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From: "Brenda Ryefield" <>
Subject: Re: 2nd request for attachment help
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2002 18:29:55 -0500
References: <20021001171235.29437.qmail@web10906.mail.yahoo.com>


they don't use OE they have AOL.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Cora Henricks" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 12:12 PM
Subject: Re: 2nd request for attachment help


> What version of OE is your sister using? Perhaps if she
> created them with OE 6, OE 5 won't open them????? Have we
> established that the attachments themselves have the .eml
> extensions?
>
> Cora
>
> --- Brenda Ryefield <> wrote:
> > I'm using outlook express version 5 and they won't open.
> > yes, they are
> > attachments from my sister. thanks
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ETM" <>
> > To: <>; "Brenda Ryefield"
> > <>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 11:38 AM
> > Subject: Re: 2nd request for attachment help
> >
> >
> > > .eml is an Outlook Express email. Didn't it open in
> > your mail
> > > program? I assume it was an email attached to an email
> > to you.
> > >
> > > Elaine
> > >
> > > Hello GEN-NEWBIE-L
> > >
> > > On Sunday, September 29, 2002, you wrote
> > >
> > > > I know there was discussion about eml being vir.. or
> > not something good
> > to receive. I have 2 friends that send these frequently
> > and they're not
> > vir.. but I can't open them. I went to ms site and it
> > > > said to :
> > > > 1.. Quit Outlook Express.
> > > > 2.. Click Start, and then click Run.
> > > > 3.. In the Open box, type msimn/reg and then click
> > OK.
> > >
> > > > I did that and it said cannot find file msimn/reg or
> > one of its
> > components. so I tried the second option: To re-register
> > the .eml file type
> > in My Computer:
> > > > 1.. On the desktop, double-click My Computer.
> > > > 2.. On the Tools menu, click Folder Options.
> > > > 3.. Click the File Types tab.
> > > > 4.. Under Registered file types, click EML Outlook
> > Express Mail
> > Message, and then click Advanced.
> > > > 5.. Click Open, and then click Edit.
> > > > 6.. Type the following single line in the
> > Application used to perform
> > action box:
> > > > "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\MSIMN.EXE"
> > /eml:%1
> > > > 7.. Click OK, click OK again, and then click Close.
> > > > That also failed. the folder options shows email file
> > (not eml) when I
> > added eml:%1 I get the message that the specified program
> > could not be
> > found. I am running outlook express 5. Thanks
> > >
> >
> >
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