.dat file on my mac

I receive a pdf file that turns into a .dat file that I can't open on my Mac. However on my iphone it turns into Word file. How can I get that on my Mac?

iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jun 3, 2021 10:14 AM

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Posted on Jun 3, 2021 2:00 PM

TNEF's Enough for macOS

TNEF's Enough allows Macs to read and extract files from Microsoft TNEF stream files. The files are usually received by SMTP based e-mail programs from Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook users. The SMTP based e-mail program will usually receive either a MIME attachment named "winmail.dat" or a MIME attachment with the type "application/ms-tnef."


http://www.joshjacob.com/mac-development/tnef.php

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Jun 3, 2021 2:00 PM in response to 921lafiesta

TNEF's Enough for macOS

TNEF's Enough allows Macs to read and extract files from Microsoft TNEF stream files. The files are usually received by SMTP based e-mail programs from Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Outlook users. The SMTP based e-mail program will usually receive either a MIME attachment named "winmail.dat" or a MIME attachment with the type "application/ms-tnef."


http://www.joshjacob.com/mac-development/tnef.php

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