Re: Opening .email attachments

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"Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "bayskater" <efhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>> I did that and it still won't open .email attachments.
>> When I click on the paper clip, then on the file I get a box that
>> identifies
>> it as a type: Outlook Express mail message and asks if I want to open it.
>> When I click on Open, the box disappears and I'm back at the message
>> which
>> has the attachment, but the attachment does not open.
>> If I change the file assoc. to Notepad and do the same thing, it opens in
>> Notepad.
>>
>> When I did what you said, (below) when I chose "open with" the previously
>> set "Outlook Express" was shown as a choice. Since that had not been
>> working, I chose "Browse", which took me into my Program Files. I clicked
>> on
>> Outlook Express, then selected the msimn.exe folder and clicked Open,
>> which
>> I guess is supposed to make that the program to use.
>> Everything seems to indicate that Outlook Express should be the one to
>> open
>> the file, but it does not do it.
>
>
> That's because you just created a new File Type called MailFILE.
> It probably doesn't have the same characteristics as the File Type
> which is currently associated with extension .eml
>
> If you're curious open Folder Options, File Types and compare
> the differences in detail between the two file types.
> E.g. the most important difference I suspect is that DDE
> is used in one but not the other.
>
> Open a cmd window and enter the following commands
> to see if the new file type is found:
>
> <examples>
>
> assoc | find "FILE"
>
> ftype | find "FILE"
>
> </examples>
>
>
> Instead list the current file type and create a new association to it:
>
> <example>
> E:\>assoc .eml
> .eml=Microsoft Internet Mail Message
>
> assoc .mail="Microsoft Internet Mail Message"
> </example>
>
> <aside>
> Hmm... that's odd. Somehow the file type has two names:
> "Microsoft Internet Mail Message" here
> and "Internet E-Mail Message" there.
>
> Ok. I just did a search of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT in RegEdit
> for string: mail and found that the ftype command must be listing
> the keynames and the File Types dialog must be listing the
> associated Default value.
> </aside>
>
> Alternatively, if you only want to read the E-mail just drag the .mail
> attachment to an open IE window. This could work particularly
> well for E-mail attachments coded as HTML documents.
>
> Dragging it to the OE main application window when open at the Inbox
> would probably work too but in a different way. E.g. the message would
> be inserted into the list according to the ordering of the list
> and the message's properties. So, for example, whereas you might
> notice in the Status bar that the number of messages in the Inbox
> went up by one you might have to hunt back in time to find out
> which message caused it. Etc.
>
>
>>
>> Do you know what program the sender is using to create an .email
>> attachment?
>> These are all coming from the same person, one not too familiar with the
>> fine points ( my problem, also).
>
>
> Check with the sender's ISP. There may be a custom mailer
> which creates these.
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>Hi Robert,

Thanks for your input on this.
Recognizing my shortcomings in the finer points of using a computer, I think
I'd better settle for the "workaround", changing the file type to EML.

Several parts of your message assume I have skills and knowledge that (alas)
I don't have.

Open a cmd window .........just drag the .mail attachment to an open IE
window .......... Dragging it to the OE main application window .....
you might have to hunt back in time to find out which message caused it.
Etc.

I sincerely appreciate your help, but don't want to burden you with my lack
of expertise, especially when the problem is minor and I can get around it.

Fred




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