There is an extensive list of applications Information simply appears as an attachment. Of using the file to provide formatting to the E-Mails contents, the The recipient is not using an E-Mail client which supports RTF messages, instead When Microsoft Exchange Server forwards a message containing Rich Textįormatting ( File extension RTF), the information is appended to the E-Mail in a DAT file. No information about the application which created it.Ī common example of a DAT file is Winmail.DAT. Store binary data, and so opening these will take time and may reveal little or However, some DAT files may be particularly large and Of the DAT file, as they are often stored in user profile or program folders.ĭAT files can also store data in plaintext, and can therefore be opened and Reveal the identity of the required application, such as the name and location Specific to the application which created it, and will have its own definedįile structure which is necessary to successfully read the file, particularly Which originally created the file let alone open it and understand itsīinary format, and their contents vary depending on application. Structure for DAT files, it can be very difficult to determine the application
File Extension DAT is used by generic dataįiles which may be generated by any application.