I have an unusual problem - I am currently using Outlook Express 6.0 under
Windows XP (SP2 with all the latest patches) and what happens is that on some
(note some) emails with embedded links (for example email updates from some
fanfiction sites) turn suddently from normal emails with embedded link into
email with attachments. The attachements when open turn into what should have
been in the email message. This is an urgent problem as it drives me crazy
when it happens to some but not all emails and can cause problems in
accessing some work-related emails with embedded links). Please Help!!!!!!!!!!

Hi David,

This may be normal behavior, but the delay is surprising. In OE Tools,
Options, Read tab is read messages in Plain Text selected? Reading in Plain
Text will convert HTML content into an attachment that can be opened in the
browser or selected from the message View menu.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"David Brookes" wrote in message
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I have an unusual problem - I am currently using Outlook Express 6.0 under
Windows XP (SP2 with all the latest patches) and what happens is that on
some
(note some) emails with embedded links (for example email updates from some
fanfiction sites) turn suddently from normal emails with embedded link into
email with attachments. The attachements when open turn into what should
have
been in the email message. This is an urgent problem as it drives me crazy
when it happens to some but not all emails and can cause problems in
accessing some work-related emails with embedded links). Please
Help!!!!!!!!!!

No - the 'Read all messages in plain text' is not turned on.

"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi David,

This may be normal behavior, but the delay is surprising. In OE Tools,
Options, Read tab is read messages in Plain Text selected? Reading in Plain
Text will convert HTML content into an attachment that can be opened in the
browser or selected from the message View menu.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"David Brookes" wrote in message
...
I have an unusual problem - I am currently using Outlook Express 6.0 under
Windows XP (SP2 with all the latest patches) and what happens is that on
some
(note some) emails with embedded links (for example email updates from some
fanfiction sites) turn suddently from normal emails with embedded link into
email with attachments. The attachements when open turn into what should
have
been in the email message. This is an urgent problem as it drives me crazy
when it happens to some but not all emails and can cause problems in
accessing some work-related emails with embedded links). Please
Help!!!!!!!!!!

Hi David,

Sometimes "toggling" a setting will help. Do you get the same behavior if
Read Messages in Plain Text is selected? It could be something peculiar to
the fanfiction e-mails that I'm not familiar with or some other reason.
Someone else will likely join in to help with the correct answer.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"David Brookes" wrote in message
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No - the 'Read all messages in plain text' is not turned on.

"Kuay Tim" wrote:

Hi David,

This may be normal behavior, but the delay is surprising. In OE Tools,
Options, Read tab is read messages in Plain Text selected? Reading in
Plain
Text will convert HTML content into an attachment that can be opened in
the
browser or selected from the message View menu.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"David Brookes" wrote in message
...
I have an unusual problem - I am currently using Outlook Express 6.0 under
Windows XP (SP2 with all the latest patches) and what happens is that on
some
(note some) emails with embedded links (for example email updates from
some
fanfiction sites) turn suddently from normal emails with embedded link
into
email with attachments. The attachements when open turn into what should
have
been in the email message. This is an urgent problem as it drives me crazy
when it happens to some but not all emails and can cause problems in
accessing some work-related emails with embedded links). Please
Help!!!!!!!!!!

Tried either way - no different.

Hi David,

Is this a new problem -- when did it start? Is any 3rd-party filtering
(spam/anti-virus) software in use?

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"David Brookes" wrote in message
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Tried either way - no different.

Nested messages (*.EML files) is a common problem when messages come
from AOL, WebTV or Netscape. Some mail programs, such as AOL, always do
a Forward as Attachment. Netscape does this by default, but the sender
can do a "Forward Quoted" instead to avoid the problem.

Often the attachment includes "Content-Disposition: inline". Some mail
programs honor this. Unfortunately OE doesn't. With the exception of
images (which is controlled by Tools, Options, Read in OE4 or a registry
setting in OE5), OE will not display attachments Inline. Instead you
have to open each attachment. If a message has been forward 10 times
you need to go down 10 levels of opening attachments.

If they are simple text messages, a quick workaround is to look at the
Message Source (Ctrl-F3).

--

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


"David Brookes" wrote in
message ...
I have an unusual problem - I am currently using Outlook Express 6.0
under
Windows XP (SP2 with all the latest patches) and what happens is that
on some
(note some) emails with embedded links (for example email updates from
some
fanfiction sites) turn suddently from normal emails with embedded link
into
email with attachments. The attachements when open turn into what
should have
been in the email message. This is an urgent problem as it drives me
crazy
when it happens to some but not all emails and can cause problems in
accessing some work-related emails with embedded links). Please
Help!!!!!!!!!!

But the emails did not have attachments originally. They were just normal
emails with web links in them. And it hasn't happenned to all of them -
should I try importing my email data into another email program?

Your problem is a bit unusual and have not seen this before. There are many
things you can try.

Look first at *anything* that touches your e-mail. A/V programs, anti-spam
programs, etc.

What is your OS? If this started after 4/11/06, see if you have the update
KB911567 installed. If you do, see Point 14 at this link. It can effect
other things than what is mentioned there.

http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#14

Some other things to try:

You may have a damaged identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create
a new one and test it. If all is well, you can import your messages from the
old identity and delete it.

How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169

Also, in Tools | Accounts, remove the account and after a reboot, add the
account back.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"David Brookes" wrote in message
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But the emails did not have attachments originally. They were just normal
emails with web links in them. And it hasn't happenned to all of them -
should I try importing my email data into another email program?

Currently I am running Windows XP (SP2) - fully patched. Also the problem was
present prior to the 11/4/2006 so I don't think it is related to the update
KB911567. Am currently running NIS 2005 Standard but am not using the the
AntiSpam component (it is currently disabled and not intergrated with OE). I
am using Mailwasher 2.5 but that is not linked into OE so there should not be
a issue. Should there be an identity issue when it shows up on two different
machine (I backup my OE data and other document files from my desktop to my
notebook and have had the same problem)?