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many .doc or .docx or .pdf or .xls or .xlsx that are attached to incoming email show up as winmail.dat - why does this program do this/how do I fix the problem

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Many .doc or .docx or .pdf or .xls or .xlsx that are attached to incoming email show up as winmail.dat - why does this program do this/how do I fix the problem

Many .doc or .docx or .pdf or .xls or .xlsx that are attached to incoming email show up as winmail.dat - why does this program do this/how do I fix the problem

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Why it happens: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Winmail.dat_attachments

Add-on: https://addons.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/addon/lookout-fix-version/

How to install add-ons: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/installing-addon-thunderbird