Office Version:Office 2010Operating System:Windows 7Antivirus program:McAfee Antivirus I have read all about this other MS threads and I have everything set to HTML, not RTF. I cannot understand why Outlook 2010 cannot handle attachments properly. To prove this point, I sent myself a message with an image attachment using Eudora in HTML format (yes, old but reliable and robust email client), and I received it in Outlook 2010 with attachment, fine. I then forward this same message back to myself (attachment included) and picked it up in Eudora again, but the attachment is missing replaced with this annoying winmail.dat file attachment. After purchacing Office 2010 Home & Business, I was going to give Outlook a really good try as my only email client but because of this apparent ""flaw"" in Outlook, I am going to stick with the old tried and true Eudora Pro 7 unless someone can tell me how this annoying attachment problem in Outlook 2010 can be remedied. This all came to light when I was forwarding a message I received in Outlook 2010 with a Word document attached and forwarded it onto 4 other friends and all they received was the winmail.dat file. Very annoying. I have posted this on a thread on the MS Ask Forums without a solution provided. Not a happy camper, Bob

Why is Outlook always on the fritz? Why does it refuse to work when you need your emails in a timely manner for your job? I do not have time to have my IT guy keep calling the Outlook hotline to get a straight answer about why there is a problem with Outlook. Bill Gates- get your staff to fix this darn thing you created. I need email so I can do my darn job.

I receive hundreds of emails a day, from multiple POP accounts. I also archive all my email for reference. I depend on Outlook scheduling for everything, from paying bills to meetings, to manage group meetings/parties. You really need to take a class or read a good book on how to get the most from Outlook, since there are so many useful features. However, you need to archive your mail regularly to separate PST files, to keep your main PST file smaller ( for performance) and to prevent corruption from eating everything at once. Outlook has adequate spam filters that are updated regularly, good enough for moderate use. A good anti-spam add-on is needed however, for heavy email use. Outlook supports a fully programmable interface so that custom functionality can be added -either as standalone Outlook add-ons or full integration with MS Office programs such as Word, InfoPath or Excel.

I have used many email clients. I finally switched to Outlook, but I soon regretted my decision. Outlook is based on PST files. If you are like me and like to organize your email and keep the majority of your emails for reference, Outlook can bog your computer down to a snail's pace. It is too disk-drive intensive for my liking. If you receive a lot of emails, Outlook may not be the correct tool for you. Other than the online calendar, Outlook is the worst client I have used. I am switching back to Eudora ASAP. Bottom line, Outlook is a performance dog!