Michael,
I don't believe that it's WLM that's putting the underscore into the
attached file name.
I know of a mailing list product that creates "digests" consisting of
multiple email attachments, the extension name for the attachment is ._eml.
I have no idea why the underscore is there. It's been around for years and
even though it's a discontinued product it still enjoys widespread use in
the UnixSphere. Perhaps in some circumstances the attachments do not fully
comply with the definition for .eml files, so they used an underscore prefix
as a means of letting people know that its more or less eml.
--
TUT
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"Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e7UNxzWtIHA.4528@xxxxxx
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> The underscore shouldn't be there. The file name should end Dot E M L.
>
> You are running into problem with forwarded messages where the subject
> ends in a period. When saving the forwarded message, WLM is adding the
> underscore that shouldn't be there. Rename file without the underscore.
>
> --
>
> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>
>
>
> "Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe" /VCard %1. This is what
>> the
>> association is for .eml and I created a new 1 called _eml. When I saved
>> the
>> email to my desktop, that was the extension(_eml). Now it won't open in
>> OE.
>> I can change it back but does not resolve the issue with WLM.
>>
>> "Ron Sommer" wrote:
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>>> Why does your command have a hyphen after the 1?
>>> --
>>> Ronald Sommer
>>>
>>> "Urbane.Tiger" <viking.warrior@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:0KWdnc2av6GQqLfVnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@xxxxxx
>>> > 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
>>> >
>>> >> 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.
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > "Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> > news:112997F8-819B-4A62-9B09-6A3FDC3A43A6@xxxxxx
>>> >> 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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