Tip #1961 - How to open .eml files as email attachments
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Q:
I often get .eml files from a friend and I just can't open them! I don't
know what they are, but I'm sure they're some kind of a joke... but I
can't get it if I can't read it!
A:
My in-laws send me
these all the time. They're pictures or short video clips inside a file
with an .eml file extension, and they're always an attachment that is
part of a humorous group forward (at least, in my experience).
Of course, you'll
first scan the attachment
for viruses if your email provider doesn't already do so. Just because
it's from a friend doesn't mean that it hasn't passed through an infected
system somewhere along the way!
Save
the attachment to your desktop and Open it with Outlook
Express or Outlook. It will open as a new email, and this time you should
see the contents.
~ Chris
Fisher
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