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

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