Mime Attachments

[Salmar]

I got an email today with a Mime attachment but it would not open on my iPad. However it did open in email on my iMac. Any way to open a mime attachment on an iPad? And while I am at it is there any way to open a wmv file also? Just got the iPad 2 days ago.
Thanks for a reply

 

[meanieblue]

forward from Windows Mobile device

While I don't have a solution (other than opening it via a computer) I know that this does happen with email forwarded from a Windows Mobile device like a Treo 750 or Compaq iPaq.

I'm surprised that Apple hasn't fixed this ... particularly, when even the original iOS handled Word, Excel, and PDF files without issue.

 

[Beargear]

Mime attachment won't open

Hi i have the same prob - i get forwarded emails to my gmail which show a mime attachment (greyed out box) then when i try and open it it says mail can't do it? This happens on both my iPhone and iPad - on acer laptop it works fine. I can't believe that there arent thousands of people with the same problem but i can only find a few references to it on the web, and no- one seems to have an answer. Least of all apple themselves. Help anyone? It's getting frustrating.

Thanks

 

[ArEl]

how to open .wmv attachments on an iPad

I still can't open MIME emails on an iPad but I finally figured out how to open .wmv attachments. Download the app "azul media reader". it costs $2 but at least you can see the files.

 

[ArEl]

Here's how to read a MIME email on an iPad

Heres a way to open a Mime email on an iPad. Just stop using Mail and switch to the actual website of your email. for example, I have an AOL address, so whenever I get a piece of email with Mime in it, I switch to AOL.com and open it there. It displays just fine. You can also open these emails using the desktop version of Mail. I realize this is all kind of a pain to switch from Mail, but at least I can read the email.

 

[Cyaltr]

My friends have said that I sent them the "mime-attachment.txt" and i didnt. Whats going on?