opening .eml attachments

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I have Windows 2000 Professional and I am using Outlook Express. When I try
to open a .eml attachment (like those used to send a forwarded message), I
get the dialog box about how it could contain a virus and it asks whether I
want to open it or save it. I click open, and nothing happens. But the
weird thing is that I can open other attachments (.txt, .doc, etc) without a
problem, so I don't know what else to try. I know there is an option under
"Security" where you can check whether or not you want it to block
attachments that could contain viruses, and it's unchecked. Also, I have
tried it with Norton Internet Security enabled and disabled. Any help would
be much appreciated.
 
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family for Windows PCs. For Outlook Express (OE) support try posting in one
of
these newsgroups:
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microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...blic.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress
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for OE 6.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...;newsgroupsmicrosoft.public.internet.mail.mac
for the Macintosh version of OE
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...ess.mac&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups). The links under the newsgroup
references are for use with MS's web newsreader (not exactly the best way to
post but it works for some people)

Also a good source of Outlook Express info can be found here:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/



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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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Mark <[email protected]> typed:
| I have Windows 2000 Professional and I am using Outlook Express.
| When I try to open a .eml attachment (like those used to send a
| forwarded message), I get the dialog box about how it could contain a
| virus and it asks whether I want to open it or save it. I click
| open, and nothing happens. But the weird thing is that I can open
| other attachments (.txt, .doc, etc) without a problem, so I don't
| know what else to try. I know there is an option under "Security"
| where you can check whether or not you want it to block attachments
| that could contain viruses, and it's unchecked. Also, I have tried
| it with Norton Internet Security enabled and disabled. Any help
| would be much appreciated.
 
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