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.

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.

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TUT
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From: "Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:11 AM
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
Subject: Cannot open .eml extensions
"Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
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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:

Da - ("between the shes" should be "between the DAshes") - my fingers are
not as good as they used to be - 'orry

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TUT
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"Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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email me one of the .eml attachments you are unable to read , you can
forward the whole email if you like.

send to the email address you see here


"Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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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.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Just sent u a copy of the email I cannot open in WLM. Opens fine in OE.
Craig

"Urbane.Tiger" wrote:

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.
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TUT
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"Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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