Outlook Express Problem

[MilDoc]

I tried to send some files to myself at work and they all cam through as .dat files rather that .doc and .exe files. Furthermore, the larger files were broken up over several email messages. I tried sending both in HTML and text format and the same thing happens.

I've never seen that happen before and am at a loss as to what to do.

Is there a way to re-combine several .dat files, then reconvert them to their original formats?

Or a way to get files transferred as they are in their original format?

[Rand]

To combine multipart messages
Sometimes, when a large message (one that contains pictures, audio files, or other large objects) is sent in mail or posted to a newsgroup, it is broken into smaller files and displayed as several messages. You can recombine the messages to recreate the original message and display it in Outlook Express.

Select all of the messages that are part of the original message (each part will usually have a number).

On the Message menu, click Combine and Decode.

If needed, reorder the parts in the correct sequence.


Note
After you combine and decode the message, it is displayed in a separate window. The message will continue to be displayed in the message list as several smaller messages. To save the recombined message, click the File menu, and then click Save As.


From Outlook Express Help.

I hope that helps.

[MilDoc]

Thanks! I tried looking in the help file and never came across that explanation.