XCLN: Text Attachments Open in Word on Macintosh Client
Article ID: 152950
Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Exchange Client 4.0 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q152950
SYMPTOMS
When a plain text attachment is sent to a Microsoft Exchange Macintosh
client, the attachments appear associated with Microsoft Word. When the
attachment is opened, Word opens and the text file is opened in Word.
CAUSE
The Exchange Preferences file does not contain a reference for opening
Plain Text attachments using SimpleText or TeachText.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft Exchange
clients, version 4.0, listed at the beginning of this article. This problem
was corrected in Microsoft Exchange Server 4.0 U.S. Service Pack 4. For
information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
MORE INFORMATION
The Exchange Preferences file contains information that the Microsoft
Exchange Macintosh client uses for making associations to various
applications. The Exchange Preferences file is located in System Folder:
Preferences on the client computer.
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