Da - ("between the shes" should be "between the DAshes") - my fingers are
not as good as they used to be - 'orry
--
TUT
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"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eQDzcDWtIHA.2064@xxxxxx
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> Why does your command have a hyphen after the 1?
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> Ronald Sommer
>
> "Urbane.Tiger" <viking.warrior@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0KWdnc2av6GQqLfVnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@xxxxxx | Quote: | | | |
>> I am running XP, here is everything I know that might be pertinent
>>
>> Is there an association for .eml files. It should be associated with
>> Internet E-Mail Message and show Opens with Windows Live Mail
>>
>> The command for open should be something like (between the
>> shes) -"C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe" /eml:%1-
>>
>> Make sure the association works. Assuming you are using the default
>> location then your emails are in folders within "C:\Documents and
>> Settings\<your user name>\Local Settings\Application
>> Data\Microsoft\Windows
>> Live Mail" folder - they will have names you recognise (email account
>> names,
>> Storage Folders etc) - double click on an .eml file in one of those
>> folders
>> and you should see it in a WLM message window.
>>
>> If that works and .elm attachments don't, save one of the attachments to
>> your desktop and double click it. If that works and double clicking on
>> it
>> in the mailing list attachment doesn't then WLM has a problem.
>>
>> I am guessing that the mail with the eml attachments(s) comes from a
>> mailing
>> list - it is possible that you can assess that mailing list in another,
>> and
>> IMO, better manner - many mailing lists are archived as Newsgroups, in
>> which
>> case you need to to know which server they are on - one such is
>> news,gmane.org, its an open server and is fairly quick, the relationship
>> between the mailing list and the newsgroup names is sometimes less than
>> obvious, but not to the extent of absurdity. Have a look to see if your
>> mailing list is on there, because it is the archive you can look back in
>> time and you can search the archive (only the headers unless you download
>> all the bodies too). If you find your mailing list archive as a News
>> Group
>> then you might want consider to unsubscribing from the mailing list in
>> preference of using the newsgroup.
>>
>> --
>> TUT
>> __________________________________
>> From: "Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:11 AM
>> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
>> Subject: Cannot open .eml extensions
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>>> I receive emails with a bla bla bla._._eml extensions in WLM and when I
>>> try
>>> to open it says it doesn't have a program associated with it. I looked
>>> at
>>> the
>>> file ext and it is associated with Outlook. It doesnt even start
>>> Outlook.
>>> If
>>> I start Outlook I can view the email no problem. This is the only quirk
>>> I
>>> have left with WLM and after that I can stop using OE.
>>>
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>> "Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:112997F8-819B-4A62-9B09-6A3FDC3A43A6@xxxxxx | Quote: | | | |
>>> I receive emails with a bla bla bla._._eml extensions in WLM and when I
>>> try
>>> to open it says it doesn't have a program associated with it. I looked
>>> at the
>>> file ext and it is associated with Outlook. It doesnt even start
>>> Outlook. If
>>> I start Outlook I can view the email no problem. This is the only quirk
>>> I
>>> have left with WLM and after that I can stop using OE.
>>>
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