.msg Attachment won't open

[Dziufus]

I was sent a .msg attachment. It is supposed to be someone's contact information, but may also be a forwarded e-mail...

I am running W 2000 Pro SP3 and Outlook 2000 SP3.

How can I open this?

 

[smah]

Try saving the file somewhere (desktop or whatever) then rename it, changing the extention to .eml

 

[Dziufus]

After renaming it opened in Outlook Express. Following is what it said.

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[Marcs41]

rename it to .msg , rightclick it - Open With and select MS Outlook.

Marc
[sub]If 'something' 'somewhere' gives 'some' error, expect random guesses or no replies at all. Please specify details.
Free Tip: The F1 Key does NOT destroy your PC![/sub]

 

[Dziufus]

When I change to .msg and open with Outlook I get the same thing I had originally. An e-mail with an attachment. When I click on the attachment it opens a second Outlook window that has a From: and a Subject: but no text.

Whe I saved the file to my desktop. The file was 369 Bytes

 

[smah]

Hopefully Marc's suggestion works better than mine

 

[Marcs41]

sorry smah ;-)

Dziufus, that just means there is probably nothing in it.
But .. what extension is the attachment?

Marc
[sub]If 'something' 'somewhere' gives 'some' error, expect random guesses or no replies at all. Please specify details.
Free Tip: The F1 Key does NOT destroy your PC![/sub]

 

[Dziufus]

.msg.msg

I took one of the .msg's off and got the same blank message.

It looks like there's nothing there, but I don't understand why the message is 369 Bytes.

 

[Marcs41]

that would be the header info, no more.

Marc
[sub]If 'something' 'somewhere' gives 'some' error, expect random guesses or no replies at all. Please specify details.
Free Tip: The F1 Key does NOT destroy your PC![/sub]

 

[Dziufus]

Any new thoughts?

I'm running low on ideas...

 

[Marcs41]

Like I said, the 369 is the header info.
Click view - Options to see them.

Marc
[sub]If 'something' 'somewhere' gives 'some' error, expect random guesses or no replies at all. Please specify details.
Free Tip: The F1 Key does NOT destroy your PC![/sub]

 

[DMW999]

I am seeing the same thing on one of my PC's. I receive a forwarded email, and the email forwarded is an attachment. When I open the email, I get the attached email as an icon. If I open that it shows a blank email. I can access and view this from another client that has access to this inbox. They have no problem with viewing the exact same email but on a different PC.