers simply discarded ZIP files as
>> a corporate security measure.
> -
> Some "corporate" filters are viscious...they don't want
> employees wasting time with jokes and graphics that have no
> relationship to the business involved. Smart move actually.


Well, yes, it could be a smart move unless the employees need to get zip
files or graphics that do have a relationship to the business involved.

 

[HeyBub]

RA wrote:
>>> Most likely their email servers simply discarded ZIP files as
>>> a corporate security measure.
>> -
>> Some "corporate" filters are viscious...they don't want
>> employees wasting time with jokes and graphics that have no
>> relationship to the business involved. Smart move actually.
>
>
> Well, yes, it could be a smart move unless the employees need to get
> zip files or graphics that do have a relationship to the business
> involved.

Gmail, for one, (Yahoo is another) won't accept a ZIP attachement. We rename
them to xxxxx.PIZ and it works swell.

FYI
Our application backup program automatically sends a copy of the backup
(renamed .piZ) to a Gmail account as an email attachement. Our backups are
2-10 Mbytes and, since Gmail allows up to 5Gigs, this is an easy way to
stash backups out of the building.

 

[PA Bear]

If a copy of your message is found in Sent Items folder, the problem's not
on your end.

Outlook-specific newsgroups include:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.configuration
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.installation
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.interop
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.printing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.bcm
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.fax
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_addins
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_forms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.program_vba
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.teamfolders
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlook.thirdpartyutil
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ms gates wrote:
> A user sent an email with a zip attachment to several mail addresses.
> The problem is that some of the recipient recieved the attachment, but
> some
> of them not.
> User using Outlook 2002.
> Could it be related to TNEF problem ?
> I've already turned off the TNEF ( by using "HTML" as format and
> unchecking
> "Compose using MS Word" option ).
> I've been monitoring the user in case the same problem come up.
> Any suggestion will be very much appreciated
>
> Regards

 

[RA]

HeyBub wrote:
> RA wrote:
>>>> Most likely their email servers simply discarded ZIP files as
>>>> a corporate security measure.
>>> -
>>> Some "corporate" filters are viscious...they don't want
>>> employees wasting time with jokes and graphics that have no
>>> relationship to the business involved. Smart move actually.
>>
>>
>> Well, yes, it could be a smart move unless the employees need to get
>> zip files or graphics that do have a relationship to the business
>> involved.
>
> Gmail, for one, (Yahoo is another) won't accept a ZIP attachement. We
> rename them to xxxxx.PIZ and it works swell.
>
> FYI
> Our application backup program automatically sends a copy of the
> backup (renamed .piZ) to a Gmail account as an email attachement. Our
> backups are 2-10 Mbytes and, since Gmail allows up to 5Gigs, this is
> an easy way to stash backups out of the building.

We also rename them to get them through our regular email servers, which
totally defeats the purpose of banning zip and graphics files.
I like the backup plan.