Eml files

[Becky Seibert]

Hey there,
I have a friend that sends emails that almost always have an Eml attachment and I when I try to view or download these all I get is a screen full of weird symbols and gibberish. Have tried on both my Gmail and Yahoo accounts.
Any ideas?

Becky

[Adam Spriggs]

Those would be Outlook Express only attachments. I believe you can only use Outlook Express to view them.

[Becky Seibert]

Thanks Adam--had never heard of that type of file before.

Becky

[Dave McClung]

Thanks Adam--had never heard of that type of file before.

Becky

Some ".EML" files contain a virus. Before you open the file, you should check with your friend to make sure he sent them to you intentionally. If not, he may have a virus on his computer and if you try to open the file you will have the virus too. Here is a note I found by putting ".eml" in Google:

Note: .EML files are used by other E-mail clients as well. Note: .EML files with "funny" names in multiple folders implies the Nimda worm. OE removes access to attachments using this file extension. However, using forward on the tool bar in OE the attachment shows as an envelope that if clicked opens the attachment (use caution if you do this, it could be a worm). Others have reported that importing the message into Outlook from Outlook Express works to make the attachment files visible. Note: This file type can become infected and should be carefully scanned if someone sends you a file with this extension.

[Becky Seibert]

Dave,
Thanks for the heads up as far as eml files go. I know this person really well--don't think that is the case with this gal--but will check it out.

Becky