[pmmail-list] [mkc] How to open attachments
Mike Kilroy
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Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:32:58 -0400
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not sure if an answer was given- erased the other responces too quick.
I changed quickview.exe to C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE [ pmmail tab, properties, user hooks, default attachment] so I can
see the .att files (usually notes about returned mail that cannot go thru). It is important to see these as they tell the problem
with why the email did not go thru.
On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:03:27 -0500, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:43:59 -0400, Steve Ewing wrote:
>>On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:24:28 -0500, Larry Alkoff wrote:
>>
>>>I frequently get messages with a nearly blank body
>>>that contain an attachment named "Unnamed attachment 1.att.
>>>
>>>Are these MIME messages?
>>>
>>>Quikview.exe is listed by path in pmmailw.ini but says it cannot open the attachments.
>>>I have been saving the attachments, renaming and viewing with a list program.
>>>
>>>Is there an easier way to open these attachments?
>>>Is there a way to change the default name to something easier like "1.att"?
>>>Is there a way to change the default viewer from quikview.exe to something else?
>>>
>>>Larry Alkoff
>>
>>Just use Alt-V, or Tools-> View full message, and you will be able to
>>see the attachment as text.
>Thanks Steve for the tip about alt-v.
>I didn't know about that.
> If it is not readable, you will at least
>>be able to pull the type from the MIME header and rename it
>>appropriately so the right app will open it.
>I don't understand this part.
>What app would open a PMMail message?
>How do I even know which filename to look for?
>Larry
>Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX
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I changed quickview.exe to C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE [ pmmail tab, properties, user hooks, default attachment] so I can see the .att files (usually notes about returned mail that cannot go thru). It is important to see these as they tell the problem with why the email did not go thru.<BR>
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On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:03:27 -0500, Larry Alkoff wrote:<BR>
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>On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:43:59 -0400, Steve Ewing wrote:<BR>
><BR>
>>On Sun, 27 Jun 2004 15:24:28 -0500, Larry Alkoff wrote:<BR>
>><BR>
>>>I frequently get messages with a nearly blank body<BR>
>>>that contain an attachment named "Unnamed attachment 1.att.<BR>
>>><BR>
>>>Are these MIME messages?<BR>
>>><BR>
>>>Quikview.exe is listed by path in pmmailw.ini but says it cannot open the attachments.<BR>
>>>I have been saving the attachments, renaming and viewing with a list program.<BR>
>>><BR>
>>>Is there an easier way to open these attachments?<BR>
>>>Is there a way to change the default name to something easier like "1.att"?<BR>
>>>Is there a way to change the default viewer from quikview.exe to something else?<BR>
>>><BR>
>>>Larry Alkoff<BR>
>><BR>
>>Just use Alt-V, or Tools-> View full message, and you will be able to<BR>
>>see the attachment as text. <BR>
><BR>
>Thanks Steve for the tip about alt-v.<BR>
>I didn't know about that.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
> If it is not readable, you will at least<BR>
>>be able to pull the type from the MIME header and rename it<BR>
>>appropriately so the right app will open it.<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
>I don't understand this part.<BR>
>What app would open a PMMail message?<BR>
>How do I even know which filename to look for?<BR>
><BR>
>Larry<BR>
><BR>
><BR>
><BR>
>Larry Alkoff N2LA - Austin TX<BR>
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