Opening .EML files

[Koen Verwimp]

Hello,

Is there a way to open a EML file with Outlook 2007. Or is there a an Add-in
available or software for opening a EML file in Outlook 2007 ... not
importing, but opening.

Thank you,
Koen Verwimp

 

[Brian Tillman]

Is there a way to open a EML file with Outlook 2007. Or is there a an
Add-in available or software for opening a EML file in Outlook 2007
... not importing, but opening.

EML messages are Outlook Express messages. Open them with OE.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Both Outlook Express and Windows Mail are the default programs associated
with .EML files. In as much as an .EML file is nothing more than a text
file, you can open them in any text editor. As to an add-in, none that I'm
aware of.

Hal
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[Roady [MVP]]

Binary attachments will look funny in a text editor though ;-)

 

[Koen Verwimp]

EML is a RFC 822 standard. You can open it with Outlook Express, but is this
really a specific standard for Outlook Express?

 

[Brian Tillman]

EML is a RFC 822 standard.

I don't buy that. I've read RFC 822 several times and I see no reference to
EML files there.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Yup, a MIME header followed by tons of gibberish. OTOH, the file can easily
be run through WinZip or one of many decoders to recover the binary
attachments.

Hal
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Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com