Re: [WinMac] MS exchange server encoding?

Nishimura, Scott(Scott.Nishimura[at]trw.com)
Wed, 21 Oct 1998 17:17:35 -0700

We ran into the same problem: the "theory" that we concocted
was full of exceptions but it seemed to fit out limited data set.
Note that this has to do with Mac clients sending PC Outlook
clients enclosures.

If the file is a MS file (ie Excel, Word, etc), it doesn't seem
to matter: the file makes it through OK (coincidence?)

If the file is not MS:

AND if the file does not have a resource fork when it starts
off on the mac, it also seems to go through OK.

BUT, if the file has a resource fork, look in

HKLM\Software\MS\Exchange\Client\Mac File Types

If the corresponding file type, creator code, and DOS-style
extension is there, the file will download OK. If the entry
is not there, the file will get downloaded in MacBinary
form (.bin). Our original problem was that Stuffit Expander
for Windows 1.0 didn't seem to handle MacBinary decoding
correctly; Aladdin Expander 2.0 does.

We ran into problems with ClarisDraw and Canvas because both
of these files could have resource forks when the originate
on the Mac (but not guaranteed).

Scott

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Hanks [mailto:jbh@biology.usu.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 12:25 PM
> Subject: RE: [WinMac] MS exchange server encoding?
>
>
> I am using Outlook (Exchange Client for Mac, Outlook 98 for
> PC) on both
> platforms and have sent several test files back and forth and have no
> problems. When the PC's access an attachment, do they save with a .bin
> extension? I did have this problem a while back, but
> installing Alladin
> Expander (free at http://www.aladdinsys.com/ and numerous
> shareware download
> sites) on the PCs solved it.
>
> Exchange Internet Mail Connector has options that allow you to set
> attachment format on outgoing mail. I have found that
> MIME/Plain Text causes
> the fewest problems for us, YMMV. If you are using an
> internet client on the
> Macs (Outlook Express, Eudora, etc.) then this mail setting
> may apply to
> your situation.
>
> As far as I can tell, Exchange Client for Mac (Outlook, not
> Outlook Express)
> doesn't have settings for how attachments are encoded because
> it doesn't
> know about internet mail and stores attachments in whatever
> format exchange
> mailboxes use.
>
> John Hanks, Computer Specialist (whatever that means)
> jbh@biology.usu.edu
> USU Dept. of Biology
> Logan, UT
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: boy's mailing lists [mailto:lists@meandher.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 11:54 AM
> To: The Windows-MacOS cooperation list
> Subject: [WinMac] MS exchange server encoding?
>
>
>
> i have a client using the Exchange server and outlook on both
> the windows
> and macintoshes. we are having a problem sending files
> interoffice from
> the macintosh to the windows side...they are getting encoded
> into format
> windows cannot understand...even if we switch the encoding on the
> macintosh client to something none maclike (like MIME).
>
> is there a server setting for properly endcoding files for
> interoffice
> communications?
> i'm their macintosh consultant, so i don't touch the exchange
> server, but
> if i have a direction to point the wondws guys in it would be
> great. they
> claim this is a macintosh poulook client problem.
>
> any help is appreciated.
> thanks.
>
> glenn
>
>
>
>
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