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Q129870: PC Win: Opening Attachments Without an Extension

Article: Q129870
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For PC Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.2
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 31-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for Windows, version 3.2 
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SUMMARY
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When you use version 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, you may receive a
message with an attachment; however, the attachment will not have an extension
on the name. If a file does not have an extension, you can not double-click it
to open and read it.

You can open a file without an extension into the NOTEPAD.EXE application by
pressing the ALT key and double-clicking the attachment icon.

NOTE: Notepad will be launched in the background. As a result, you will have to
switch to Notepad to see the attached document. However, if the file is not
ASCII text, it may not be readable.

MORE INFORMATION
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Windows applications have a feature called File Association that will launch a
specific application when you double-click an attachment. However, this feature
will not help you open a file without an extension.

For additional information, please see the File Associations topic in your
Microsoft Windows documentation.

Additional query words: 3.20 attachments extension

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMail320
Version           : WINDOWS:3.2

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